Q: My firm (based in Dubai) is owed AED 140,000 for providing manpower services to support catering operations for a Dubai-based business head office in Abu Dhabi. They have failed to pay my invoice since Sept 2017, we keep chasing them all but management changed and they don't bother to attend any emails or calls. What I'd like to do is recover my money with late fees and all legal fees. It's quite a long time now. They are a reputed group of companies and it seems they are not willing to pay. Please note that all documents are in place such as the agreement, invoices, and delivery notes. Any help or advice is appreciated, please.

Q: One of my customers is refusing to pay for the service which they already got, the value of the invoice is AED 6,000. What can we do since our company is very small with an annual turnout, not more than 300,000?

Q: A Sharjah based firm for an Indian issued a proforma invoice and collected on 16.12.2016. But he neither supplied scrap material nor is he responding to my client's calls. I am an Indian lawyer. My client is based in Chennai India. what is the procedure?

An interview-format article covering the topic of getting paid for small businesses in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW.

An interview-format article covering the topic of how to increase chances of getting your invoices paid in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW.

An interview-format article covering the topic of contracts in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW.

This Law applies to merchants, as well as to all acts of commerce carried out in the UAE by any person even though he be not a trader. Commercial matters regarding which specific Federal laws are issued shall be subject to the provisions of such laws, and to the provisions hereof which do not contradict with said laws.

The law promulgates UAE Civil Procedures Code (Civil Procedure Law) which governs civil procedures in the United Arab Emirates, including the prosecution before the courts, litigation and execution.

The provisions of this law, promulgating UAE Civil Code, govern the civil transactions in the United Arab Emirates. The commercial transactions remain subject to the laws and regulations applicable in their regard.