Q: One of our staff stole money from the company. The staff has confessed to the stealing on a letter - signed with a fingerprint. The staff has agreed to deductions in order to cover up the funds taken. Can we do this? Will there be any issue w.r.t. WPS?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I was robbed recently in Dubai. The robbers assaulted me. They bound my hands and legs and battered me. They stopped my breathing and asked for the pin codes of my debit/credit cards and forcefully took card details and withdraw cash from my debit and credit cards. After withdrawing the cash/transaction, they left me alive, released me, and ran away. I immediately called the call center and block all the credit/debit cards and visited the police station and registered a complaint against the criminals. The Dubai police caught one of the criminals (out of 6). The case is now with the criminal court. As I was holding credit cards of various banks, robbers utilized the cash limits of all credit cards. Now the banks are chasing me to repay the amounts withdrawn. Please give me a general idea, what do I need to do? Do I need to file a civil case? Further, I don’t have money to pay to the bank and I can never pay to the banks considering that I have not taken that money. Please advise!

Q: Hi, I am in a dispute with someone who has stolen money on a pretence of offering a PRO service. The invoice and crime committed all originate in Dubai. I have told the assailant he needs to pay or I will raise a case against him and he moved to RAK recently where I found out where he lived and told him now I can make a court case. There are 20 other people I know he owes money to also. He reported me to RAK police for harassment and threats even though my only threats were to do a combined court case with 25 other people against him and I told him Dubai police or CID will come for him if I report him. I went to Dubai police station who told me that the whole issue is a Dubai issue and not to worry. What do I do? My number has changed from the one these crooks have so I don't know if RAK police called or not.

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I was with my cousin, who owns a phone shop, to deliver a phone. When we reached the location, my cousin handed the phone to the buyer for inspection. The buyer grabbed the phone and ran away. We chased him, and I caught him. I called the police and filed a case. Now, I have received a message saying, "Your case has moved to prosecution." I am working for another company as an accountant. What is the process, and will there be any legal issues for me because I accompanied my cousin?

This Law promulgates the Federal Penal Code (Criminal Law) of the United Arab Emirates. Crimes and chastisement punishments shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of this Law and other penal codes.

The provisions of this Federal Decree-Law No. (31) of 2021 Promulgating the Crimes and Penalties Law, known as the "New UAE Penal Code", governs criminal actions in the United Arab Emirates. The New Penal Code repeals the previous UAE Penal Code (Federal Law No. (3) of 1987 Promulgating the Penal Code).