Q: I was employed with a company which ran into troubles and stopped paying salaries. I was an authorized signatory and I had endorsed cheques of a third party to a local bank as a signatory. The bank filed a legal case against me, the owner of my company and the person whose cheques they are. It has been 4 months since I resigned, cancelled my power of attorney and mentioned in the resignation to remove my names from all banks. I have moved on and looking for a new job. I have opened a case against my ex-employer for my salaries and gratuity of 7.2 years. I have also placed visa cancellation request and I found out about this case when I was moving to my father's visa. Please advise what I can do, the cheque amount is AED 250k. I need to prove my innocence as I haven't taken the amount nor do I have this kind of amount to pay. I am innocent in simple words. I was just a PA to the owner and was doing my duties while I was there.

Q: Hi, During my employment with my Company, I had signed a few guarantee for a finance taken by the company amounting to more than AED 100 Million. As I was the signatory to that particular Bank account I was asked to sign the security Cheque. I have resigned 6 months ago and the cheque is still with the bank; will I be held responsible in the event the bank takes legal action if the company does not repay the loan?

Q: Hello Sir, I have been falsely accused by a company who has filed a complaint against me for a cheque I haven't signed. I am not able to travel because of this. How do I resolve it? Please advise.

Q: Dear Naser Could you please clear my legal doubt? If a person with no power of attorney in an organization signed an agreement with the other party, can this be considered as a binding agreement in case of arbitration or filing a case in the courts of the UAE as per the UAE law? Thanks, Mohamed

Q: Hello, I hope all is well. I have an events company and a supplier has given me a quotation for a wedding free of charge with a design without asking for charges. The wedding had a lot of planning hiccups so it was dragged along but I promised to try to give it to him if it’s possible but had not confirmed either verbally or on a signed agreement. And till 2 weeks ago I told him I will need to use a local supplier rather than him but if I needed more equipment I would tell him and he replied by saying please do send me a list if u require anything. However, there is no signed agreement and the quotation was for 1.7 million dollars and there’s no agreement with him and the wedding is November 8-9, so I am sure he knew he wasn’t getting it. Is he allowed to file a case based on nothing written and signed because we all know no supplier works on anything without signed contract and deposit and that’s in every contract?

س: تحياتي، ماذا يعني الممثل القانوني لشخص ما؟ وفي حال وجود ممثل قانوني لشخص، هل يحق له النيابة عنه بالتوقيع على الأوراق؟ وشكرًا!

س: السلام عليكم، عندما يُبرم ممثل قانوني لشخص عقدًا أو يُحدث تصرفًا قانونيًا، هل يعمل باسمه أم باسم الأصيل؟ هل ما ينشأ من حقوق أو التزامات يضاف إلى الأصيل أم الممثل القانوني له؟ هل يشترط إضافة اسمه وصفته ومعلومات عنه عند إبرام العقد؟

With the introduction of the new procedures for obtaining a power of attorney (POA) remotely in the UAE, after it was mandatory to appear in person in front of the notary public as a global rule to ensure the identity and intention of the person requesting a POA, we put between your hands this brief guide for how you get it done.