Q: I have a rent a car company. A client returned a car but has not paid rental amount yet and has around 25000 traffic fines also due on him. I got the papers signed from him (of all fines and rental invoice) but he is not paying, what can I do to recover my payment? The client is simply refusing to pay anything he says he has no cash yet. I am concerned about the traffic fines payment.

Q: Hi I had unpaid liability towards a car rental company based in Dubai. There was no cheque with them as they took a deposit from the cc. The company filed a case in Feb 2019. I got to know about it when I checked online on the system; it also mentioned the station in which it has been registered. But from a couple of months, it is not showing online. Please let me know what might be the reason and how to proceed further to get it cleared. Thanks.

Q: Hi, I was working in Dubai and the owner of the company where I was working ran away from Dubai leaving all the employees stuck. I was driving a rental car rented by the company as part of the contract between me and the company. When I cancelled my visa, there was nobody to take the car from me so I left it with my friend who delivered the car later to one employee who returned it back to the rental car company. I am now applying for a good conduct certificate from Dubai, would this car issue cause any troubles for me?

Q: I have a problem with a driver who took my car whilst I was out of the country and imposed many fines and black points and caused an accident. He also stole money from my maid that we had left for her whilst we were out of the country. Originally, he admitted to the crimes and went to the traffic department with my husband and said to transfer the points - but they could not due to his license expiry. He has now renewed his license but refused to take responsibility and says he can't afford to pay. We now can not re-register the car and he is refusing to take the black points and pay the fines. We have been advised by the police and Dubai Courts to open a civil case against him. He has 8 black points on his license, and he has now impounded my car with 23 black points. The fines amount to AED 11200 and stole a further AED 2150. Can you please advise me of the process and the cost I would incur if I was to open a civil case against him?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, My husband accidentally hit a child while parking his car and did not report the incident to the police at the scene. The child has a mild fracture. What if it's reported to the police two days later?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I hired a rental car, and it was involved in an accident. I'm a new license holder. However, the accident was caused by my colleague and was registered under his license, with an ARC report generated (minor scratches only). Now, the rental car company is asking me to pay 10,000 DHS because I let someone else drive the car, saying the insurance won't cover this. But I don't have that kind of money. What can be done in this situation?

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.

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.