Q: Naser, Salaam alaikum We want to file a case against X related to a bank issue in Ajman. We are submitting the relevant proof/documents like memorandum, emails...etc. They will be translated into Arabic, legal translation. The case also involves bank statements that show that we paid as proof. My question: Do we need to do the legal translation of all 24 pages of bank statements in Arabic? They are given by the bank in English and exported as PDF from the bank account (electronic) and has all the details, bank logo, etc... Please clarify. Shukran

Q: Hello. I have a question about the UAE legal documents language. Is it mandatory to have them in Arabic? Can I create documents such as Power of Attorney in English? Is bilingual mandatory? Thank you for your help.

Q: I've read that at the end of police interrogations in the UAE, they print a document written in Arabic and they want you to sign it. Is it true? Can you refuse to sign it? If you don't understand Arabic, can you say that you won't sign because you don't know what is written in it? I've read many cases of people signing that document and getting into real trouble afterwards because what was written in it wasn't exactly what they were expecting.

Q: Hello, Will the contracts drafted in English be admissible in the courts of the UAE? Or one must only draft a contract in Arabic?

س: السلام عليكم، هل يجب تصديق الأوراق الرسمية الصادرة من خارج الدولة (أستراليا) قبل تقديمها باعتبارها مستندات ثبوتية في قضية قيد النظر لدى محكمة عجمان الشرعية؟ مستندات مثل عقد عمل وكشف حساب بنكي وفاتورة كهرباء. وما الجهة التي يجب أن تصدق على هذه المستندات؟ هل هي سفارة الإمارات في أستراليا؟

Q: Good Day, As someone unfamiliar with local laws and a non-Arabic speaker, the police took my statement but did not provide a translation and told me to sign. I have no idea what they wrote or presented in the case. The case is now with the Public Prosecution. What should I do to ensure the authorities are aware of this?

The provisions of this law On Evidence in Civil and Commercial Transactions (Law of Evidence) govern evidence in civil and commercial disputes in the UAE.