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Q: Hi,
I have a pending case in Dubai court regarding my loan payment for that I have hired a lawyer but I'm not satisfied with his work.
Can I change the lawyer? Will there be any issue if I do so?
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Appealing a labor case with the value of 205,000 AED


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Q: Dear sir/madam,
Can we appeal in the court of cassation for a labor case with the value 205,000/- AED? It is a labor case initially with the labor court, then we approached the appeal court.
The claim amount is 205,000/- however, we feel facts in documents have not been considered.
Can we approach the court of cassation for appeal under the full jurisdiction labor case category?



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Appealing a judgment by an employee while the period allowed for appeal has passed
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Q: I have 14 months' salary pending from my previous employer. I filed a case in the Abu Dhabi labor court and received a judgment from the First Instance court for only 25% of the claimed amount.
Due to a system issue, my service request for an appeal (made online) didn't go through and I was finally able to lodge an appeal at the Enjaz center in Musaffah 6 days after the 15-day timeframe for labor case appeals.
I have now received a trial note stating that I have forfeited the right to appeal. No reason is mentioned in the trial note.
All my life savings are tied up with my previous company so I would really appreciate any help on how to move this forward and get the money that is owed to me.
My previous employer has been manipulating WPS which may be why the amount was so low in the first place.
Please respond!

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