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7 available 7 • View allEnforcement of a foreign court judgement in the UAE
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Q: Hi,
We are UAE FZ Company. A US (Californian) Supplier is threatening to take us to court (in California), over an unpaid invoice, for year 3 of a 3-year service contract.
The UAE end user only used the system for a few months & only paid us for 2 years. We informally cancelled, verbally, the 3rd year.
My question is: if they manage to achieve a judgement against us in the USA, is it enforceable in the UAE?
P.

Nov 15, 2017
3755
Seeking father's child support from outside the UAE
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Q: Hi
My name is Alma Matta and my husband works in the UAE government. We have a child together and we are still married.
I live in the USA and my husband lives in the UAE. How can I get child support from him?

Mar 13, 2018
867
Governing law and jurisdiction
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Q: Can the law of other countries be applied in Dubai Court if the parties in the case are not Emirati?
How to check which law will be implemented in each case? Any specific procedure?

May 31, 2016
2234
Recovery of a debt from a person who fled the UAE
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Q: Is it possible to recover money from someone who has fled the UAE? The amount I need to recover is close to AED 1,000,000.
The person has most probably gone to Pakistan or Afghanistan.

Jan 2, 2019
1106
The procedure of serving foreign summon to a UAE resident

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Q: Does the Dubai law permit foreign legal process to be served by hand or by post to an individual's address in Dubai?
I need a written legal opinion by a Dubai lawyer as to this to satisfy a UK court.


Oct 10, 2019
1719
Filing a lawsuit against a customer in another country

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Q: Sir,
I am a senior manager in a nationalized bank in India.
A customer of my branch availed education loans in 2004 and 2006 but defaulted on repayment. She presently works in Dubai.
Would it be possible for you to file a suit against her in Dubai courts?
G. T.


Jan 22, 2020
712
Enforcement of a foreign judgment order in the UAE to claim financial rights

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Q: In 2016, a Ras Al Khaimah registered company with an office in Dubai, along with one of its shareholders/directors, filed a lawsuit against me in a Canadian court.
In 2018, they lost the lawsuit and the Canadian Court ordered them to pay me approximately Canadian Dollars $150,000 (~AED 450,000). They are not paying this amount.
I would now like to file a claim against this company and individual in a Dubai court to have the Dubai court issue an order for the company/individual to pay me. I have the Judgement Order from the Canadian court fully legalized and translated.
As such, please advise what the cost for such a claim would be - including court fees and legal fees?
Also, what will the process be?


Apr 30, 2021
405
Laws & Regulations
1 available 1 • View allFederal Law No. (11) of 1992 Concerning Issuance of the Civil Procedures Code 42
The law promulgates UAE Civil Procedures Code (Civil Procedure Law) which governs civil procedures in the United Arab Emirates, including the prosecution before the courts, litigation and execution.
Feb 24, 1992
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My Dubai tenant's rental agreement is ending by the end of September 2024 and the completion of 12 months of legally served Eviction Notice is the end of December 2024.
I have two questions:
(a) Can I send a rent increase notice 3 months before as the rent has increased as per the RERA rent calculator?
(b) The second question is, do I have to renew the rental agreement for 3 months (until December 2024) or not?
Thank you.
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How can I reach a settlement with the bank for a mortgage of a jointly owned property? 0
I have a jointly owned property in Abu Dhabi. The mortgage was defaulted on as I had to leave the property with my children following an assault by my ex-husband. He left the country in 2018 and never paid the mortgage.
As I was in the country, the bank filed a criminal case against me, and I was sentenced to 3 years. I won the appeal against the bank and then filed another criminal case a few months later in Dubai. Again, I won and paid a fine.
In 2019, the bank started a civil case against me and my ex-husband to have the property repossessed. However, at the time of the purchase of the property, there were no Title Deeds, the bank requires this.
I cannot give them the Title Deeds to sell the property and pay back the amount owed to them as my ex-husband refuses to provide a POA. The bank has filed another criminal case against me only for our jointly owned property.
I wish to resolve this and pay off the bank and receive any money left from the sale. How can I resolve this issue of the Title Deeds?
Oct 4, 2022
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The procedures for filing for divorce on mutual consent 0
Dear sir/madam,
I am separated from my wife due to compatibility reasons. We got married in the Indian consulate in Dubai on December, 23rd.
We would like to file a divorce on mutual consent as soon as possible. May I get some advice here on the procedures?
Sep 13, 2022
677
My previous employer failed to pay my gratuity. Can I file a case 6 months after resignation? 0
My previous employer failed to pay my gratuity six months past now since I resigned, Is it possible to file a case against him after a 6 months period?
May 31, 2022
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Can a real estate agency hold a percentage of a property sale until transfer is done? 0
A real estate agency has signed an MOU stating that a 10% security deposit from the buyer and the seller will be kept in the real estate agency and will be released upon transferring the property.
The transfer of the property was blocked due to the court order.
According to my colleagues, the real estate agency is not a trustee and they are not allowed to have taken my security check in the first place, is this correct?
Jun 28, 2021
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