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4 available 4 • View allPartners in conflict: Legal implications of unpaid loans in a civil company


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Q: Dear Sir/Madam,
Effect of company manager issuing company check that bounces
My civil company has two partners. Each partner is also the manager. The company took a loan of 260,000 AED from a friend. I want to return the loan but my other partner does not want to pay.
What will happen if I issue cheques from the company account, they bounce, and the other party starts a cheque enforcement case against the company? Then each partner will pay the debt in the ratio of their shares.
Will I be jailed or have to pay a fine due to signing a company cheque that bounced?
My alternate method is to issue an acknowledgment and the creditor does Amr al Arida "performance order" case, but I want to reduce court costs.



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Q: My brother was the director of a company in Dubai with 16 per cent shareholding with 5 other partners. They had a general manager who had signing authority.
The general manager signed cheques worth AED 7 million and disappeared. My brother lives in Kuwait. What is the impact of the bounced cheque on my brother?




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The required procedures to get the invested money upon business failure

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Q: Dear sir/madam,
I need to hire an experienced lawyer (civil case, cheque bounce case).
I have invested a total amount of 250,000 AED with a catering company and due to Corona, their business went down and they are not able to return my capital amount. I gave them more than 8 months but nothing.
I have already registered the case online (dc.gov.ae) and the court already accepted and asked me to pay 2% which is around 5800 (including the travel ban).
Now what I would like to know is what happens exactly after I make the payment? Will the court give 15 days notice period and I will get the execution order? What are the steps?
How much would the legal office cost? (note: I have already registered a case as I said)


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Will traveling with a partner visa during a company inspection cause any issues?




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I have an inspection at my company, and I have a partner visa.
I am traveling; will there be any issues?





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In the UAE, cheque bounce is a very frequent problem faced by people during their span in the country. It is covered under the purview of Commercial Transactions Law, and legal implications/penalties can be financially severe and daunting for more “serious” offenses. Bounced cheque issues may arise in a variety of commercial transactions, including but not limited to, companies’ exchanges, bank loans, property rents or purchases, and individual transactions.
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Laws & Regulations
3 available 3 • View allFederal Law No. (18) of 1993 Issuing the Commercial Transactions Law 19
This Law applies to merchants, as well as to all acts of commerce carried out in the UAE by any person even though he be not a trader. Commercial matters regarding which specific Federal laws are issued shall be subject to the provisions of such laws, and to the provisions hereof which do not contradict with said laws.
Sep 7, 1993
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Federal Law No. (2) of 2015 On Commercial Companies 15
The provisions of this Law apply to the commercial companies established in the UAE and the foreign companies that have established in the UAE a base to conduct any activity therein or established a branch or representative office. The Law abrogates Federal Law No. (8) of 1984 Concerning Commercial Companies.
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Federal Decree Law No. (14) of 2020 Amending Certain Provisions of the Federal Law No. (18) of 1993 Concerning the Commercial Transactions Law 4
The provisions of this Decree by Law amend the Federal Law No. (18) of 1993 by replacing Clause (4) of Article (379) as well as Articles (600), (617), (641), (642), (643), (644), and adding new articles numbered (635) Bis, (641) Bis (1), (641) Bis (2), (641) Bis (3), (641) Bis (4), (643) Bis (1), (643) Bis (2), (644) Bis (1) and (644) Bis (2). The Decree-Law also repeals Articles (401), (402) and (403) of the Federal Law No. (3) of 1987.
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