Q: Dear Salah, I was a partner in one company in which I sold my shares and left the MoA/company on 4th Jan'18. One of the employees whom I recruited wants to leave the company now and the present owner is not cancelling him. The employee joined the company on 1st Oct'17. But his resident visa was not stamped. Till today his resident visa has not been stamped. This employee desperately wants to leave the company. What can the employee do? He did visit the labour court but his case was closed as the present partner promised to pay all his dues and cancel his visa in front of the labour officer. Should the employee re-open the case? Will it have any implications for me? What best course you advise for the employee now as he desperately wants to go home, but he wants to come back to the UAE with some other company?

Q: Dear Naser Could you please clear my legal doubt? If a person with no power of attorney in an organization signed an agreement with the other party, can this be considered as a binding agreement in case of arbitration or filing a case in the courts of the UAE as per the UAE law? Thanks, Mohamed

Q: The question is connected with an LLC company from Dubai. I am the only employee. I am not sure if I can use Director titles for people not listed on the company organization chart (not employed). I need to sign an agreement with 2 signatories on our side. The second signatory is a contractor from abroad (contracted through a Polish/European entity). Can I give him a Power Of Attorney, so based on Dubai law - can he sign documents on behalf of the LLC? Which title can we use for him as a person which has a Power of Attorney from LLC or me: Managing Director OR Account Manager? Can we create a power of attorney only in English? Is it mandatory to use Arabic?

س: أريد أن أسأل سؤالاً لو سمحت. إذا كانت هناك شركة ذات مسؤولية محدودة بين ثلاث شركاء، هل يستطيع أي شريك من الشركاء إخراج أي موظف من الشركة من مدير مدراء أو مدير تنفيذ أو مدير صالة أو أي مدير آخر أو أي موظف آخر دون موافقة باقي الشركاء؟

Q: Can a power of attorney holder (staff) or the local partner in Dubai change the 49% partner without his or her consent? If changed, how is it possible to get the new changed LLC agreement for our reference? Please advise.

Q: Dear Khubaib, Ramadan Kareem. Hope all is well. We are registered as a mainland civil company in Dubai. The legal type of civil company comes with unlimited liability and that is stated clearly in the MOA. However, we are marketing research and consulting firm and we can take huge risks especially when we apply for large government tenders. - How can we mitigate this risk? - Is it possible to amend the clause in the MOA? - Can we take any measures to mitigate the risk such as an insurance policy? - What kind of insurance do you recommend? Thanks, A.

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.

This Decree sets the rules and conditions for the termination of fixed-term (limited) or unlimited (not term-bound) employment contract between employer and worker in the United Arab Emirates.