Q: Hello. Mr R. and Mr Z. are founders of a company located in Ajman. They are buying my fish from Indonesia. The total amount of 2 invoices is USD 11.074, but they paid me just USD 5.000​ since 8 months ago. Can you help me to collect my balance? Thank you

Q: I am a contractor and my client has pending payments with him. I have received 5 out of 13 payments I sent him. All the 13 payments are late. All the payments have been signed and approved and he gave me a payment certificate to confirm due date of payment but until this date, it is not paid. Each certificate is delayed out of the 8 balance. They range in delay from 2 weeks to 6 months. What are my rights and the damages I can claim as per the UAE law? Please note that I had to close down my business because I can't afford to run it due to the late payments.

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, Is there any place to complain about a free zone company for not paying the dues after taking services and products? Also, they are not responding to any mail and not giving any appointments to meet the higher management and discuss the same.

Q: Dear Sir, We are a manufacturer of hotel supply product which locates in Bangkok, Thailand. We did export to a company in Dubai and allowed them to clear custom already. However, they have not paid to us for a total amount of USD 46,369.16 until now. They are SME Award company and they are a member of Chamber. We asked our Thai Consulate to call them. They still refuse to pay. We would like to hire a collection agency in Dubai, but we worried that if we pay upfront for issuing a legal notice, we still don’t get money. Please advise if we should sue through the chamber or appoint a collection agency. If we appoint a collection agency, how can we make sure that we will get money back after paying an upfront fee?

Q: Hello, One of my clients in Dubai has not paid our invoices from the last 6 months. Even after agreeing to a payment schedule, they have missed the second payment and delayed it. I have all the emails and signed PO number too. I would like to seek legal advice to end this misery. Please let me know. Kindest, S.

Q: We were selling our food items regularly to one big supermarket having 3 to 4 branches in Dubai for the last 10 years and were paying our bills within 90 days. Suddenly, for the last 1.5 year, they started delaying payment and rather not paying since 1 year for goods worth more than AED 100,000/-. We stopped selling goods to them for 4 months as not paid for previous bills. We follow up every week but they're not paying. How can we take legal action against them or complain to the government authorities like the Economic Department or others? Please guide us.

س: مرحبًا، فيما يخص دعوى مدنية للمطالبة بمديونية تجاه شركة، هل المطالبة بالحجز على الأموال والممتلكات ومنع السفر وما إلى ذلك مشروط بحد أدنى لقيمة الدين؟ وكم تبلغ نسبة الفائدة القانونية وفقًا لدولة الإمارات؟

Q: Dear sir/madam, Any advice on this situation? We have imported materials from an international supplier (China). The materials got rejected after installation due to manufacturing defects (which is proven from a third-party report) and the supplier is not accepting their defects nor involving in resolving the issue. What legal options do we have as buyers to bring them to the table to resolve or compensate? Note: the supplier doesn’t have a representative/office here in the UAE.

Q: Hello, We are a trading company. 8 months ago, we delivered material to a customer and took a security cheque with the date 09-June-2022. The day passed and the customer did not make our payment, we deposited the cheque in the bank after the due date and it bounced. Please let us know the legal way to claim the amount which is more than AED 200,000. There is a stamp also for the security cheque on the back side of the cheque.

An interview-format article covering the topic of getting paid for small businesses in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW.

An interview-format article covering the topic of how to increase chances of getting your invoices paid in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW.

An interview-format article covering the topic of payment orders in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW.

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.

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.