Q: Hello sir, I hope you are doing well! I had unknowingly signed a personal guarantee of a loan taken by my husband for his general trading. Now I am liable to pay the debts when my husband has defaulted even though I was not a partner or related in the company. I am a housewife with no source of income and have no assets or even bank accounts in Dubai under my name. How can the court instruct me to pay the debt?

Q: Do the local sponsors have financial responsibility for bounced cheques from the company that they are sponsored? If I got cheques but they were bounced and the person who signed the cheques (managing director) left the country. Company is in labor zone, retail, 2 operating shops.

Q: PLEASE REPLY AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE UAE CHEQUE BOUNCE CASE (PERSONAL CHEQUE) IF AN INDIVIDUAL FILE A POLICE CASE 1) What will be the minimum jail terms for Cheque bounce case? During jail terms whether he will be on travel ban? During jail term whether he can come out of jail by giving somebody's passport as security? After completing the jail term whether he will be still on travel ban as he has not paid the money against the cheque? If he did not pay the money during police case, how can I get back the money? 2) When he is on jail terms during police case, whether we can proceed with the civil case for cheque bounce? 3) For proceeding civil case whether we have to deposit any amount to court? Your valuable advice will be highly appreciable. Thanks

This article intends to give a brief idea of corporate crime, how it happens in the corporate world, the relevance of choosing the right legal action and mechanism.

The UAE travel ban may be imposed on a person on various grounds, for instance, as the result of criminal offences, unpaid loans, breach of immigration laws or family matters. Implications of such a ban can be financially severe and daunting for the affected person. This article aims to give readers a clear understanding of what is the UAE travel ban, what are the grounds and procedures for its imposition and removal, how to check if the person is banned from travelling and other related topics.

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 provisions of this law, promulgating UAE Civil Code, govern the civil transactions in the United Arab Emirates. The commercial transactions remain subject to the laws and regulations applicable in their regard.

This Law promulgates the Federal Penal Code (Criminal Law) of the United Arab Emirates. Crimes and chastisement punishments shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of this Law and other penal codes.

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.