Q: I wish to start a case of embezzlement against a party, to try and get him to return the embezzled funds. Do I need to get a criminal verdict to prove the embezzlement? Or can I proceed directly with a commercial case in front of the court of the first instance (without a criminal conviction against the accused)?

Q: My husband is a civil site engineer at a private company in Dubai. In Feb 2019, a labourer fell from the 1st floor above and had a minor injury which was treated 15 days in the hospital and discharged. The labourer flew to his home country later (May 2019) and didn't return to the UAE at his own will. He is hale and hearty till date. The passports of my husband and 2 of his coworkers were confiscated by Police soon after the incident. In a court proceeding, they demanded that the injured victim is proved to be healthy. The company legal team handled the case & contacted legal firms in the victim's home country, made documents &video of the victim to prove he is fit and healthy. The case was dismissed at Dubai court. The public prosecutor appealed against the judgement. The latest judgement given is embezzlement of funds/bonds handed over to him in prejudice to those entitled to them (breach of trust). How is the breach of trust and embezzlement imposed on this case? Why should my husband & his co-workers face any punishment without any fault?

Q: Dears Please note I am stuck in a cash embezzlement case with my company for 44k and I made a written confession about this and will return the amount. My cheque and passport are on hold with the company. One more colleague of mine is involved in this case and he confessed for 204,000. If he doesn't pay, will that affect my agreement? Can the company retract the agreement and case against me? I made some payments to the company and I have the proof of payments. Now the company wants to audit the amount. If there's any difference, they will ask me to sign a new contract which I don't want to because I have not taken that amount. If the other colleague who is involved also doesn't accept.the difference amount, what will be the scenario? Please advise

The UAE has adopted a major reform in its legislative system that brought about 40 new laws and amendments to the company law, criminal law, personal status, among others. The amendments aim to develop the legislative structure in various sectors, the labor law being one of these, was the most recent. We try in this article to shed light on the changes introduced with the new labor law and their significance on both, the employer and employee.

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, known as "UAE Labour Law", govern the relationship between employers and employees and other labour matters in the United Arab Emirates. There are special labour related regulations applicable in some of the free zones in the UAE.

The provisions of this Decree-Law, known as "New UAE Labor Law", govern labour relations in the private sector of the United Arab Emirates. The New Labor Law repeals the previous UAE Labor Law (Federal Law No. (8) of 1980).

The provisions of this Federal Decree-Law No. (31) of 2021 Promulgating the Crimes and Penalties Law, known as the "New UAE Penal Code", governs criminal actions in the United Arab Emirates. The New Penal Code repeals the previous UAE Penal Code (Federal Law No. (3) of 1987 Promulgating the Penal Code).