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4 available 4 • View allHow to remove a rent case against me due to a cheque forged on my name?

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Q: Back in 2017, I opened a bank account. Somehow the person I previously worked with got his hands on one of my cheques and used it to pay for rent where he lived.
I had no idea. I went back to my country around 2019. I never signed the cheque he forged my signature and I had no name in the Ejari or tenancy contract.
Still, the Dubai Land Department accepted the case. I came back to the UAE on a visit visa just a month ago in 2022 October. They stopped me at the airport and said I have an RDC case registered.
The case was closed 2 times since then but every year they activate it and the total amount I have to pay is 23,300.
Can you please advise me on what I should do?
I also put in an e-request on the RDC site to close the case permanently but the judge refused it.
Please advise me on what I should do and if this means I have a travel ban.


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Filing a civil case to prove that a document has a forged signature


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Q: Dear sir/madam,
I am trying to file a civil case to prove that a document has my forged signature on it.
Does the Dubai court require specific forgery experts to assess the forgery?
If so, who are the court-approved forgery experts? And should I obtain their forensic report before filing my civil case in front of the Dubai courts?



Jan 31, 2023
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How to sue the bank which falsely accused me based on forged documents?
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Q: The Bank filed a false case against me and when I visited the bank's legal team I found that all my documents were forged and the loan was processed. I suffered in jail for one day and then the case was withdrawn by the bank.
How to demand an explanation and compensation from the bank? Am I eligible to sue the bank?
I'm currently financially weak and would like to pay the lawyer fees after getting any compensation. I have proof of forged documents.

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How can I obtain a document to prove fraudulent statements after a judge's refusal?



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Q: Dear Lawyers,
In a case at Family Court, the judge refused my request to bring a document from an authority and thus to demonstrate that the other party made fraudulent statements.
What other legal steps can I take to obtain the official document?




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1 available 1 • View allCommitting Forgery in Official Documents and its Consequences in the UAE 27
There are always conditions where people may fail to provide sufficient documents of a certain business or project they are willing to engage in, so they tend to commit an act of forgery with their documents to meet the requirements. But this act is a crime and it has consequences in law which we will try to cover in this article.
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3 available 3 • View allFederal Law No. (3) of 1987 Promulgating the Penal Code 29
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.
Dec 8, 1987
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Federal Law No. (10) of 1992 On Evidence in Civil and Commercial Transactions 14
The provisions of this law On Evidence in Civil and Commercial Transactions (Law of Evidence) govern evidence in civil and commercial disputes in the UAE.
Jan 15, 1992
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Federal Law No. (5) of 1985 On the Civil Transactions Law of the United Arab Emirates 96
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.
Dec 15, 1985
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