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4 available 4 • View allLabour case court fees and exemption from payment
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Q: Our labour case was filed in Fujairah court. The court asked us to pay almost AED 5000 for registering the case and electronic services. Is it mandatory to pay the fees?

May 11, 2019
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Requirements for exemption from court fees in labour cases
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Q: Are the labour court fees mandatory?
Our lawyer filed the case for us in Fujairah and now the court wants us to pay AED 5000.
We asked our lawyer to waive the court fees for the case but after 2 weeks, we followed up and the secretary of the lawyer said to us that the court cannot waive the fees.
Our co-workers did not pay any fees in Abu Dhabi and Dubai courts where they filed their cases and now most of them received their judgment. Because of this, we are having second thoughts of our lawyer.
There has been no progress since we provided our documents and SPA 6 weeks ago. Are court fees really mandatory to be paid?
The secretary of the lawyer said to us the case will not push through if we will not pay. The thing is we did not receive 4.5 months of salary and the court fees are much of a burden to add.
Thank you.

May 29, 2019
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How to be exempted from the expert fees at the court

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Q: Please, the court asked me to pay expert fees AED 500 but I don't have money, what should I do?
Who is supposed to pay the expert fees?


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How can I apply for a Dubai Courts fee deferment and fill out the form online?

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Q: Hello,
I applied for a Dubai Courts fee deferment but they asked me to fill out a form.
Can anyone tell me if I can get the form online or if anyone has it, can they share it?
Thanks


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