Q: Dear Sir/Ma'am, I have a labor case and the final judgment was declared in my favor. The settlement is not done yet. I opened an execution file through the typing center. As per the ministry, I had canceled my visa and work permit after getting the judgment. I need your advice as I don't know the further procedures and how long I have to wait to get the settlement. I'm in a grace period now and it will expire next week. From the typing center, they asked me to call the Tableegh center to get the notification. I don't know what procedures are going on. How long I have to wait to get the settlement? I know that overstaying will be fined. Do I need to exit or renew my visa? I'm jobless now. Why they are telling me to call Tableegh center? Why it is getting delayed if the judgment is already declared? The company is still opened. They can pay for my settlement. To whom I approach to help me to get the settlement asap? I hope you will reply to me with the right information to help me out with this issue. Thank you! Hopefully

Q: I have 10 bounced cheques with me that I had received from a company for the supplies given to them. I had filed a civil case against the company here in Abu Dhabi. The judgment came in favor of me that I should get the amount and later went for execution also. I also received the judgment in my favor that I should receive the whole amount including court fees. After that, I put a travel ban, block in Muroor, bank, and an arrest warrant was applied also. As of now, the procedures had completed a year and a half back, and still, when I enquire in the court, they tell me that there is no money and ask me to enquire in the CID department. But several times I went to the CID department and they are telling me they are searching for the person. The person is a local Arab and I heard that he is still here in Abu Dhabi. Is there anyone who can help me out in this case?

Q: Dear sir/madam, My civil case execution has been pending for almost 2 years, and the AD court has issued an arrest order against the other party, but nothing has happened. Can someone advise me on how long I have to wait? The total amount to be recovered is around 240K AED.

Q: Dear Lawyers, I have initiated an execution case against a debtor. As the first step, I sent a "notice of writ and obligation to pay" to the debtor's advocate. The advocate refused to accept the notice. Then I tried to send an email and SMS to the debtor. However, the court system said "No email found on Emirates ID" and "System refused to send SMS" because the debtor has outdated information on their Emirates ID. Question 1: Is a notice considered served 7 days after the court issues it, or 7 days after the debtor receives it? Question 2: What is the next step if email, SMS, and physical delivery to the advocate fail? I do not have the debtor's physical address. 2.1 Is there a system to publish the notice on the court website? How do I petition for this? 2.2 Can I petition to publish it in a newspaper? How do I petition for this? 2.3 Are there any other steps I should take to notify the debtor?

In the UAE, cheque bounce is a very frequent problem faced by people during their span in the country. It is covered under the purview of Commercial Transactions Law, and legal implications/penalties can be financially severe and daunting for more “serious” offenses. Bounced cheque issues may arise in a variety of commercial transactions, including but not limited to, companies’ exchanges, bank loans, property rents or purchases, and individual transactions.

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

As the civil and commercial transactions in the UAE have been growing rapidly, and due to replacing cash with other financial instruments such as cheques for big amounts of money, this had caused some hiccups at times leading to criminal and civil consequences on the person who defaults on fulfilling obligations.

There is an execution against me in the UAE; what should I do? How do I cancel the arrest warrant and summons, and how do I deal with the travel ban? Dear readers, we present this simplified article, in which we explain the implementation procedures briefly, how the defendant can deal with them, and the options he can take to enforce the judgment smoothly while decreasing the damages of implementation as much as possible.

The provisions of this Federal Decree-Law No. (42) of 2022 Promulgating the Civil Procedures Code, known as the "New Civil Procedures Code", governs civil procedures in the United Arab Emirates. The New Civil Procedures Code repeals the previous UAE Civil Procedures Code (Federal Law No. (11) of 1992 Concerning Issuance of the Civil Procedures Code).

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).

The provisions of this Decree by Law amend the Federal Law No. (18) of 1993 by replacing Clause (4) of Article (379) as well as Articles (600), (617), (641), (642), (643), (644), and adding new articles numbered (635) Bis, (641) Bis (1), (641) Bis (2), (641) Bis (3), (641) Bis (4), (643) Bis (1), (643) Bis (2), (644) Bis (1) and (644) Bis (2). The Decree-Law also repeals Articles (401), (402) and (403) of the Federal Law No. (3) of 1987.