Q: I have been to Dubai for 9 years and left with 2 credit cards unpaid in 2012. In 2014 and 2015, a collection agency traced me to pay my credit card and the year after another person from the same company traced me again for my second card. Both cards were paid with negotiations with the bank to a minimum paid. Now one of my friends is saying there is a case on me from a bank. I have paid everything and I even have all my transactions online. How can I know if I really have a case or my friend is bluffing me? If you will need more details about it to trace if there's any case against me, what will be the fees as well?

Q: I have returned back to the UK. When I left the UAE, my landlord was out of the country, or so he said. So he used this as an excuse and he didn't return my final rent cheque which had previously been agreed. He subsequently tried to cash the cheque after I had left the country and when that failed, he threatened to report the incident to the police. How do I find out if he has done so because I would like to visit my friends and colleagues?

Q: Hi Sir/Madam. Greetings! I would like to know about my friend details. He has worked in the UAE and got a ban from his employer due to breaking the contract, and he has a loan in ADCB bank. He has been paying properly until he left the UAE. After that, he didn't pay due to job loss. Now, he wants to come back to the UAE and he wants to know if his bank submitted any legal case against him. Please guide me, how can we check whether he is having a case or not? Where can we know these details?

Q: I would like to know how I can find case details [Court case no:] of a person if I have the POA. Is there any online method to find the same?

Q: I have a cheque bounce case in Ajman but I need to go to my country for emergency purposes. What is the solution? Will there be a travel ban?

Q: Dear sir/madam, I need guidance from you. There was a cheque bounce case in Abu Dhabi money prosecution court. I paid the cheque amount and got a Tanazul document (attested by the notary public) from the complainant. After getting the Tanazul document, what will be the next procedures to close the case?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I have an accident claim case. My lawyers have not given me any judgment or status updates about my case for 8 months. How can I check or reach out to them?

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.

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.

يلعب الشيك دوراً مهماً في الحياة اليومية سواء في ميدان المعاملات التجارية أو في ميدان المعلامات المدنية باعتباره أداة وفاء والتزام تحل محل النقود في التعامل بين الافراد. ونظراً لهذه الأهمية فقد أصبح أكثر الأوراق التجارية انتشاراً وتداولاً بين الناس، على الرغم من حداثته نوعاً ما. فالشيك لم يبق كما كان في بداية عهده أداة لسحب الودائع المصرفية لحساب الساحب ذاته، بل أصبح أداة وفاء تحل محل النقود سواء على النطاق الداخلي بالنسبة للمعاملات التي يقوم بها الأفراد داخل الدولة فحسب وزادت أهميته.

With the introduction of the new procedures for obtaining a power of attorney (POA) remotely in the UAE, after it was mandatory to appear in person in front of the notary public as a global rule to ensure the identity and intention of the person requesting a POA, we put between your hands this brief guide for how you get it done.

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.

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 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.