Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I have a criminal case against me involving two people. The judgment was made, and the other person appealed, but I couldn't. What do I do now that the appeal time has passed? We are both innocent.

Q: I filed a criminal case for physical domestic violence, defamation, and threats made towards me in December 2018. After a long process in the public prosecution and evidence collected as well as witness testimony, the first instance court gave a judgment to the accused of 3 months imprisonment, deportation and a 10K fine in November 2019. The accused appealed the case and, on ALL three charges, he got "innocent". I made the request to the public prosecution to re-appeal the appeal and send it to the cassation court. They sent me a rejection SMS 1 day after I made the request. How can this be? The public prosecution is supposed to be my defender in this case. I do not feel safe as a single woman living here anymore. It is not easy for me to leave because I have children who attend school here and he threatened them as well. I need to know if there are any steps I can take to make the cassation courts take this seriously and look at the file again.

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I was found innocent in the judgment of my case on 16-05-2023. However, the public prosecution appealed the case on 25-04-2023. I need advice on: 1) What can be the new judgment, or what normally happens after an appeal? 2) How much time does it take to complete this process? 3) How can I get a clearance certificate?

Q: Hello, I was involved in an appeal process and just received this notification from the court. What does it mean? As the appellee, does this confirm that I won the case? The judgment was scheduled to be delivered in today's hearing, and the court decided in chambers as follows: Accepting the appeal in form. Dismissing the appeal on the merits and upholding the appealed judgment. Ordering the appellant to bear the costs of the appeal.

Q: Hello, I recently concluded a post-divorce financial case and also won the appeal. Can they appeal again, or can I request execution? What is the process for execution, and how long will it take? Thanks a lot!

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.

The law promulgates UAE Criminal Procedural Law (Penal Procedures Law) which governs criminal procedures in the UAE. This law applies to the procedures relating to offences whose punishments are not specified, dogma and punitive offences, and blood money, if they do not violate the Sharia rules.

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 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.