Q: Hi. I have tools and hardware small business. I supplied goods to one company in Dubai and the payment is pending since May 2017. The total amount is AED 59,652, and the company owner is not giving any reply nor picking up any calls. In this situation, what do I do? I don't have any PDC cheque, I have the company's LPO copy & Inv-do!

Q: My firm (based in the UK) is owed $57,500 for providing materials and event management services for a Dubai-based business called International Premier Tennis League. They have failed to pay my invoice or any of the individual skilled craftsmen and technicians I recommended they hired to deliver the events which we delivered in December 2016. What I'd like to do is recover my money and possibly make sure that the business behaviour of the IPTL management team is not repeated (it must be a crime to commit business services to a project without ever having the means to pay for it). Any help or advice appreciated, please.

Q: Hello. Mr R. and Mr Z. are founders of a company located in Ajman. They are buying my fish from Indonesia. The total amount of 2 invoices is USD 11.074, but they paid me just USD 5.000​ since 8 months ago. Can you help me to collect my balance? Thank you

Q: Hello, Two of my legal entities have provided services to a Dubai-based company [-----]. For over a year now, I've been trying to get this company to pay my invoices. The company does not dispute the invoices but always pretends that the invoices have been paid and produces meaningless proof that payments were made (whereas no payments have been made). Our agreement for the services was oral but has said the company does not dispute the need to pay but just does not. What legal options do I have? I am based in the Netherlands. Kind regards, D.

Q: I am from Canada and have a client in Dubai who owes me CAD 12,000 for over 6 months and is no longer answering emails. I have video recordings and emails admitting to her debt and promising to pay. What are my options here? Thank you!

Q: My buyer, a Saudi Arabian (KSA) entity, issued cheques from their KSA bank in favor of my company, which is a Dubai, UAE mainland establishment. I deposited these cheques into my UAE bank, but they were returned due to insufficient funds. Under which jurisdiction should I file a legal case?

An interview-format article covering the topic of how to increase chances of getting your invoices paid in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW.

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

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.

تبرز الحاجة عند وجود تعاملات بين الشركات التجارية والأفراد لإيجاد طريقة ناجعة وسريعة لتحصيل الحقوق للدائنين، ومنها أوامر الأداء. الأصل حق الدائن في الالتجاء إلى المحكمة للمطالبة بحقه قبل خصمه، و الاستثناء الالتجاء إلى طريق استصدار أمر الأداء. وقد أجاز المشرع الإماراتي لكل من لدية سند دين مستحق الأداء ومعلوم المقدار وغير معلق على شرط أن يسلك طريق أمر الأداء لإقتضاء حقه.

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 law promulgates UAE Civil Procedures Code (Civil Procedure Law) which governs civil procedures in the United Arab Emirates, including the prosecution before the courts, litigation and execution.

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.