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How can you find out if there is a travel ban on you?

Q: Hi, How can you find out if there is a travel ban? My partner has paid off 10% of the fine in Dubai and has been allowed into the country and has residency. But his employer has not paid him for the past few months and my partner is unable to pay the fines and is unable to leave the country. Surely, if he is not being paid and not finding work, he can leave the country and find work elsewhere to pay off his fines. Is there any way to find out whether the travel ban can be lifted?

I bought a new vehicle from the dealership with a hidden defect. What can I do?

Q: I bought a new vehicle from the dealership [-----] and after 5 min of using the car, an alert popped up. Less than 24h later I informed the dealers of the issue. After struggling with them about it, I finally brought the car to service at their company and they have confirmed the part needs to be fully changed. I’m telling them I cannot accept a faulty car and demand either a refund or another vehicle. So far they’ve been less than cooperative.

What is the statute of limitation for tax crimes in the UAE?

Q: Dear sir/madam, What is the statute of limitation for tax crimes in the UAE? Is tax crime considered a felony or misdemeanor?

How can I reach a settlement with the bank for a mortgage of a jointly owned property?

Q: I have a jointly owned property in Abu Dhabi. The mortgage was defaulted on as I had to leave the property with my children following an assault by my ex-husband. He left the country in 2018 and never paid the mortgage. As I was in the country, the bank filed a criminal case against me, and I was sentenced to 3 years. I won the appeal against the bank and then filed another criminal case a few months later in Dubai. Again, I won and paid a fine. In 2019, the bank started a civil case against me and my ex-husband to have the property repossessed. However, at the time of the purchase of the property, there were no Title Deeds, the bank requires this. I cannot give them the Title Deeds to sell the property and pay back the amount owed to them as my ex-husband refuses to provide a POA. The bank has filed another criminal case against me only for our jointly owned property. I wish to resolve this and pay off the bank and receive any money left from the sale. How can I resolve this issue of the Title Deeds?

The credit card loan is transferred to a wrong account. What to do?

Q: Dear sir/madam, My credit card loan was transferred to a wrong account. The person is not willing to pay it back. Is there any chance to get back the money? Kindly advise me!

مدة سقوط العقوبة بالنسبة لجنحة إعطاء شيك بسوء نية

س: السلام عليكم، كم المدة بالضبط في الجنحة لسقوط العقوبة بدولة الإمارات؟ عندي جنحة إعطاء شيك بسوء نية.

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تقادم الشيكات عند فتح قضية تنفيذ عام 2022 لدعوى شيك مرتجع أقيمت عام 2013

س: السلام عليكم، أود الاستفسار من أصحاب الخبرة. تم فتح قضية مدنية بتنفيذ شيكات ومنع من السفر بشهر ٩ /٢٠٢٢ بدعوى شيك مرتجع بدون رصيد في سنة ٢٠١٣. ما موقف القانون من تقادم الشيكات؟ وهل أستطيع رفض الدعوى بناء على قانون تقادم الشيكات في الإمارات؟ أرجو الإفادة وشكرًا جزيلاً!

Removing a criminal police case to return to the UAE

Q: Dear sir/madam, I owe a bank for a personal loan in Abu Dhabi. I have since left Abu Dhabi. I have contacted the bank and they will not negotiate, however, I find myself needing to return to the UAE. I have had contact with a debt company in the UAE that claims that for a price, they will remove the criminal police case by clearing the fine that was issued giving me a clearance letter, therefore allowing me to return. Is this correct? Can they do this via power of attorney?

Traveling to the UAE on a visit visa while a credit card loan is unpaid

Q: Hi dears, I have a credit card loan from the UAE 2 years ago. Now I want to come to the UAE on a visit visa. How to check my travel ban?

Complaining against a company for establishing a civil company instead of a sole establishment

Q: Dear sir/madam, Last year, I approached a company to open a UAE sole establishment for me. Instead, they opened a civil company without my knowledge and then asked me to sign MOA (Partnership Agreement) using my UAE pass without even showing the MOA (Partnership Agreement) to me. Can I complain about this to DED? Also, what will be the legal implications of this if I mention it to relevant authorities?

Does the law give the seller of property to request a security cheque from the buyer?

Q: Hi. I am in the process of buying a property in Dubai. The real estate broker is insisting on a security cheque issued in the name of the seller which is to be kept by the broker until the day of title deed transfer and to be returned back on the same day. I understand this is "standard practice" but is it a law?

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الوضع القانون لدى رفع دعوى شيك بعد سداد جزء من المبلغ

س: السلام عليكم، أعطيت شيكًا لشخص مقابل دين 35000 درهم وأعطيته بعد مدة مبلغ 5000 درهم وقبِل تقسيط باقي المبلغ. بعد 15 يومًا من دفع 5000 درهم أدفع باقي المبلغ كاملاً أو يشتكي. ما الوضع القانوني في هذه الحالة؟

What can the seller do if the buyer cannot continue with the purchase of property?

Q: We signed DLD Form A, and agreed to buy a villa worth AED 11.7M, and gave a security cheque of AED 1M. But now due to some funds issues, we are not able to buy that villa. We are requesting the seller to terminate the contract and also we will bring any other buyer for you. Now, the seller doesn`t want to cancel the contract and threatens that he will deposit the security cheque. Can anyone guide how to come out of this issue? Will you assist us with this, please?

إثبات الحضانة للأب إن لم تطلب الأم إثباتها لها في الدعوى

س: السلام عليكم، قضت المحكمة بالطلاق لانقضاء العدة في دعوى طلاق. المدعية في طلباتها الختامية لم تطلب إثبات الحضانة لها والمُدَّعَى عليه في طلباته الختامية طلب توجيه اليمين الحاسمة أنها تنازلت عن الحضانة بعد الطلاق. المحكمة رفضت توجيه اليمين على أساس أن المدعية لم تطلب الحضانة في طلباتها الختامية ولم تنازع المُدَّعَى عليه بالحضانة واكتفت بذلك بالتسبيب ولم تُثبت الحضانة للأم أو للأب. هل أستطيع عمل طلب إغفال أو إعادة نظر أو طلب في الاستئناف أن تثبت الحضانة لي؟ طلبت توجيه اليمين لها وهو أحد طرق الإثبات وهذا طلب ضمني بالحضانة. وحتى لو رفضت المحكمة توجيه اليمين، كان المفروض أن تستكمل بإثبات الحضانة للأب لأن الأم طلبت فقط إثبات الطلاق بدون أي ذكر للحضانة. أنا والمدعية طلبنا الحضانة في المذكرات السابقة إلا أن المحكمة الابتدائية انصرفت فقط إلى المذكرات الختامية والتفت تمامًا عن الطلبات في المذكرات الشارحة والتعقيبية. ما فرص نجاح هذه المحاولة؟ وكيف أقوي من حظوظي في إثبات الحضانة في الاستئناف؟

How to claim money back from a client company if both our companies are closed?

Q: A company owes my company around AED 80,000. We filed a case and got a favorable judgment. We have filed for execution of judgment. However, it has been almost 2 years and we have not yet received the payment. The other company has stopped its operations but the Owner and Manager who is Emirati are still in Dubai. - Will I get my money if the other company has stopped operations? They have closed their office but they have not closed their license. - Unfortunately, I have to shut down my company. If I close the company, can I still encash a cheque received in the company`s name? Is there any way to inform the court that if money is received, I can receive it in my account instead of my company?

How to claim unpaid salaries and gratuity if the employer ran away?

Q: Good morning attorney, Trust all is well. My husband`s employer ran away and didn`t give him his 3 months salary + 13 years gratuity. The company is closed now and none of the employees got even a single dirham from their employer. Some of them filed labor cases but till now, nothing happens. My husband is still hoping that he will get it. It`s his retirement money. He is really frustrated. He wants to cancel his visa now as he got a new job but he is afraid that if he does that he will not get his gratuity anymore because he needs to sign that he received everything from his company. That`s what he understood from the explanation of the company PRO. Please help. Thank you so much and God bless you.