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The right of a property seller to sue the buyer and broker for presenting forged documents

Q: Hello, I had recently signed a sale contract of my property through a broker in Dubai. The broker was supposed to have the deposit 10% cheques. When I had asked for a copy of the deposit cheques, I realized it was from a third party. Doing a background check of the third party company, I discovered that the third-party company had an expired trade license (they provided valid dates on trade license, meaning government trade license document was forged) and now the sales agreement dates are coming to an end; I don`t have managers cheques nor valid deposit cheques. The only documents I have are deposit cheques from a third party, letter of assurance from the third party company (with forged copy-pasted signature and no stamp, forged trade license of the third-party company). What can I do?

Is WhatsApp an eligible medium for sending a notice to a tenant?

Q: I have notified my tenant of the rent increase 90 days in advance of the expiry date of the tenancy contract via a WhatsApp message. I understand that WhatsApp is an eligible medium for the said notice, as per the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act, 2002 No. 25 of 2002. Please confirm whether my understanding is correct or not!

Refund of the amount paid to an immigration agency for breaching the agreement terms

Q: We have signed an agreement in October 2020 as a “UK Start-Up visa” with immigration advisers in the UAE. According to the agreement, we have paid AED 25000/- as a full package to get the visa. After submitting the application and following up for the last 6 or 7 months, they are now disclosing and asking for endorsement fees of 50,000/- GDP, which need to pay endorsement bodies for 2 years. Earlier, they did not inform us nor mentioned it in any article of this agreement, which shows it was hidden from us at the time of signing the agreement. Due to this reason, we do not want to continue and the advisers do not agree to refund our money AED 25,000. Request for your assistance and help

Seeking compensation because of an accident in a hotel

Q: I had an accident in a hotel in Dubai. When I tried to go out, my face got hit by the glass door. My nose got hurt with bleeding and cut over it. I don`t know if I can do something against the hotel since there was nothing on the glass; like a sticker that tells it is locked. It is very dangerous! Also, the staff told me that it is not the first time it happens.

What does "set for judgment" for a case mean?

Q: I have a case against a company for pending invoices. However, I couldn`t attend the case hearing. Now the case status is showing "set for judgment". What does that mean?

المطالبة بالمستحقات لدى مجموعة شركات لنفس المالك

س: السلام عليكم، الرجاء المساعدة لرفع قضية عمالية! عملت في جروب لمجموعة من الشركات لمدة ٧ سنوات ونُقلت للعمل في شركة لمدة سنتين، ثم نُقلت بعدها لشركة أخرى في المجموعة لمدة سنتين ومن ثم نُقلت للشركة الأخيرة وعملت فيها لمدة ٣ سنوات وتُسدَّد مستحقاتي عند نقلي من شركة لشركة أخرى، مع العلم أن جميع الشركات لنفس المالك. هل لي الحق في المطالبة بالإجازات ونهاية الخدمة لدى جميع الشركات أم لدى آخر شركة عملت بها؟ عندي رواتب متأخرة لأكثر من ٦ أشهر. كيف يمكنني معرفة الرواتب المتأخرة لأن الشركة تدفع جزء من الراتب وليس كامل الراتب؟ عند الدخول إلى حماية الأجور، لم أجد الرواتب إلا لمدة ٦ أشهر مع العلم أنه لدي رواتب وأجزاء رواتب منذ عام ٢٠٢٠. ولكم جزيل الشكر!

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تسوية شيك مرتجع لدى تقديم المستفيد بلاغ شرطة

س: تلقيت رسالة من مركز شرطة الخالدية في أبوظبي بأن هناك بلاغ شيك مرتجع بحقي وقيمة الشيك 33000 درهم مع العلم أني قد سددت 15 ألف درهم من المبلغ. أريد نصيحة لتسوية الموضوع. وشكرًا جزيلاً!

How to get married while the Wali is not present in the UAE?

Q: Assalamu alaikum, I want to get married in the UAE. We both are Muslims. I am from India but live in Canada and the bride is from Morocco. The bride`s father cannot be physically present in the UAE to attend the wedding, I read that he can do a proxy to appoint another Wali of the same religion, can this person be anyone? And also I have read that if the girl is of good mental health, she can choose not to have a Wali, can this be done in the UAE?

Is the employer bound to pay for an exit ticket of an employee?

Q: As per labor UAE law, is it correct that an employer is bound to pay for an exit ticket even if the employee has transferred his visa within the UAE as it is mentioned in F&F?

Can you leave the country if you have a bounced cheque case?

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?

The consequences of joining a company under an unskilled visa while being skilled

Q: I am a skilled person having an engineering degree and I had signed an unlimited contract with a Dubai-based company. However, my company doesn`t have a skilled visa so they applied for my visa under unskilled. So my questions are below: 1) Is it legal? 2) Is it possible to change it from unskilled to skilled? 3) Can the employer impose a travel/labor ban (in case the employer does not agree to terminate the agreement ) if I switch to another company after completion of the probation period? 4) Will I face any issue in getting my family over there? Please assist me! It will be really helpful for me. Thank you!

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How to calculate the accumulated leave?

Q: Hi Madam, I have read in one of your answers to a question regarding the calculation of leave salary at the end of job, termination, or resignation, that the leave salary for accumulated leaves will be calculated based on Basic Wage. My doubt is what is accumulated leave? If I received all the dues of leave salary on last leave and I resigned 1 year after resumed duty, only 1 month leave salary is due for me. Is it consider accumulated leave or is it a normal annual leave? And, why the calculation is based on basic pay in this case? I think the accumulated leaves are the days due more than 60 days. Please advise me as I am planning to resign from my job. I completed 20 years in the same company and there is no unpaid leave salary except the last 1 year of service.

How can I appeal a house rent case if I never stayed in the apartment?

Q: How can I appeal a house rent case if I never stayed in the apartment and did not sign any contract or provided any cheques but did not close the water and electricity account?

Asking an immigration consultant for security cheque to assure performance

Q: I am a client of an immigration consultant company in the UAE. I have made 70% of the payment and the work is under process. I need to know if I can ask them for a security cheque for the amount I have paid, in case they turn out to be fraudsters or dupe me. I need to know what I must say so they agree to give me a security cheque. Please help as am alone and need legal advice on this matter!

نفقة وحضانة الأبناء في حالة الطلاق للضرر

س: السلام عليكم، أشكركم على هذه الخدمة الجليلة ووقتكم الثمين! رفعت زوجتي قضية طلاق للضرر في محكمة الشارقة الشرعية وخسرتها (لم يثبُت الضرر) واستأنفت و خسرت أيضًا. الآن رفعت قضية جديدة وعيَّنت المحكمة حكَمين وأتوقع أن تكون توصيتهم بالطلاق. سؤالي يتعلق بالأبناء، لدي ابن وابنة: الابن عمره 14 سنة و8 أشهر مقيم في الإمارات والابنة عمرها 17 سنة و5 أشهر وغير مقيمة في الإمارات وتدرس في الجامعة خارج الدولة. أسئلتي كالتالي: - هل للمحكمة ولاية على ابنتي بالرغم من أنها لا تملك إقامة في الإمارات؟ - هل يمكن للزوجة طلب الحضانة للابنة مع أنها تقيم في الإمارات بعيدًا عن الابنة؟ - هل في العادة تحكم المحكمة للأب بحضانة الابن فوق الـ11 سنة أم ستسأل الابن كي يختار مع مَن يقيم؟ - عند الطلاق لن يكون للأب زوجة، فهل يؤثر ذلك في حضانة الابن بالنسبة للأب؟ - ما النفقة المتوقعة إذا كان راتبي 17500 درهم شهريًا؟

When can the buyer get the title deed of a purchased property?

Q: When purchasing an apartment directly from the developer (not a re-sale) in the UAE, is it improper to ask the developer for the property`s title deed? Does a title deed even exist at that time? Or is the first time a title deed is issued for a property is by the time a property is first sold from a developer to a buyer?