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The applicable law on a case filed by a company registered with a civil license

Q: I have a professional company with a civil license. It is formulated as per the UAE civil transactions law and special artisan act of Dubai. I have a court case in Dubai courts and it was registered as a commercial case. There are some differences between the commercial company law and civil transactions law. For example, a partner of a commercial company cannot make agreements and contracts with any family relative without the approval of all partners, but the civil transactions law does not mention any such restriction and only states that a partner can give work to anybody. Which law is applicable to a civil company in a commercial case? Is there any advantage or difference in requesting the court to re-file this case as a civil case since the company has been formulated under civil transactions law?

شروط الوكالة المطلوبة لزواج وافد من مواطنة إماراتية

س: شروط إصدار توكيل زواج من خارج الدولة؟ علماً أن الخطيب موجود في بريطانيا وأنا مواطنة إماراتية.

الامتناع عن سداد الأقساط وإلزام المطور بالتعويض عن التأخير بالتسليم

س: السلام عليكم اشتريت وحدة عقارية من مطور عقاري عام 2015 وتاريخ التسليم يوليو 2018 وفترة السماح تنتهي يوليو 2019 ولم استلم الوحدة إلى الآن. استعلمت من دائرة الأراضي والأملاك عن نسبة الإنجاز وكانت 80.7% وأيضاً استعلمت إذا كانت الوحدة قد تم تسجيلها باسمي وكان رد دائرة الأراضي بأنها مازالت تحت اسم المطور وعلي مراجعة المطور مع العلم أن المطور استلم مني 24% من قيمة العقد كرسوم تسجيل. كنت منتظم في السداد إلى القسط الثامن بتاريخ يونيو 2018 وتبقى قسطين، التاسع عند اكتمال الهيكل والعاشر عند التسليم. الآن، المطور أرسل إيميل يطلب القسط التاسع قبل الأخير. هل هناك ضرر علي عند الرفض بالسداد بسبب التأخير وعدم التسليم في الوقت المحدد وهل يستطيع المطور وضع غرامة علي في حال التخلف عن الدفع كما هو منصوص في العقد؟ سبق وطلبت منهم التعويض وذكروا أنه عند التسليم تتم حسبة التأخير والتعويض على ذلك. مذكور في العقد أنه في حال تأخر التسليم هناك تعويض بنسبة 4% من قيمة المبلغ المدفوع وأن محكمة الاختصاص هي محكمة دبي المالية. شاكرا لكم النصح والإرشاد

What should you do after getting a labour judgment

Q: I filed a case against my company due to the non-payment of my salaries and EOSB. I got a judgement today. Kindly advise on the next step and how many days it will take to get my money from the court after the judgement.

Escrow cheque recovery when the contracts are not signed

Q: There was an MOU which was entered between the buyer (we) and seller on 17 February 2020. Due to less valuation by the bank, the contract was revised and the initial agreement was cancelled. The new agreement was made on 11 March 2020 and it was again cancelled due to error by the agent in the agreement as he had written a wrong size of the apartment. So the third contract was made but it was not signed due to the global pandemic situation and the selling price mentioned was higher than the agreed price and it was also signed by the seller. There was no contract thereafter as all the initial contracts were cancelled and as we have given escrow cheque to the agent, they are asking for hefty fees to be paid and then they will release the escrow cheque. So can you please advise in the given case?

Claiming fees from ex-employer for extra work requested after leaving

Q: Hi, I used to work for a company under DMCC and my last day was on Dec 31, 2019. I signed my EOS one week before the said date as I had to leave the country. Then they asked me to continue working with them till the end of Feb 2020 remotely from the USA as they didn`t find a replacement for me and I agreed as a favour to help them (I have emails as proof). When I asked them for a contract they told me it`s fine we will continue with the same contract and pay you when your manager approves of your working hours and my manager approved all my work hours (I have emails as proof). Now the company is experiencing a financial problem and didn`t pay me the last one week of Dec 2019 + January and Feb 2020, they keep asking me to wait until they got some money and pay me. Till now, I still have good relations with them, but the problem I feel the company will not recover as most of the employees including my manager filed cases and resigned because the company is not paying them.

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إجراءات ومتطلبات الطلاق بالتراضي في الإمارات

س: السلام عليكم. اتفقت أنا وزوجتي على الطلاق بالتراضي. أنا أسكن في الشارقة وإقامتي من دبي. - أين علينا التوجه لبدء إجراءات الطلاق؟ هل يمكن أن أقوم بها في الشارقة؟ - هل هناك إجراءات طلاق سريع بحيث ينتهي في زيارة واحدة مع القاضي بدلاً من القيام بعدة جلسات مع الموجه الأسري؟ - ليس لدينا أقارب أو أصدقاء مقربين ليشهدوا على الطلاق، فهل تقوم المحكمة بتأمين الشهود من جهتها ليشهدوا على واقعة الطلاق؟ - إقامة زوجتي على كفالتي وتنتهي في ٤/٢٠٢١، هل تلغى إقامتها فوراً عند الطلاق أم تبقى سارية على إقامتي حتي تنتهي في وقتها الطبيعي ٤/٢٠٢١؟ شكراً جزيلاً.

رفع قضية عضل ولي بسبب رفض الأب لخاطبٍ كفء

س: السلام عليكم، تقدمت مرتين لخطبة فتاة وكان سبب الرفض في المرتين مختلفًا بالرغم من أن والد البنت موافق وسأل عني كثيرًا وأشاد بي أمام العائلة، ولكن تدخل أشخاص من طرف أم البنت لفقوا لأبي اتهامات زورًا رفض الأب بعدها. المرة الثانية رد علينا بعد شهر تقريبًا وسبب الرفض كان نفس الأشخاص الذين اتهموني بشيء آخر أن أمي ليست أمي مع أنهم يكذبون على والد البنت والأب يعرف هذا الشيء ولكن لا يريد أن يزوجني ابنته بسبب زوجته وإخوان زوجته الذين يضغطون عليه باستمرار والأب عصبي جدًا لا يتفاهم مع أحد. هل يمكن للبنت رفع قضية عضل؟

Inability to pay the rent due to the current Corona-virus situation

Q: The situation is bad because of Corona-virus. I couldn`t pay the rent. Two bank cheques have bonused. I asked the shop owner many times to give some relief but he refused. He has filed a case against me in RDC. I have been paying rent since December 2017. I could not continue paying due to the circumstances. What should I do now?

Claiming money lent to a person against a cheque that bounced later

Q: I had entered into a private loan contract with an individual. The security cheque he issued bounced when I tried to cash it against the non-payment of the loan. I have filed a complaint with the police about a month ago, however, I am told that it is currently awaiting judgment. He`s been operating this way with a few other people as well, issuing bad cheques as security for loans taken. Q1. Is it normal for judgement on a bounced cheque to take so long? What can I do to request to expedite the judgement? Q2. What action can be taken to report the individual and the modus operandi so that others can be protected from falling prey in the future? Q3. I’m sure there are many more people who may be in the same situation as me and two others who I have found. How can I legally try and publicize the case to get others to come forward as witnesses?

Requirements for starting an eCommerce company and sponsoring family

Q: I want to know if I can form an eCommerce company with 2 partners (me and my wife). And can I assign some responsibilities to take over from there? In this case, how will the children be under what sponsorship (I have 3 kids)?

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Possibility of changing the local partner shares and profits in an LLC

Q: Hello, Is it possible to amend an MoA after the LLC incorporation to reduce local sponsor`s shares and % profit distribution? Is there any minimum amount for the local sponsor on shares to be held and % profit distribution? Thank you for your reply.

Defaulting on property purchase instalments due to COVID-19

Q: Hi I have 2 properties bought off-plan. Both are overdue. Both are above 90% completed & approximately 6-9 months overdue. I lost my job due to COVID-19 & can no longer fulfil my financial obligations. The properties are with [--------] & [-------]. Is it possible to win a case, cancel the SPA & get my money back? I would like a friendly termination of the SPA which both developers have declined.

Claiming labour dues and pending salaries after resignation

Q: Hi Hayyan, Good Evening. Hope you are doing good and staying safe. I am G. S., an ex-employee of [------] LLC, an affiliate of [-----] LLC. I have been associated with the company for the past 4 years, and finally resigned as the company was not paying me since March 2020. I have finally got my visa cancelled as I had got a new job offer from another company. The reason which the company gave me is that I was working for one of the group companies, which was mapped as my cost centre by the company. My Offer Letter, Clearance Letter is from the mother company- as they were the one who issued me an offer 4 years back and gave me the visa of the affiliate. I have my pending dues/EOSB with the company and have to start the legal process, as they have not paid me. So, I need to put a legal case of mental/moral harassment which my family has gone through because of all this and get my money back from the company.

Requirements and validity for marriage of foreigners in the UAE

Q: Hello, I`m a Muslim resident in Abu Dhabi and my future husband is not resident in the UAE. We both have European nationality and he converted to Islam. Is it possible to get married religiously in the UAE? What is the value of religious marriage in the UAE without a civil marriage from our respective consulates? Thank you.

Termination of SPA and refund of down payment after losing income

Q: Good afternoon. My name is E., I have been made redundant last week and I have paid down payment last year for an off-plan building. Is there any chance I can get that money back? Thank you