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Q: My neighbour has a Rottweiler dog. The dog is most of the time in the house but sometimes gets out and chases and barks at people. He is very scary. The neighbour also sometimes lets the dog walk without a leash or muzzle. I have spoken to him and he assured me the dog won`t bite. But I`m not convinced of this. What can I do? The breed is on the illegal list in the UAE.

Clearance of property bills at the end of tenancy contract

Q: My tenant has left at the end of contract last week but without disconnecting any of the utilities like DEWA, Emicool, Du...etc., telling me to pay all from the deposit (Deposit is sufficient). He is not replying to my telephone calls or messages. I have a new tenant available, but due to this problem, he didn`t agree to take my apartment. What shall I do for? 1) Utility disconnection 2) Loss of new rental income

Claiming labor dues by a physician who is denied his rights while others got theirs

Q: I am a general physician. I`m denied my annual leave salary, and public holidays with no compensation or compensatory time-off, undue salary deductions without any justification. All the other staff (total -7 people in the clinic) are given all the amounts properly. What are my legal possibilities?

Is the employer obliged to provide air ticket to bring new employee?

Q: Does the law oblige the employer to offer an air flight for a new employee from his/her home country to the UAE?

Claiming unpaid fees from a client for provided services

Q: This is related to a commercial question (B to B). I sold manpower services to a company. They have not paid my invoices. According to the contract, they are obliged to pay us a 2% penalty per day on the outstanding balance, if they don`t pay the outstanding balance by 15th of the following month. Is it enforceable in the courts of law in the UAE? My license is from SHAMS, Sharjah.

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Entering the UAE again after leaving without proper cancellation

Q: My brother exited the country without resigning from his job in Abu Dhabi. It has been 2 years since he left the UAE. Can he come back on a visit visa?

How to close an LLC company while one of the partners is missing?

Q: Dear Sir, We would like to wind up our business. It is an LLC company based in Sharjah, UAE. One of our partners is missing and we are unable to trace out her. There are 3 partners excluding the UAE national sponsor. Me, my wife & one more lady. She was always a sleeping partner as I am the managing director & authorized signatory. Now since we are unable to run the business profitably, we would like to close down the business. The trade license expires in May 2020 and we don’t want to renew it anymore. We have no financial obligations to anyone at the moment. We have given 30 days notice to our employees. Kindly advise us to proceed further!

Claiming security deposit illegally held by the landlord

Q: Claiming the security deposit from the landlord held illegally My landlord is stating he will hold AED 1650 from my deposit for grouting for all the villa, and change of kitchen cupboard: AED 1200 for grouting and AED 450 for cupboards. However, when I first rented the villa, the kitchen cupboards were already damaged and the owner assured me back then that he is aware of the damage. And now he is claiming that I did damage it (I didn`t take any photos back then of the damaged ones). As for the grouting, I didn`t damage any grouting to be charged and I believe it is the owner responsibility to do it. The owner is insisting that he will charge me for the above regardless. How am I supposed to handle this legally? Can I refer to any legal clauses to not be charged with grouting?

البقاء في الدولة لحين الحصول على المستحقات بعد صدور حكم بمثابة الحضوري

س: صدر حكم لصالحي من المحكمة الابتدائية بمثابة الحضوري وتقدمت بطلب لإعلان المُدَّعَى عليه بالحكم منذ يومين. هل يحق لي البقاء في الدولة لحين الحصول على مستحقاتي، علمًا بأن إقامتي تنتهي بعد 3 أشهر؟

Inability to pay credit card installments upon retirement

Q: Dear team, It is appreciated if you could help on the matter below. I am an ex-pat. I have been working in Abu Dhabi for the last 10 years. I have been using credit cards since then. Last year in September 2018, I retired from my employment as I reached 60 years of age. I had some outstanding credit card payments which I have been paying from my savings till the last year, however, now I am in financial difficulties and I am not able to pay the amount of the installments. So in these cases will the banks restructure my loan and pause my payments for the time being till I can get a new job or else will I be sent to prison if being defaulted? Many thanks!

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صدور حكم تنفيذي ضد ضامن لقرض بنكي

س: كفلت أخي مجرد ضمانة عادية بدون أن أطّلع على الأوراق في البنك ثم فوجئت بحكم تنفيذي عليّ وأنا قد أُخرجت من عملي بنفس تاريخ القضية. الآن كل أموري متوقفة حتى أولادي لا يدرسون للعام الثالث. أرجوكم هل من حل؟ وجزاكم الله خيرًا!

Issuing a new cheque to the landlord after selling property

Q: My old landlord has sold the property that I rented from them and has assigned the tenancy contract valid till July next year to the new owner. The second rental cheque is due in Jan 2019 which was on the previous landlord`s name and has been handed over to the new owner who is asking me to replace it with a cheque in his name. Please advise, as per the law, am I liable to provide the replacement cheque to the new owner?

رفض تأشيرة زيارة بسبب نزاع قضائي

س: غادرت الدولة وقت أن كانت إقامتي سارية. الآن بعد انتهاء الإقامة، حاولت تقديم تأشيرة زيارة فرُفِضَت وكان السبب:" المذكور في القوائم لديه حرمان". علمًا بأنه يوجد نزاع قضائي مع منطقة عجمان الحرة بإجمالي مبلغ ٣٠ ألف درهم. ما الحل لدخول الدولة مرة أخرى؟

حقوق العامل عند إنهاء عقد العمل محدد المدة بدون سبب

س: سيدي العزيز، أنهت الشركة عقد العمل الخاص بي مؤخرًا حيث عملت معهم لمدة عام و6 أشهر بموجب عقد محدد المدة. كنت أعمل في مجموع 6 شركات؛ 4 منها تابعة لصاحب العمل واثنتين لزوجته وبنته (عقد العمل لشركة واحدة فقط). عندي أكثر من 14 إيميل شكر من صاحب العمل، وتم إنهاء عقد العمل بشكل مفاجئ بسبب خلاف شخصي بتاريخ 15/09/2019. الراتب 14.000 درهم. أردت أن أعرف إذا كنت أستحق الحصول على تعويض عن فسخ العقد محدد المدة + الفصل التعسفي. مع الشكر والتقدير!

How to prevent husband from visiting his son while a divorce case is filed?

Q: My husband moved out of my house and he is coming to the house every day to visit his son without notifying me. His visit timings were 9 pm - 10 pm when we are all about to sleep. I`ve told him he can`t keep on coming late at night but he ignored me. I am a working mom from 9-6 pm. Our divorce case has been filed by me and we already attended 2 conciliation sessions without reaching an agreement. I don`t like these visitations at home especially the timings he wanted but he is just doing what he wants. Is there any way I can get restricted child visitation now since our case has no judgment yet? I asked him to get a court order for visitation, but he doesn`t seem to care. How can I restrict him from coming to my house? If I don`t open the door, he will call the police. Thank you for your advice!

How to know if a labor case is registered against a company?

Liability for the nuisance caused by pets and domestic animals