Questions & Answers

Q: My passport is at the police station. The case is withdrawn by the other party. Can I pledge my friend`s passport and go to India? I have some emergency in India. Please advise

Legal assistance with a finders fee agreement to guarantee commission

Q: Hello, I’m looking to enter into a "finders fee" agreement to help introduce a US fund to potential investors in this region. I am not a licensed securities dealer would not be acting as such. I’d like to speak to a lawyer about key legal considerations and drafting of such a contract. Thanks

Retrieving passport after confiscation by police in a traffic case

Q: Hi 1 week back, my friend hit one pedestrian in a minor car accident. There is no damage to the car and neither the lady is injured much. She was ok after the ambulance came and gave her first aid, but Dubai police took my friend`s passport and gave 2 weeks` time. My question is, when will my friend get her passport back?

Labour case by the employee after the payment of entitlements

Q: One of our staff was on an Unlimited Contract. We gave him a 30 days` notice stating that we won`t be renewing his contract. We paid him in cash his EOSB - 21 days for each year + Leave Salary (not basic, but full salary) + Ticket Money in Cash. He signed and it`s mentioned in the company letter all full and final settlement received with no outstanding. Now, this employee has filed a complaint at the Labor Department and denied receiving any cash. I have raised this complaint to Dubai Courts. What are our chances of winning? Unfortunately, my accountant didn`t take his signature on the Receipt Voucher. Kind regards, Mark

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Deportation and possibility to return back to the UAE

Q: Hi, I am an Indian and living in Dubai for the last 25 years. My son had a criminal case on document forgery and he served three months jail term then got deported from the UAE. I am not very sure if he has been blacklisted and got a lifetime ban. The judgement states "3 months jail and deportation". Recently I checked at Sharjah Immigration and found no ban on him. However, I`m a bit scared that he will be blocked and arrested at the airport on arrival on a tourist visa. Could you please advise how to check with the Airport Immigration and to ensure that he has no ban and can enter the country? Kindly revert.

Defaulting on the payment of a loan EMI and legal consequences

Q: Dear Mr Hari, Good day. I took a loan from a bank one year back for AED 64,000 and now I have an outstanding amount of AED 48,500 which I am now unable to pay due to the loss of employment. I have also missed 1 EMI until now and have not paid this EMI for the past 3 months, however, I somehow managed to pay all the EMIs until now but I am unable to pay any further. Kindly let me know if the bank can file a criminal case against me or there are any new UAE rules according to which I only have to pay a certain fine. Also, as I lost my job recently I am on a visit visa. Kindly let me know if I will be facing a travel ban if I don`t pay? How to deal with the situation?

Claiming unpaid salaries from the employer after resignation

Q: Hi there, Please help, I didn`t receive my salary for the last 2 months. After that, I resigned and the company is not paying my money.

Resolving issue for payment to purchase a legal service

Q: Your system will not take my payment. I tried four times.

Ongoing labor case and timeline for visa cancellation

Q: Good evening. I have filed a labour case against my company for arbitrary dismissal and it is still ongoing. Is it alright to travel to my home country or another country even while my case is ongoing? Also, can the employer cancel my visa even while the case is ongoing? We are in a free zone and they said the free zone authority advised that the visa can be cancelled by the company after 90 days from the time the complaint was endorsed to court. Is this correct? Appreciate your advice. Thank you

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Consequences of early resignation in a limited contract

Q: Hello Sir/Madam, I am currently working for an Abu Dhabi private company. My contract is a limited contract and I completed 10 months of service in this company. I don`t like this company, how to cancel my visa legally and how much will I pay to my company? My basic salary is AED 500 and overtime AED 350, so how much in total I will pay for the cancellation process? please clarify me

Time limitation for claiming the end of service benefits

Q: I had been working for an LLC company in Dubai for 6+ years on an unlimited contract and got terminated due to company restructuring. I had signed my labour cancellation papers as they promised me that they will settle the amount at the earliest and currently working for a different company. My termination happened in Nov 2016 and I had received half the amount of my end of service benefits in instalments. I have not received the rest and they are not replying to my emails and they are telling me they will return for sure once the company is in good shape. Please let me know if I still have a chance to get my end of service benefits.

Filing a labour case for the non-payment of salaries and gratuity

Q: My wife and her colleague`s claims against their employer are not given despite begging them repeatedly. There are like about 3 1/2 months of pending salary plus gratuity. They are now about to move to a new employer. How long will the process be if they finally activate a case against them? Will the process be shortened if we hire a lawyer?

Leaving the country on emergency without cancellation

Q: I had to leave the UAE on an emergency and could not return back.

Checking financial case on Dubai Police portal

Q: Hi Anitha, I already checked in the Dubai Police website if I have any financial cases, But I didn`t get the result! They`re showing mobile as my company PRO and the activation code didn`t come to this mobile number. What can I do? Thanks, Lijo

The minimum amount of unpaid Etisalat bill to impose a travel ban

Filing a divorce case while the husband is not in the country

Substitution of passport in a pending case at the police