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Q: I am looking for advice on how to best proceed with receiving the amount of gratuity promised in my contract. I have worked for my employer for 4 years on an unlimited contract. One month before my visa renewal, the employer informed me that they will not renew my visa and will end the working relationship. My contract states that my basic salary is AED 13,000, with no subdivisions. Now, the employer claims that this was a mistake and they meant to write AED 6,000 as basic salary and allocate the rest for travel, living etc. They are only willing to pay the gratuity based on this amount. Please advise, what is the amount the employer owes me as gratuity and how to proceed?

Assistance to know whether an offer letter is fake or genuine

Q: I got a job offer from a company in Dubai today, telling me to send a signed copy to a travel agent there. Is the offer fake, because I have not been interviewed?

Police report is crucial before issuing a replacement of a lost cheque

Q: Hi, I live in Abu Dhabi. My landlord lost one of the rental cheques. I have a receipt and a Tawtheeq of when I handed them over to him. I told him to go to the police and file a lost report and then I can issue a new cheque to him but he states that this will take too much time. He suggests that he gives me a paper saying that if they find the cheque they will return it to me and to give them a new cheque. Please note that it`s a company managing my landlord`s properties. Please advise

Different designation between the offer letter and labor contract

Q: Hi Mrs Khan, I have recently received a job offer, I have two questions in regards to that. 1. The designation mentioned in my offer letter is "Engineer", but in the MOL contract it`s mentioned as "Sales Representative". After contacting the HR of the company for clarification, they told me that due to Emiratisation and quick approvals they are issuing "Sales Representative" visa and after 6 months or a year, I can reproach them and get the designation in the MOL changed. My question here, is it possible to amend the designation in the labour contract in the future and how easy or difficult this process is? What are the disadvantages I may face (if any) of having a "Sales Representative" visa? 2. I have signed the MOL and send it to the company, but it`s been 7 working days and I am still waiting for work permit approval, isn`t this quite slow for a work permit approval? My contract is a limited contract. Thank you

Travel ban clearance after paying fine for bounced cheque

Q: Hi Sir, My credit card cheque was bounced and I got in jail and paid the fine after the public prosecution hearing, but they did not give me a clearance. They just let me out in the jail. I would like to ask if I have a travel ban. The bank keeps sending me and for the 8th time that my cheque was bounced again. Is it also possible that they can repeatedly bounce my cheque? They also threatened me that they will file a civil case a week after the other case was finished.

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Registration of company trademark and related services

Q: Hi. I am looking for help for 2 parts for our company: 1- We would like to register our company logo and brand services as a trademark 2- Once we have completed that, we would like to get certain misleading domain either cancelled or transferred to us through ICANN Please let us know the process here in the forum and cost in a Private Message. Then we can discuss in detail.

Non-compliance with the demand letter sent to the recipient

Q: After giving the demand letter and the recipient did not comply with the agreed terms, do we go to the police?

Sale of a property and completing the transactions of transfer

Q: Can the following transaction(s) be done amongst the buyer/seller through the developer and Dubai Land Department in ONE ( 1 ) DAY? 1- Balance payment paid to the developer against the property. 2- NOC charges paid to the developer for property registration in Dubai Land Department. 3- PoA sold the same property to a new buyer on the same date. 4- Developer issued property registration letter to Dubai Land Department in favour of the new buyer. 5- New buyer paid Oqood, ERES, property registration charges on the same date. 6- Intial contract of sale issued to the new buyer by Dubai Land Department on the same date. 7- Transfer of ownership of the same property done by Dubai Land Department from legal heirs of the deceased to the new buyer on the same date. 8- Property Registration Letter of depicting that the deceased legal heirs sold it on the same date. 9- Passport of the Attorney was expired ( so how come these transactions can be honored legally as per Dubai real estate laws )?

Filing a case against the employer for arbitrary dismissal

Q: Is it possible if I file a complaint against my employer to go outside the country even for only one month? I will file arbitrary dismissal because they terminated me for no reason.

Consequences of failure to pay a commercial loan

Q: Hello Sir, I have a company and have outstanding loans worth AED 1.9 Million. We have been paying regularly for over 2 years now, but I have not been able to pay my last EMI. The next one is due soon but I don`t have the provision to pay as the business is very dull. What are the consequences if I cannot pay?

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Court order to cancel the labour card after company closure

Q: My employer is no longer available in the UAE and also not contactable, and I want to cancel my labour card. The MOHRE told me to get a paper from Dubai Courts and then we will cancel your labour card. Is it possible to get the paper from Dubai Courts? My company closed four years ago and they sent us to our country, but after they did not cancel my labour card.

Defending a criminal case to avoid jail and deportation

Q: Hi Sir, My friend and his friends have been caught for having drugs at their home, and police came and caught them at home. They took them to jail and the results have been positive. As they are students of the final year, it is difficult to finish their career when they will be deported or put in jail as by 3 months their college year will get over. So, it will be helpful if they remove the deportation and jail sentences for their career and future.

Checking a possible case by the bank from outside the UAE

Q: Hi there, I left Dubai in 2014 with unpaid bank credit. How can I check if there is a case against me? would I be reported to the Interpol or only in the GCC? Thanks

Travel ban check

Q: Good morning attorney! How will I know if a person has a travel ban? Thank you

Visa renewal while the passport is in custody of police

Q: Hello I have an issue with my sister`s boyfriend (Emirati man). My nationality is Croatian. My sister stays pregnant with him in a non-marriage relationship. He rejects her and he stops any contact with her. One time I called him to ask why he does that. After few days, the police called me and told me how he opened a case against me. He told the police I want to kill him through the mafia. I spent 3 nights in custody, I spoke with the public prosecutor, with a judge. They keep my passport and now after one month, I don`t know what is the result of all that case. My residence visa expires, I want to solve this. Please advise me. Regards

Cancellation of visa in case of losing the Emirates ID

Calculation of the End of Service Gratuity upon termination