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How can I remove or reduce my overstay fines to remove my arrest warrant and cancel my visa?

Q: I am seeking your urgent legal assistance regarding my current situation in the UAE. I am a former Branch Manager whose residence visa expired on 23 May 2025, and I have exceeded the grace period of three months. Unfortunately, I was unable to cancel my visa due to an arrest warrant arising from non-payment issues linked to the company I was previously employed with. On 16 August 2025, I was arrested and attended the Prosecutor’s hearing on 17 August 2025. I was released with an ankle tracker under the condition that partial payment must be made by 16 September 2025. At present, I am no longer employed by the Company. My labour card has been cancelled. I have not received my final settlement or end-of-service benefits. I am a single mother sponsoring a child, and urgently need to regularize my visa status to be able to work again. I want your guidance and representation on the following: How to resolve or remove the arrest warrant/tracker condition/my name from this case?

What can I do if the landlord rejected the offer & deposit and sent me an eviction notice?

Q: I did an offer and deposit case on 18 February 2025 to renew the Ejari at the same rate of AED 80,000 with 4 cheques. Expiry date of previous Ejari was 24 February 2025. I got Ejari from RDC, and everything was smooth for the year 25/26. However, the bank had our cheque returned due to an irregular signature. As the landlord, which is a property management company, has a bully lawyer, he didn`t want to accept cash nor a bank transfer, or another cheque. So I had to do another offer and deposit case on top of the one I did on 18th February. The lawyer of the landlord has sent me an eviction notice stating it is not legally permissible for me to link the new offer and deposit to pay the 20,000 AED installment from 25 August 2025 to 24 November 2025. However, the RDC judge had approved my offer and deposit and sent me a pay order, which I have paid. I want to know whether this eviction will stand, as RDC will only give this cash to the landlord, or if they need NOC from the landlord to return the money to me. Kindly help

Is it better to settle my personal loan with the bank or at the court to lift the travel ban?

Q: I am currently subject to a travel ban because of a personal loan. I wish to settle this matter and lift the travel ban. Would it be more advantageous to make the payment in court or directly to the bank?

How can I get money back from a customer who received products and services but did not pay?

Q: I am seeking legal advice regarding a chargeback/fraud issue initiated by a customer who has reversed payments for products/services that were fully delivered.

I received a judgment for a criminal case that I did not know about. Should I appeal it?

Q: I had a criminal case registered against me due to a telegram scam in Dubai. But I didn`t know about it. It`s been more than 6 months, and now I know about the case against me again. Can I appeal it in court, or will the judgment be enforced now?

The property developer wants to add huge charges on me for modifications after the NOC. What to do?

Q: Hello, In short, I have an issue with [-----] Properties as an owner in [-----]. They want to impose on me fines and huge additional charges (over 40,000 AED) for modifications that were executed before I purchased the property, and after they have provided a NOC. They have also been absent for over 2 months and have not replied to my questions. I would like to know what my options are, what the risks are if I ignore their demand, and any other relevant information on the topic. Thank you in advance!

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How can we prepare a shareholders’ agreement for a tech solutions company we are establishing?

Q: We are establishing a tech solutions company with three founding partners, each bringing in different levels of investment. We want a shareholders’ agreement that clarifies share distribution, profit-sharing ratios, decision-making rights, and conditions for future capital increases. Can you assist in preparing this?

My company asked me to sign a non-compete agreement. Can I leave the company and start the same business?

Q: Hello. My company asked me to sign a non-compete agreement written on their company letterhead, but now I want to leave the company and start my own company in the same business. Can I do that? Please note that the non-compete clause is not in my MOHRE contract.

Can I change jobs while a work site accident investigation is ongoing and I am the manager?

Q: Good day I am involved in a police investigation due to an accident that happened at work. I was not on the site; however, because I am the region manager, I am automatically involved in the case. I potentially got an opportunity to work for a different company. My question is, can I change jobs while the investigation is still ongoing?

Can the employer remove the benefit of maternity leave the contract for me at the time of signing?

Q: I want to ask a question. I signed my contract previously without including the maternity leave, and at that time, I was single. Now I am married and pregnant. Is there a possibility of getting maternity leave with pay? As per my company, they cannot give.

I would like to book a trademark or copyright for my brand. How to do it?

Q: I would like to book a trademark or copyright for my brand. How to do it?

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I am leaving my company to take another job offer. Can they force me to pay compensation?

Q: I signed a job offer in my contract, but I was given another, and I worked for one and a half years without any complaints. However, I have been given an offer letter from another company, and my former company is insisting that I should pay compensation. Is it legal?

I received a verdict on my personal name for my company unpaid rent without proper notification. What to do?

Q: Hello, our business has unpaid rent. 1. The 30-day notice named my business but also wrongfully named my private name, while the rental contract is solely under the business name. I`m sure it was done in bad faith by the landlord to try to damage me personally. 2. After the 1st notice, I expected an RDC notification, and nothing came. I just logged in today on my app and saw that a verdict was pronounced on the 21st of August in this case, without me even getting an email, messages, or notification at the office to even appear at the 1st instance! How can this be handled? First of all, this rental situation should not involve my private name as the company is the sole tenant on this contract, and second, no notifications were ever sent to me, although at the office every day! Here is my WhatsApp for whoever knows what to do to successfully dispute these tricks by this landlord.

My husband's family want to send me and my kids back to my country. What to do?

Q: Hi My husband is working in his uncle’s company in Dubai with a salary of AED 8,000 monthly. I am not earning. During the 12th board, they told us to go to India, but we said we did not want to go. Before, one time we went, so my husband’s uncle told him not to pay the rent, saying once they come to the road, they will go to India. My husband kept on saying he would pay the rent. One day we came to the road for not paying rent, and we stayed the whole night in the car, then went to a hotel. After that, the uncle’s family took us to their house to talk. The kids did not want to go to their house because, for the last four years, they have threatened to cancel our visas. So they stood on the road waiting for me and told me that if I didn’t want to go to India, then he would pay rent only for one year, and other than that, I should not ask him for anything. He told me to write and sign that everything else I have to handle. I refused, and the uncle was yelling at me. I came out and waited for my husband for a long time, but he did not come, so we went to a hotel. Now it has been 8 months, he is not giving any money for our expenses, and he took my savings of 25,000 AED by cheating.

Our construction business is merging with another firm. Can your law firm provide shareholders’ agreement?

Q: Our construction business is merging with another firm, and we will have five shareholders after the merger. We need a shareholders’ agreement that sets out voting rights, management roles, dividend allocation, and clear steps for adding or removing shareholders in the future. Can your law firm provide this service?

The previous landlord gave us a notice of eviction and sold the property. Do we still have to vacate on time?

Q: Let me rephrase my question. The previous landlord gave a notice of eviction in November 2024, according to all the rules. I received it by SMS and email. Now we have a different landlord, do we still have to move out of the rented accommodation in November 2025?