Questions & Answers

Q: Hello, One of my clients in Dubai has not paid our invoices from the last 6 months. Even after agreeing to a payment schedule, they have missed the second payment and delayed it. I have all the emails and signed PO number too. I would like to seek legal advice to end this misery. Please let me know. Kindest, S.

Liability of company partners against the actions of a partner

Q: Can I be held financially/legally liable for any actions of my ex-partner after exiting the business by share transfer?

The requirements and procedures of a startup in Bahrain

Q: Hi, We are a young startup out of Mumbai, India. We are currently in the process of taking our B2B SaaS product overseas and are starting to explore different countries. What should be our next steps if we want to start operations in Bahrain? Also, what are the legal requirements for setting up Bahrain operations?

How to handle family abusing

Q: Hello, I am a Bahraini 24 years old male working and earning of my own. My father is a very difficult person. Whenever something goes wrong or if I say something which I don`t like about him, he starts hitting me and abusing me. He is my father, so I don`t want to take any action or react but it is killing me from inside it is shattering my confidence and making me feel low all the time. What can I do?

The legal way to transfer to another company

Q: Hello, I would like to ask if I can transfer to another company even if I`m only 8 months with my current employer? Also, I want to know if I have to pay him or not because of terminating the contract. Thanks.

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Consequences of non-renewal of visa and labour contract

Q: Kindly advise what can I do now that my visa already expired (expiry date is 04.04.2019). I keep waiting for my boss to have it renewed as he promised it will be renewed. The grace period is already finished and at this time, I have not received his advised for renewal yet. My labour contract is also not renewed. I am still working with them but I feel like somebody will just catch me as at this time I know I am over-staying. Is filing a resignation and complaining to labour the solution for my situation? I also have a credit card that I agree for a settlement a few months back, but since our salary is always delayed, the bank said they will cancel the settlement and will file a case. How can I check if I really have a case now? Can the police just put me in jail? Hoping you can somehow give me advice.

Breaching contract by the service provider and possible action

Q: Compensation for poor performance & false accusations. We hired a consultancy agency to provide us with their services. During our working relationship, the deliveries were consistently late, and the service was unreliable. We gave them numerous chances to improve performance and meet timelines. The details of these problems have been communicated to them repeatedly but they did not address the problems in a timely manner, causing us extra expenses in addition to mental and emotional agony. During the project, my father passed away & they have used this matter as an excuse to pause work on the project without notifying us causing us further delays. Recently, we serviced them a notice for contract termination for their failure to adhere to mentioned services. In response, they have wrongfully accused me of talking badly about their staff & making insulting & inappropriate comments about their work which have made the working relationship difficult. Do we have legal rights to pursue?

Entitlement for air ticket upon termination of employment

Q: Sir My unlimited employment contract is with a company in JAFZA with benefits on family status. As the company intends to shut down and shift outside JAFZA, my services have been terminated. Will I be entitled to an air ticket for the self & family? And will it be only a one-way ticket or it will be a return ticket?

Leaving the country without settling debts

Q: Hello Sir, I would like to move to Qatar very soon, however, I have credit card debts in the UAE. Please give an advice that I can move without settling credit card debts. If so, will I be arrested in other GCC countries due to the non-settlement of debts in UAE?

Checking absconding case and possibility of entering the UAE

Q: I want to know if I have an absconding case and ban in the UAE.

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تجميد مكافأة نهاية الخدمة في البنك بسبب قرض

س: السلام عليكم، أنا إماراتي ولقد قمت بتغير جهة العمل وطلبت مكافأة نهاية الخدمة. نزل المبلغ بعد انضمامي للعمل ب ٣ أشهر ولم أنقطع عن السداد والراتب الجديد أعلى من الراتب السابق. قام البنك بحجز المبلغ، وعند مطالبتي به رفض ويصر على تسديد مبلغ القرض بالمبلغ المحجوز. السؤال، هل هذا قانوني وهل يمكنني رفض هذا الإجراء؟ وشكراً ملاحظه، القرض أعلى من ٢٠ ضعف الراتب ويقولون أن هذا هو السبب.

Dispute with the landlord for a wrongful claim of non-vacating

Q: The landlord has complained in the Rental Disputes Center that we are not vacating and has demanded 10 months rent. Whereas our shop was already vacated and DEWA final bill was also done. In this case, what is my right and how should I proceed?

Cancellation of an employment contract before getting visa

Q: What is the legal situation for an employee who signed a contract with an employer but before joining the new employer or even make a work visa he wants to reject the contract? The contract is not limited to a period of time.

Blocking visa processing in case of bounced cheque case

Q: I was applying to sponsor my family but I noticed that there is a cheque bounce case registered on me by a finance house. What is the possible way out to settle this?

Claim against a beauty salon for negligence and damage

Q: My wife recently had her nails done in Abu Dhabi. During the so-called soaking off of the old nails which included using acetone & aluminium foil, after a time my wife noted her fingers were becoming sore. After removing the foils, her fingertips were showing extensive burns. In 20 odd years, this has never happened. Can we claim for this type of negligence? I have emailed the salon concerned, twice & messaged the owner, but have had no reply. Please advise. Thanks

Absconding case for leaving job and lifting the ban

Commercial recovery case for the non-payment of invoice