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Removing travel ban after paying the fine of a bounced cheque

Q: I have a case of bounced cheque from one customer. The amount is AED 250000. The customer was called to Police Station and paid a fine of AED 30000. The question is, will the travel ban be removed or will it still be in place?

Liability for the repair of water leakage from an upper apartment

Q: We were told that there was water leakage coming from our unit and the below unit has complained. There was no water leakage found in our unit during the inspection. The technician said his engineer will decide. A week later, the FM engineer from Al Shirawi called my husband and threatened us to quickly proceed with rectification works and our unit is fully responsible for paying all the costs. We have requested them in emails to justify that indicated in their 1-page report - hacking bedroom tiles, new bathroom floor and grouting work. They have not replied to justify why. OA Menu has a RULE 6 clause 6.5 on a shared cost factor. Up till now, the OA Manager from SAGA Intl. kept on insisting that our unit is to pay all costs including any third party testings. He also demanded me to furnish a copy of the POA to him as I am the one who replies to the emails. My husband is the owner and we are staying in the unit. Does the OA Manager have the right to ask for the POA and ignore the OA Menu on the shared cost clause? Many thanks.

Dependant visa status when the sponsor is changing job

Q: I am working in Dubai and have sponsored my wife who is also working in Dubai. Now, I have got another employment opportunity in Abu Dhabi, so I will not be able to hold my wife`s visa while my new visa gets issued. I will sponsor my wife again once I get a new visa but my question is, what will happen with her current job? Will she have to terminate the work contract because of the cancellation of visa?

حماية براءات وعلامات المشاريع التجارية من المنافسة غير المشروعة في الأردن

س: السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته. أسعى للقيام بمشروع علمي تجاري فيه إفادة للمجتمع وربح شبه مؤكد لي ولشركائي، ولكن لدينا ميزانية محدودة بعض الشيء. سؤالي هو، أولاً كيف يمكننا حماية فكرة المشروع ومنع الغير من تقليدها، أي هل يجب أن تكون فريدة من نوعها؟ وثانياً، كيف يمكن التقدم للحصول على قرض استثماري إن لم يكن هناك ضمانات كافية للبنك من أموال منقولة أو غير منقولة؟ جازاكم الله خيرا أيها الأساتذة الكرام.

طلب إعادة فتح باب المرافعة في قضية عمالية

س: السلام عليكم أنا عندى قضية عمالية وكانت قيمة المطالبة بالمبالغ هى 78000 ألف درهم، ولكن ليس هناك أى مستند يثبت أنني استلمت الراتب أو أن الشركه سلمتنى الراتب. فالشركه طلبت حلف اليمين، وفي يوم الجلسه التي كان يفترض أن أحلف بها اليمين حضرت متاخراً ولم يرضَ القاضي أن يسجل حضورى متأخراً وطلب مني أن أقدم طلباً لإعاده فتح باب المرافعة. تم تقديم الطلب ولكن تفاجأت أن الطلب رفض والمحكمة حكمت بتذكرة الطيران فقط بدون أي متعلقات أخرى وقد مر علي 8 أشهر عمل فى الشركة. أرجو الإفادة، ما الإجراء التالى لأحلف اليمين وأحصل على مستحقاتي؟ جزاكم الله خير.

Avoiding civil proceedings by the bank upon criminal case closure

Q: Dear Sir, I had a loan of AED 20,000 and I was paying my instalment every month until I lost my job. My outstanding amount was only AED 8000 by then, but hence I didn`t have a job and I couldn`t pay for 7 months. However, as I found a new job I started to pay again but a case was filed already by this time. I was jailed for 2 days and I was presented to the courts where they gave me a fine of AED 2000, then I was released. Now, the recovery department is calling me again and telling me to pay AED 14000 as they say that`s my current outstanding amount. They say that a civil case will be filed if I fail to pay. So what will happen if they filed a civil case? Please advice.

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Travel ban effect on the family of the banned person

Q: Hi. I want to clear a doubt regarding travel ban. If a person has travel ban due to a cheque case, can his sponsored family like his wife or children travel to the UAE or not? Anybody, please give me a proper answer.

إثبات الدين عن طريق وسائل الاتصال الحديثة وفقاً لقانون البينات الأردني

س: أرجو إفادتي في مسألة إثبات دين. طلب مني زميلي في العمل مبلغ من المال (5000 دينار) كان بحاجة ماسة إليه لإيداع مبلغ شيك أعطاه لشخص اقترض منه مبلغ ليرده مع الفائدة. قمت بتدبير المبلغ له؛ ونظراً للثقة المتبادلة بيننا لم أطلب منه أي إثبات خطي أو عقد، وحولت المبلغ من حسابي البنكي الى حسابه. لم يذكر سوى أنه سيرد المبلغ خلال شهر، ولكن بعد المطالبة والإلحاح ولم أحصل سوى على وعود مؤجلة برد المبلغ. وحتى لم ينفع التهديد بالشكوى لدى إدارة الشركة بل أنكر بالكامل عندما أثرت الموضوع وقال ليس هناك ما يثبت أي دين علي "وافعل ما تشاء". وهذا الحديث حصل الآن بعد مرور سنة وثلاثة شهور تقريباً على اقتراض المبلغ. الآن أنا أريد أن أرفع عليه دعوى ولكن لا اعرف على ماذا استند، فليس هناك أي عقد فعلاً ولا شهود، عندي فقط رسالته على الواتساب التي يطلب فيها المبلغ مني، وعندما حولت المبلغ أرسلت له رسالة أيضاً على الواتساب وشكرني على ذلك. أرجو مساعدتي، كيف يمكن أن أسترد المبلغ منه ولا أريد أن أدفع ثمن ثقتي بالناس لأنني أردت المساعدة فقط. هل فاتت المدة على ذلك؟ وهل ستكون دعواي مجدية في ظل عدم وجود إثباتات؟

Travel ban status in case of police investigation

Q: Can I travel to my country for annual leave on Saturday while police are conducting an investigation of some salary card missing in our camp?

How to get visa approval after rejection for "security reasons"

Q: Rejection of a UAE visa for "security reasons" My employment visa got rejected 7 times and visit visa 6 times due to security reasons. Can you get approval from Abu Dhabi Immigration?

طريقة تنفيذ الأحكام العربية وفقاً لاتفاقية الرياض

س: هل تطبق أحكام اتفاقية الرياض للتعاون القضائي في القضايا التنفيذية؟

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Explanation of Law No. 7 of 2006 Concerning Real Property Registration in Dubai

Q: What is Law No. (7) of 2006 Concerning Real Property Registration in the Emirate of Dubai? What does it mean?

التعويض عن نقصان ثمن المبيع بسبب عيب خفي قديم

س: وجدت نفسي ضحية عملية غش بعد أسبوعين فقط من شراء سيارة توقف محركها عن العمل بشكل مفاجئ فعلمت من الميكانيكي أن العيب قديم يعود لحادث تعرضت له السيارة. فهل يمكنني في هذه الحالة إلغاء العقد وطلب التعويض عن الخسائر التي لحقت بي؟ علماً أن السيارة مستوردة من أمريكا وكنت أول من يستعملها بالمملكة، كما تتوفر معي شهادة الفحص وشهادة المطابقة من البائع. أرجو المساعدة رجاء وشكرا لكم.

Presenting evidence for deceit in defence of a bounced cheque case

Q: I need guidance regarding a civil case against my brother for issuing a cheque of AED 270000 having no sufficient amount in his account. The other person made some trade deal for selling precious stones to my brother and he took advance cheques from my brother and advance signatures on the invoice, LPO and delivery note. My brother trusted him but later he did not deliver anything to him and rather started blackmailing my brother to give the money otherwise he will make a civil case against him. My brother refused to pay any amount for the deal he never received, which resulted in making proper legal documents by the opposite party against my brother through a lawyer and made a civil case against my brother in Sharjah. Now, my brother is in Sharjah central jail since Jan 2017. Every month, he appears in the court and the judge asks him to pay money but he refuses every time & requests to call the opposite party to the court. However, neither he nor his lawyer appeared the last 10 months in court. I need guidance.

Employee's rights when forced to be downgraded

Q: Sir, I am employed in this company since April 13, 2011. I was recently informed that my company is cutting back on expenses, and I am no longer needed in my position. They offered to continue hiring me as Documents Controller for a lower unspecified salary. The reason is that they are abolishing my department for which I am the Manager receiving AED 21500 and AED 4500 housing allowance. Ultimately, I refused. So they decided to terminate me asap, and the termination letter will be given to me in a few days. Through your kind assistance, I wish to know what compensation is due to me for being terminated. By the way, just in case this info if significant in my case, I suffered a heart attack last September 7, 2017. I was welcomed back to work December 15, 2017, with a total leave of 96 days. I do not wish to continue because their treatment for me since reporting back is not the same, the new general manager is aloof and disrespectful towards me. Thank you in advance. Regards, MELVIN ESTEPA

Consequences of failing to return to work after vacation

Q: Good day. My friend left the UAE last Oct. 2016 for vacation, but unfortunately, he didn`t come back because of family matters. His in-law family says that he cant come back to the UAE because they put some cases against him so that he stays here in the Philippines. Is there a possibility that he can check it, even he is outside the UAE? He likes to go back to the UAE.