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UAE
Employment offer letter and work permit in the UAE
Q: Sir, I am currently in India. An offer letter was sent to me by an employer and I have signed it. Later, I came to know that this company tortures the workers and even salaries are not paid in time. I am scared. A week ago, they sent me an email asking me to sign "prerequisite for the issuance of work permit", which I have not yet responded. Will I have to face a ban if I do not sign it? Can they issue a visa for me without me signing it? Please help me.
Feb 8, 2017
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UAE
Early termination of lease contract by the tenant
Q: Hi, I am the landlord, my tenant wants to terminate the contract but he has already paid the rental amount in advance as per the contract. Now that he wants to terminate the contract do I have to reimburse him his money or I am not obliged to legally?Feb 8, 2017
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UAE
What to do if employer delays your visa issuance
Q: Dear Sir, I am an Endodontist Dentist from India. I got offer letter on 29 July 2016. The HAAD licence for a specialist dentist was complete on 14 October 2016. I contacted my employer regarding employment visa but every time he gave me an excuse! Now is 23 January 2017 till now there is no proper response from the employer about the employment visa. How should I move out of the situation? What legal procedures can I follow so that the employer either get me employment visa or let me move out to search any other job without getting work ban? Kindly help me in the situation.Feb 8, 2017
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UAE
Sale of a jointly owned apartment in Dubai
Q: I have the following legal situation with which I would like to seek an advice and potential representation. The facts are as following: myself, my sister and our mother own 75% of shares in an apartment in Dubai. The remaining 25% owns our father, ex-husband of our mother. They recently got divorced in Russia. We are all citizens of Russian Federation. Now we want to sell the apartment, but our father refuses to sell his share of ownership so that to make it impossible for us to receive any income from this apartment. Russian court decided that after divorce each party (mother and father) keeps his/her 25% of ownership. What possible legal options we have in order to be able to sell this apartment? Or what can we do in order to sell our 75% ownership in this apartment?
Feb 8, 2017
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UAE
Visa application charges
Q: Are there any charges for online registration with Dubai Immigration for visa application? My sponsor asking money - AED 4500 for opening an online account. Please advise.Feb 8, 2017
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UAE
Health insurance claim
Q: Dears, I have a health insurance claim of 50K AED that was rejected by the insurance company because they think it is a pre-existing condition. The health issue was a heart attack that occurred for the first time so it is not a pre-existing condition. I would like to make an appeal on that rejection. I have all the documents (medical reports, invoices...). Best regards.Feb 8, 2017
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UAE
Positive blood test for cocaine
Q: My brother arrested in Dubai and has had a positive blood test for cocaine.Feb 7, 2017
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UAE
Hiring freelancers for an online business
Q: To whom this may concern, I am a Canadian citizen living in Al Ain city in the United Arab Emirates. I am currently thinking of starting an online business similar to "Talabat.com" if you know it except it will not be a food service. I have some people in mind that can work with me as freelancers but at the same time, I am wondering what are the rules to follow as an expat regarding this issue. I don`t know if I need to draft up contracts etc. I just want to be on the safe side. I`d love to hear back from you. Regards, M
Feb 6, 2017
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UAE
Term of limited employment contracts
Q: Is an employment contract with a term of 3 yrs a limited contract, or limited contracts are only limited to a term of 2 yrs?Feb 1, 2017
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UAE
Civil claim for the bounced cheque amount
Q: Hi there, A person bounced a cheque on me for a considerable sum of money. I filed a police case and it went to court. The judge ruled on the 24th January and the accused was sent to jail. However, there was no part of the judgment compelling the accused to pay the money owed. I believe I can take a civil case against the accused to get the money owed, but I don`t know if this is correct or indeed how to go about doing this. I would be most grateful for any adviсe.Feb 1, 2017
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UAE
Compensation for personal injury
Q: What is the position of UAE law on personal injuries? What is the mechanism of identifying the fault and calculating compensation?
Jan 31, 2017
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UAE
End of service gratuity calculation
Q: Hi there, If you could please let me know how is End of Service gratuity calculated for resigning employee on unlimited employment contract in Dubai?Jan 31, 2017
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UAE
Refusal to pay for the job done
Q: We are a software company who have signed a contract with a client. The contract expired in Nov. 2015. We continued to work with the client on the project. We received 5 payments out of 7 payments that were due. Each payment was linked to a milestone in the project. Now the client claims the software solution is not up to the quality they want and they want to sue us for damages. In the contract, we have a clause that says they can sue for a maximum of 50% of the money they paid us. However, each of the 5 payments they made were linked to a milestone of the project contract and the payments that were made were approved by their managers who now claim that the software quality has an issue. Are they entitled to sue for damages? How can we best protect ourselves?
Jan 30, 2017
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UAE
Can consumer be sued for a negative review?
Q: Hi, I just wanted clarification on something. I recently wrote to a clinic where I had a bad experience - in a private email - to complain about the service. The clinic has now threatened me with breach of Federal Law. I haven`t published anything on social media but did say in my email that I wouldn`t recommend the clinic on platforms where families chat about which clinic they should choose for IVF. How much in trouble am I with the Clinic? What can they do? I was just expressing my personal experience! Thank you.Jan 29, 2017
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UAE
Estimated timeline for obtaining a final judgment
Q: How long does it take to get an enforceable judgment before the courts of Abu Dhabi?Jan 29, 2017
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Bahrain
Indemnity calculation for an employee in Kingdom of Bahrain
Q: Indemnity calculation in Bahrain for terminated employee on an indefinite employment contract.
Jan 24, 2017
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