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Is there a jail penalty to enforce a civil case judgment?

Q: My question is regarding a civil case. Someone I know is serving a criminal sentence for 3 years for fraud of AED 35 Million. There is also a civil case against him. He cannot afford to pay AED35 million. He will finish the criminal sentence in 3 months. Will he continue to be in jail for the civil case? How long will this sentence be?

تنفيذ حكم صادر من محكمة إماراتية على مواطن مصري في مصر

س: هل يمكن تنفيذ حكم صادر من محكمة إماراتية على مواطن مصري بمصر في قضية خيانة أمانة؟

The applicable law on a case filed by a company registered with a civil license

Q: I have a professional company with a civil license. It is formulated as per the UAE civil transactions law and special artisan act of Dubai. I have a court case in Dubai courts and it was registered as a commercial case. There are some differences between the commercial company law and civil transactions law. For example, a partner of a commercial company cannot make agreements and contracts with any family relative without the approval of all partners, but the civil transactions law does not mention any such restriction and only states that a partner can give work to anybody. Which law is applicable to a civil company in a commercial case? Is there any advantage or difference in requesting the court to re-file this case as a civil case since the company has been formulated under civil transactions law?

شروط الوكالة المطلوبة لزواج وافد من مواطنة إماراتية

س: شروط إصدار توكيل زواج من خارج الدولة؟ علماً أن الخطيب موجود في بريطانيا وأنا مواطنة إماراتية.

الامتناع عن سداد الأقساط وإلزام المطور بالتعويض عن التأخير بالتسليم

س: السلام عليكم اشتريت وحدة عقارية من مطور عقاري عام 2015 وتاريخ التسليم يوليو 2018 وفترة السماح تنتهي يوليو 2019 ولم استلم الوحدة إلى الآن. استعلمت من دائرة الأراضي والأملاك عن نسبة الإنجاز وكانت 80.7% وأيضاً استعلمت إذا كانت الوحدة قد تم تسجيلها باسمي وكان رد دائرة الأراضي بأنها مازالت تحت اسم المطور وعلي مراجعة المطور مع العلم أن المطور استلم مني 24% من قيمة العقد كرسوم تسجيل. كنت منتظم في السداد إلى القسط الثامن بتاريخ يونيو 2018 وتبقى قسطين، التاسع عند اكتمال الهيكل والعاشر عند التسليم. الآن، المطور أرسل إيميل يطلب القسط التاسع قبل الأخير. هل هناك ضرر علي عند الرفض بالسداد بسبب التأخير وعدم التسليم في الوقت المحدد وهل يستطيع المطور وضع غرامة علي في حال التخلف عن الدفع كما هو منصوص في العقد؟ سبق وطلبت منهم التعويض وذكروا أنه عند التسليم تتم حسبة التأخير والتعويض على ذلك. مذكور في العقد أنه في حال تأخر التسليم هناك تعويض بنسبة 4% من قيمة المبلغ المدفوع وأن محكمة الاختصاص هي محكمة دبي المالية. شاكرا لكم النصح والإرشاد

What should you do after getting a labour judgment

Q: I filed a case against my company due to the non-payment of my salaries and EOSB. I got a judgement today. Kindly advise on the next step and how many days it will take to get my money from the court after the judgement.

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نقل ملكية شقة موجودة في الإمارات إلى الورثة المقيمين في مصر

س: السلام عليكم، مصري كان مقيم في الإمارات واشترى شقة بعقد بيع ابتدائي ثم توفي. السؤال: كيف تُنقَل ملكية الشقة إلى الورثة (الأبناء والزوجة) المقيمين في مصر؟

Escrow cheque recovery when the contracts are not signed

Q: There was an MOU which was entered between the buyer (we) and seller on 17 February 2020. Due to less valuation by the bank, the contract was revised and the initial agreement was cancelled. The new agreement was made on 11 March 2020 and it was again cancelled due to error by the agent in the agreement as he had written a wrong size of the apartment. So the third contract was made but it was not signed due to the global pandemic situation and the selling price mentioned was higher than the agreed price and it was also signed by the seller. There was no contract thereafter as all the initial contracts were cancelled and as we have given escrow cheque to the agent, they are asking for hefty fees to be paid and then they will release the escrow cheque. So can you please advise in the given case?

Claiming fees from ex-employer for extra work requested after leaving

Q: Hi, I used to work for a company under DMCC and my last day was on Dec 31, 2019. I signed my EOS one week before the said date as I had to leave the country. Then they asked me to continue working with them till the end of Feb 2020 remotely from the USA as they didn`t find a replacement for me and I agreed as a favour to help them (I have emails as proof). When I asked them for a contract they told me it`s fine we will continue with the same contract and pay you when your manager approves of your working hours and my manager approved all my work hours (I have emails as proof). Now the company is experiencing a financial problem and didn`t pay me the last one week of Dec 2019 + January and Feb 2020, they keep asking me to wait until they got some money and pay me. Till now, I still have good relations with them, but the problem I feel the company will not recover as most of the employees including my manager filed cases and resigned because the company is not paying them.

إجراءات ومتطلبات الطلاق بالتراضي في الإمارات

س: السلام عليكم. اتفقت أنا وزوجتي على الطلاق بالتراضي. أنا أسكن في الشارقة وإقامتي من دبي. - أين علينا التوجه لبدء إجراءات الطلاق؟ هل يمكن أن أقوم بها في الشارقة؟ - هل هناك إجراءات طلاق سريع بحيث ينتهي في زيارة واحدة مع القاضي بدلاً من القيام بعدة جلسات مع الموجه الأسري؟ - ليس لدينا أقارب أو أصدقاء مقربين ليشهدوا على الطلاق، فهل تقوم المحكمة بتأمين الشهود من جهتها ليشهدوا على واقعة الطلاق؟ - إقامة زوجتي على كفالتي وتنتهي في ٤/٢٠٢١، هل تلغى إقامتها فوراً عند الطلاق أم تبقى سارية على إقامتي حتي تنتهي في وقتها الطبيعي ٤/٢٠٢١؟ شكراً جزيلاً.

رفع قضية عضل ولي بسبب رفض الأب لخاطبٍ كفء

س: السلام عليكم، تقدمت مرتين لخطبة فتاة وكان سبب الرفض في المرتين مختلفًا بالرغم من أن والد البنت موافق وسأل عني كثيرًا وأشاد بي أمام العائلة، ولكن تدخل أشخاص من طرف أم البنت لفقوا لأبي اتهامات زورًا رفض الأب بعدها. المرة الثانية رد علينا بعد شهر تقريبًا وسبب الرفض كان نفس الأشخاص الذين اتهموني بشيء آخر أن أمي ليست أمي مع أنهم يكذبون على والد البنت والأب يعرف هذا الشيء ولكن لا يريد أن يزوجني ابنته بسبب زوجته وإخوان زوجته الذين يضغطون عليه باستمرار والأب عصبي جدًا لا يتفاهم مع أحد. هل يمكن للبنت رفع قضية عضل؟

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Inability to pay the rent due to the current Corona-virus situation

Q: The situation is bad because of Corona-virus. I couldn`t pay the rent. Two bank cheques have bonused. I asked the shop owner many times to give some relief but he refused. He has filed a case against me in RDC. I have been paying rent since December 2017. I could not continue paying due to the circumstances. What should I do now?

Claiming money lent to a person against a cheque that bounced later

Q: I had entered into a private loan contract with an individual. The security cheque he issued bounced when I tried to cash it against the non-payment of the loan. I have filed a complaint with the police about a month ago, however, I am told that it is currently awaiting judgment. He`s been operating this way with a few other people as well, issuing bad cheques as security for loans taken. Q1. Is it normal for judgement on a bounced cheque to take so long? What can I do to request to expedite the judgement? Q2. What action can be taken to report the individual and the modus operandi so that others can be protected from falling prey in the future? Q3. I’m sure there are many more people who may be in the same situation as me and two others who I have found. How can I legally try and publicize the case to get others to come forward as witnesses?

Requirements for starting an eCommerce company and sponsoring family

Q: I want to know if I can form an eCommerce company with 2 partners (me and my wife). And can I assign some responsibilities to take over from there? In this case, how will the children be under what sponsorship (I have 3 kids)?

Possibility of changing the local partner shares and profits in an LLC

Q: Hello, Is it possible to amend an MoA after the LLC incorporation to reduce local sponsor`s shares and % profit distribution? Is there any minimum amount for the local sponsor on shares to be held and % profit distribution? Thank you for your reply.

تزوير تاريخ توقيع كمبيالة

س: في حال تزوير تاريخ توقيع كمبيالة، ماذا يترتب على الكمبيالة والمزور؟