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Consequences of early exit from a warehouse tenancy contract

Q: Greetings, Dear Sir, I have rented one warehouse in Feb 2018 and want to terminate my contract because of financial issues, but the landlord is demanding 4 months rent as a penalty. Please be noted that in the contract, the termination clause is mentioned as "Termination of the tenancy contract is possible only after fully agreed terms by both parties". Kindly advise, and also give any reference form law section.

Landlord's right of early exit option from the tenancy contract

Q: I am renting out my villa located in Palm Jumeirah, Dubai. The tenancy contract will start on 01 June 2018 to 31 May 2019. My question is that, can I mention in the addendum that the landlord has the right to terminate the tenancy contract before the expiry date by giving a 3 months` written notice to the tenant?

Issues with a real estate company regarding the final payment

Q: Good afternoon, I purchased through Leptos Estates in 2005. I was in dispute over a final payment because they never completed the snagging. The last invoice they sent me was in 2008 at which time I contacted them to say I was still unhappy as they hadn`t rectified the snagging issues. There has been no correspondence from them regarding this for over 10 years so I assumed they had accepted my counterclaim. They have now sent me an invoice claiming the interest of over 10,000 euro. Am I liable or is there a case that they have failed to try to recover this amount even if I have to pay interest as stated at the last invoice in 2008? Leptos claims that we owe them as monies were outstanding even though they haven`t invoiced me or contacted me by email regarding this in 10 years. In that time, I have not changed my email address and have had my post redirected if ever I was not at my home address. I would appreciate your thoughts.

Settlement of possible cases for outstanding bank debts

Q: Hi! I want to know where I must go to check police case/s filed against me by the banks and where and how will I pay the fine.

Legal proceedings against the seller of illegal property

Q: Hello I have bought a property in Isfahan, but when I went to sell it I found out that there are problems with the land it is on and it was illegally built. Should the lawyer acting on my behalf when I purchased it not have done a search and found out this before proceeding with the sale? What can I do now?

Drafting terms and conditions for a startup website

Q: Dears, I`m currently working on a startup website which follows the Youtube model (pay users for their contribution) based on the effect of the contribution on the society and community. I would like some help in writing the terms and conditions for the website. Do you advise that we draft the T&C and then it is reviewed by a legal team or should be written by a legal team from the beginning? Could you give a rough figure or range on what to expect for the cost of such a service?

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Cancellation of visa in case of losing the Emirates ID

Q: Hi I lost my Emirates ID, will my employer be able to cancel my visa?

Calculation of the End of Service Gratuity upon termination

Q: I am looking for advice on how to best proceed with receiving the amount of gratuity promised in my contract. I have worked for my employer for 4 years on an unlimited contract. One month before my visa renewal, the employer informed me that they will not renew my visa and will end the working relationship. My contract states that my basic salary is AED 13,000, with no subdivisions. Now, the employer claims that this was a mistake and they meant to write AED 6,000 as basic salary and allocate the rest for travel, living etc. They are only willing to pay the gratuity based on this amount. Please advise, what is the amount the employer owes me as gratuity and how to proceed?

Assistance to know whether an offer letter is fake or genuine

Q: I got a job offer from a company in Dubai today, telling me to send a signed copy to a travel agent there. Is the offer fake, because I have not been interviewed?

Police report is crucial before issuing a replacement of a lost cheque

Q: Hi, I live in Abu Dhabi. My landlord lost one of the rental cheques. I have a receipt and a Tawtheeq of when I handed them over to him. I told him to go to the police and file a lost report and then I can issue a new cheque to him but he states that this will take too much time. He suggests that he gives me a paper saying that if they find the cheque they will return it to me and to give them a new cheque. Please note that it`s a company managing my landlord`s properties. Please advise

Different designation between the offer letter and labor contract

Q: Hi Mrs Khan, I have recently received a job offer, I have two questions in regards to that. 1. The designation mentioned in my offer letter is "Engineer", but in the MOL contract it`s mentioned as "Sales Representative". After contacting the HR of the company for clarification, they told me that due to Emiratisation and quick approvals they are issuing "Sales Representative" visa and after 6 months or a year, I can reproach them and get the designation in the MOL changed. My question here, is it possible to amend the designation in the labour contract in the future and how easy or difficult this process is? What are the disadvantages I may face (if any) of having a "Sales Representative" visa? 2. I have signed the MOL and send it to the company, but it`s been 7 working days and I am still waiting for work permit approval, isn`t this quite slow for a work permit approval? My contract is a limited contract. Thank you

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Travel ban clearance after paying fine for bounced cheque

Q: Hi Sir, My credit card cheque was bounced and I got in jail and paid the fine after the public prosecution hearing, but they did not give me a clearance. They just let me out in the jail. I would like to ask if I have a travel ban. The bank keeps sending me and for the 8th time that my cheque was bounced again. Is it also possible that they can repeatedly bounce my cheque? They also threatened me that they will file a civil case a week after the other case was finished.

Registration of company trademark and related services

Q: Hi. I am looking for help for 2 parts for our company: 1- We would like to register our company logo and brand services as a trademark 2- Once we have completed that, we would like to get certain misleading domain either cancelled or transferred to us through ICANN Please let us know the process here in the forum and cost in a Private Message. Then we can discuss in detail.

Non-compliance with the demand letter sent to the recipient

Q: After giving the demand letter and the recipient did not comply with the agreed terms, do we go to the police?

Sale of a property and completing the transactions of transfer

Q: Can the following transaction(s) be done amongst the buyer/seller through the developer and Dubai Land Department in ONE ( 1 ) DAY? 1- Balance payment paid to the developer against the property. 2- NOC charges paid to the developer for property registration in Dubai Land Department. 3- PoA sold the same property to a new buyer on the same date. 4- Developer issued property registration letter to Dubai Land Department in favour of the new buyer. 5- New buyer paid Oqood, ERES, property registration charges on the same date. 6- Intial contract of sale issued to the new buyer by Dubai Land Department on the same date. 7- Transfer of ownership of the same property done by Dubai Land Department from legal heirs of the deceased to the new buyer on the same date. 8- Property Registration Letter of depicting that the deceased legal heirs sold it on the same date. 9- Passport of the Attorney was expired ( so how come these transactions can be honored legally as per Dubai real estate laws )?

Filing a case against the employer for arbitrary dismissal

Q: Is it possible if I file a complaint against my employer to go outside the country even for only one month? I will file arbitrary dismissal because they terminated me for no reason.