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Claiming an outstanding debt from a client in Dubai

Q: Hi, We run a small consulting and design firm in Cape Town, South Africa. We recently were commissioned by a client in Dubai to develop their brand strategy and revise their website. The last 25% payment is due and the client refuses to release this payment. It`s a small amount of around $2500. What are our options without finding ourselves in debt? Thank you

Returning to the UAE after leaving with pending loans

Q: Someone has a police case of credit cards, loans and absconding, and then got a job offer but the visa cannot be issued because of the cases. Can he or she be entitled to get a new visa so he or she can manage to pay the dues?

Termination during probation and claiming salary and passport

Q: Good day, My brother came on an employment visa, and after a while, they asked him to leave. So he simply asked to calculate his salary for these days and get his passport to search for another job. They refused and they asked for money to release the passport. My brother went to court and filed a case to retrieve the passport, but they said we can`t do anything as you have no ID or any identification documents. Please advise on what to do.

Possibility of extradition from the UAE for a bounced cheque

Q: Dear Mr Naser, I am a dual UK - Iranian national and have a criminal judgment against me in Iran due to a bounced cheque. I have been sentenced to 1 year in prison. I am currently in the UAE, what is the probability of extradition to Iran to serve the sentence?

Consequences of resignation in a limited employment contract

Q: Hello, I am here on a limited contract of 2 years and I`m not interested in continuing my employment. My contract states that I`m liable for any "legal fees" for terminating the contract early. I`m still within my three-month probation period and I am wondering about a couple of things. Is there a penalty for leaving early? Do I have to give the standard 30-day notice? Am I liable for my own airfare home? Any other information you think would be helpful would also be greatly appreciated.

Forcefully extending the notice period of an employee

Q: One of my friends is working in the UAE for almost 5 years. He got a new job and resigned from his current job with a one-month notice period as per the contract. He was also required by the new employer to join him within one month. But his current employer is threatening him to spend at least 3 months with him as notice period or he will make any case against him to stop him joining the new company. Can you please help in the light of the UAE labor law?

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Outstanding dues for Etisalat and possible legal action

Q: I had a pending payment of AED 7200 for Etisalat, but due to some financial issues, I couldn`t pay it for a long time. Now, they have finally told me about legal action or travel ban. Please tell me how can I get out of this problem.

Criminal complaint against a bank collection employee

Q: I have a credit card with 7,000/ limit and now the total overdue is 8400/. Last 6 months I was partly paying my minimum due and constantly in contact with the bank. I even asked for a payment plan with a fixed amount to be paid monthly. Today a representative called me and screamed at me and even commented about my family. I want to make a complaint against her and for her to apologize to me. Please help me.

Claiming entitlements of a managing director upon resignation

Q: I was the MD of a DFM listed company during 2013-15. I resigned as MD in 2015 June and as a board member in 2016 Jan. The company owes me board fees amounting to AED 80,000 (approx). The company is not responding to my reminders. How can this amount be recovered asap, process, time and cost? Please, let me know. Thanks.

Clearing a bounced cheque for a loan after paying the fine

Q: Good day! Please reply ASAP. Actually, I have cheque bounce case recently up to AED 51000 from Duniya Finance but I’m out of the UAE for 1 year due to my family mishap. Now, I want to visit the UAE again to search for a job! What is the procedure now? Will they arrest me or I have to pay a fine? If I pay the fine, will I be free of the claimed amount or I have to pay the amount to the bank after paying the fine?

Failing to repay loans and negotiating with the bank

Q: Hi, Good morning! I`m the CEO of a company and this is for a poor and helpless girl who is working in my niece`s office. One boy from Kerala pretended to be loving her, had physical relation and he took some nude photos. Later, he started blackmailing her and forced to go for a car loan, personal loan and other borrowings to the extent of AED 100,000. She is a fatherless girl and working for a job at AED 3000. The boy has escaped to Kerala and now not attending the calls. His mother, sister and brother in law are working in Dubai! Now, the bank and other institutions started putting tremendous pressure on her and she is in a mental trauma. She doesn`t have the money to close all these loans or pay lawyer fees to pursue a case! What to do? She is a 22-year-old girl from India and now in grieve!! It would be a really great help if you could give a proper legal advice that would certainly give her a ray of hope to live further! Await your reply. Best regards, Suresh

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Claiming labor entitlements from employer without employment visa

Q: I am an expatriate from India. I have received an appointment from my employer in April 2018 with an appointment letter as Sales Account Manager. The employer told me he will bring me to Dubai with a visit visa and then apply for employment visa when I start working. I joined the company on April 24th 2018 in Dubai and worked for 3 months and no employment visa applied by the employer for me. I generated business from customers from the market as per my job responsibility. As my visit visa expiry was due on July 22nd 2018, on July 20th 2018 I exit the country to India on their direction and came back again on a visit visa with the assurance of employment visa. Now, the company is not paying me the salary as mentioned in the appointment letter. I am working for the company without being paid any money. I feel that my position has been exploited by the organization for my blind faith in them. Is there any way I can claim salary from the employer legally, as I am working for the company?

Seeking to increase the basic salary in offer letter

Q: Once we receive the offer letter, for example, if our salary is 6000 and a basic pay is 2000, do we have the right to ask an employer for raising the basic pay? What if he rejects our request?

Getting the passport of guarantor back from public prosecution

Q: Hi. I kept my passport as a guarantee for a friend in the public prosecution more than two years back. He left the country without telling me and hasn`t come back into the country so far. In the meantime, I am stuck here with my passport in court. I have tried setting up meetings with the public prosecutor but every time the online application gets rejected, even for a meeting with the public prosecutor. This has created a big issue for me and my family. Is there anything I can do to get my passport out?

Possibility of getting a labour ban after resignation

Q: My visa is for clerk archives, I already completed 1 year last July 2018. I`m planning to resign. Will I get a labour ban?

Payment of the full credit card dues after paying the fine

Q: Dear Sir, I have a credit card cheque bounce case of AED 57,000. I`ve already paid the fine of AED 2020 in the police station but the bank is still calling me a for the payment of AED 57,000. They told me they`re filing a civil case against me. Please tell me about the further procedure if they file a civil case, and if there is any travel ban or any other fine on me.