Questions & Answers

Q: I have a cheque of AED 35000 given by a person and it bounced. What is the procedure? I have already complained at the police station. What if I file a case against him? What is the procedure and what are the legal actions to be taken against him?

Liability for bounced cheques in case of joint signatory authority

Q: I was a partner in a company with joint signing authority for the bank account. I sold my share and the memorandum of association changed. However, due to some reasons or busy schedule, I could not change my signing authority from the bank. My partner issued me a letter that for all released cheques, he will be responsible. Now, in the current situation, some cheques are bounced and police called me. Please advise, what should I do? Will this letter and change in memorandum protect me? My partner is still accepting his liabilities for all bounced cheques but he has no money to settle, and I am stuck. Kindly advise.

Refund of money paid for purchasing a beauty salon that never happened

Q: Hi, We are planning to buy a beauty salon and we have given the owner a deposit of AED 20k. After a week he asked for another AED 50k as he has dues that need to be settled with the landlord. He gave us a cheque for AED 50k which bounced because the account has been closed a long time back as per the bank. It’s been 49 days and the transfer is not done yet. Can we file a civil case and ask for moral damage as we lost a lot of money since the business is not operating yet? Can we still get our AED 70k that we had given to him?

شروط وإجراءات منح رخصة مكتب عقاري في الأردن

س: الرجاء المساعدة. ما هي شروط الحصول على رخصة مكتب عقاري، ومن هي الجهة المخولة إصدار هذه الرخص؟

Non-competition clause as a restrictive covenant in the employee's contract

Q: Good morning. An American company is working as an advisor for the Dubai government. The company has got employees to sign a non-competition clause document, prohibiting them from working for the same clients for a period of 1 year. Now, employees resigned and might work directly or indirectly with the same clients. The company is threatening to sue the former employees for non-compliance with that clause and make them obtain the company`s legal authorization to do such work. Can you please advise the level of legality and also what is the appropriate next step?

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Attestation process of a bachelor's degree to work in the UAE

Q: Do we need to get our bachelor`s degree attested? If so, by whom do we need to get it done? Will the employer do it or take care of this? Please advise. Thank you.

Wrongfully accused? You would have received a call by now

Q: We`ve been in a situation with another driver at the mall parking. While driving past us, she drove her car to block us. When we got out of the car, she was very angry with us. First, she was accusing us of saying the F word to her while we were in the car (We did not). Then she said that my wife was giving her the middle finger (Again, my wife did not). She was simply reaching out to wear the car seat belt.). No matter how much we tried to explain or calm her down, she insisted that she would report to the police. She then took our car plate no. and drove off. We`re 100% sure that we didn`t do any of the things she said. However, we`re not sure if that corner of the mall has a camera to prove our innocence. We`re really worried that this would turn into a serious matter and we don`t have a chance to explain ourselves. What do you suggest us to do in this case?

The employee's rights upon resignation from a government entity

Q: I worked for a Federal Government entity in the UAE; this entity was created by special decree so it doesn’t have a normal trade license or Labour contracts from MOL. Instead, we have signed employment contract which states it is governed by Labour Law of 1980, other federal laws and will be in the jurisdiction of Abu Dhabi. My employment visa is from the emirate of Dubai as the entity also had a branch in Dubai. I recently resigned from my job serving 3-month notice as mandated by the HR policy. My resignation got accepted within a day and I was advised that this day would be last working day, and my notice period has been waived off. I was just short by 15 days in completing 3 years of my service, and I had planned by cash flows assuming I would be getting paid for the next 3 months. Now, I am in a very bad situation as the employer is insisting I am not legally entitled to 3 months pay. I need your urgent advice on the matter as the Labour Ministry cannot get involved due to the absence of labour contract.

Penalty for a bounced cheque after defaulting on loan instalments

Q: Hi Sir, Please, I need your help. I had a loan from FGB bank. I almost paid instalments for three years. Now, I am not in that condition to pay. There are 3 instalments due and I am getting calls from the collection and they are about to file a case. Could you please help me to know the penalty I may get, as my outstanding amount is just AED 24K? I have an Abu Dhabi visa, and they threatened to file a case in Sharjah.

Filing complaint against a car insurance company for a repair delay

Q: I am planning to file a case against insurance providers as they took my car for repair eleven months ago, and they haven`t fixed and returned to me yet. Need some legal advice on filing a case against the insurance company.

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Forcing employees to sign a non-competition agreement upon resignation

Q: Hi, I have been working in a free zone company for almost four years now. For the last six months, my salary was very irregular and I am receiving it around 25th of the next month. My issue is that I have decided to resign and move to another company. However, I heard that my company is now asking all the employees who are resigning to sign a non-competition document. This document states that we shall not work with any competitor for three years, even though this clause is not mentioned in my employment contract. Since I am working in a technical company and with my experience, I will only be able to find another job with a company which will be in one way or another a competitor. Is this legal? Can the company force me to sign the non-competition document? What will I do if they refuse to give my salary, end of service benefits and experience letter when I resign?

Fees, process and time needed for copyright registration in the UAE

Q: Hi, I would like to register my jewellery design in the UAE. Please advise on fees, process and time needed. Thanks.

Travel ban check before passing through Dubai Airport transit

Q: Hi there. I planned to travel and go through Dubai Airport transit. How can I check if there is any travel ban and/ or case against me before travelling? Many thanks.

Obtaining a business license for tax consultancy in the UAE

Q: We are a branch of Chartered Accountant firm from India and we provide tax services to NRIs in the UAE. We are currently holding Businessmen Services License, but legally, the activities we are doing are not under the purview of this license. Hence, we would need advice on which license we should hold in order to provide tax consultancy in the UAE.

Denying the authorship of a letter by the university professor

Q: I have a problem with a letter that was provided to me at a University, and now the professor denies authorship. I have however email exchanges amongst the two of us that refer directly to the document.

Checking a possible travel ban before going on vacation

Requirements and procedure for filing a bounced cheque complaint