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The company is holding my salary and asking me to pay losses, what can I do?

Q: Good morning. Today the company had given the salary to my colleagues, however, mine was not given. They are holding my salary. They want me to send an email to them that I agree to pay the loss of the company. They are not mentioning how much it is, but I know that this is illegal, holding the salary of a worker. What is the best thing I will do? Please advise. Thank you.

مطالبة المالك الأول للعقار بدفع نفقات إتمام البيع لصالح المالك الأخير

س: السلام عليكم، حررت تنازلاً عن شقتي لأخي وتنازل عنها أخي لزوجته وتريد حاليًا بيعها وطلبت مني توفير النفقات لإتمام البيع بصفتي المالك الأصلي في البنك. هل هذا يجوز؟

Returning to the UAE on a visit visa while bounced cheques are pending

Q: Dear sir/madam, I had 2 cheque bounce cases in the UAE; one in Sharjah and another in Abu Dhabi. The Sharjah case went to court and the judge gave me a 10k AED fine. I paid the fine and the case was closed. The Abu Dhabi case was pending and now due to the new amendment in law, this case is also closed without any fine. Now I want to travel to the UAE on a visit visa, to see if I can find a job or set up a small business and start my life altogether. I have heard that once I enter the UAE, the bank will get to know the same and they will file a civil case and impose a travel ban. Once entered, I will not be able to get out till I clear the payment with the bank. I am ready to have a negotiation with the bank and make the repayment in installment but I don`t want to be stuck in the UAE with a travel ban. Please advise on this. Also, I want to check my immigration status - if my travel bans by the cheque bounce cases issued earlier are cleared.

I want to resign and file a case against the employer for cutting down salaries

Q: Hi, I am working as an Engineer in a free zone company in Studio City, Dubai, since 2019 till date. My visa is issued in Abu Dhabi. From March 2020, they cut down my salary & issued a letter stating that my salary has been cut down from April-20 to Aug-20 by 25%. But even after August 20, they did not only pay me my initial salary but my salary was cut down a lot more and irregular. The total pending is about AED 95,000+ to be received to date. Also, the company did not pay for insurance renewal and I was forced to take my own medical insurance for myself & to sponsor my wife`s visa & insurance. I have decided to resign and cancel my visa immediately due to a new job offer. Is it better to raise the case while on their visa or after changing their visa? Within how many days should I raise a case after changing my visa and cancelling my work permit? Kindly provide your opinion on how to proceed. What are the chances that I get my pending salaries in full and gratuity?

كيف يمكن المطالبة بمبلغ تم إغفاله بعد الحكم وإلغاء اللجنة الحاكمة

س: كان لدي دعوى أنا المدعي بها لجان عقارية (-------) وقد أصدرت اللجنة حكمها بتاريخ 14-10-2020. ولكن تم إغفال الفصل في مبلغ قمت بسداده بالزيادة إلى (-------) وأيضاً قد تم سداد المبلغ إلى (-------) من خلال التمويل من (-------). قمت بتسجيل طلب إغفال وتم الحكم برفضه. ثم قمت بتسجيل طلب إغفال آخر، وقبل إصدار الحكم به، صدر المرسوم رقم 15 لسنة 2021 بشأن إلغاء اللجنة الخاصة. فأصدرت اللجنة قرار بإحالة الدعوى إلى المحكمة العقارية بمحاكم دبي للاختصاص ونص القرار على: "بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم بعد الاطلاع على المرسوم رقم 15 لسنة 2021 المعمول به من تاريخ 27-4-2021 قررت اللجنة مايلى: ــ أولاً:ـ إعادة الدعوى للمرافعة ــ ثانياً: إحالة الدعوى الى المحكمة العقارية بمحكمة دبى الابتدائية للاختصاص ولتحديد جلسة لنظر الدعوى والفصل فيها أصولاً بعد إعلان الخصوم" قمت بتسجيل دعوى عقاري جزئي وفقاً لقرار الإحالة الصادر عن اللجنة الملغاه، ولكن قد صدر الحكم في الدعوى عقاري جزئي "بعدم جواز نظر طلب الاغفال لسـبق الفصل فيه بموجب قضاء اللجنة الصادر بتاريخ ١٤-١٠-٢٠٢٠ باعتبار قرار اللجنة قراراً باتاً". ماذا يمكنني أن أتخذ من إجراءات؟

Asking an employee to resign. What should he do?

Q: Dear sir/madam, I have a question. My company has asked me to resign or I get terminated. I told them that I will resign once I find a job. After one month today, they showed me a termination letter. Now they want my sign. I told them I will sign after deep consideration. In this scenario, what do I have to do?

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Claiming salaries wrongfully deposited to an employee after his resignation

Q: Good morning, I resigned from my job last year, but my contract was still active for a year. That company kept depositing my salary after my resignation till my contract ended. Now, that company is asking me to pay back. What is the legal opinion on that? Thank you!

التصالح أمام المحكمة في جنحة سرقة

س: السلام عليكم، سؤالي عن جواز التصالح أمام المحكمة في جنح السرقة في حالة دفع الجاني قيمة ما سرقه. هل التصالح أمام المحكمة جائز؟ وكيف يُقدَّم؟

What action can our company take to recover the amount goods sold to another company?

Q: Our company is located in India. A Dubai-based company purchased goods from us and they have to pay an amount around 150000 dirhams. What we can do? What is the next action and how can we enforce payment?

How to check a possible travel ban for unpaid bank loan before returning to the UAE?

Q: My friend has a personal loan with a bank in Dubai and has lost his job. He has paid his EMI without any break until Jan 2022. However, he has exhausted all his savings. He missed the EMI in Feb and is still looking out for a job in Dubai. Would like to know what options are available. Will the bank initiate any legal proceeding immediately like a case or travel ban... etc? Also, would like to know if he is unable to get a job in Dubai, can he still pay the EMI from his home country after securing a job there and restructuring the loan?

The tenant is unreachable upon tenancy contract expiry. What to do?

Q: Hi Legal teams, I need your advice on my case. I am a landlord and my tenancy contract with the current tenant expired today (28th Feb’22). Since Dec 21, we were discussing the renewal over WhatsApp and the tenant was assuring us to renew the contract. However, from last week, the tenant is neither reachable over phone nor email. He is not even replying to our renewal requests. Now, I have a tenant living in my property without an active contract. What could be our best course of action in this case? Can WhatsApp chat be used in case of any dispute? Can I raise a dispute with RERA for eviction in case the tenant is either still unreachable or does not sign the contract? How long do I need to wait before I can seek a RERA dispute? Thanks in advance!

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مطالبة المستأجر بإيجار شهرين بسبب عدم الإخطار كتابةً بإخلاء الشقة

س: السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته، أردت أن أستفسر عن أحقية المالك في المطالبة بإيجار شهرين بسبب عدم إخطاري له كتابيًا لإخلاء الشقة. علمًا بأنني ذهبت للمكتب الخاص بالبناية وأعلمتهم شفهيًا بأنني لن أجدد العقد ولكن لا يوجد ما يُثبت وقد انتهى عقدي بتاريخ ٢٧ فبراير وانتقلت إلى شقة أخرى. عند ذهابي لتسليم المفتاح، رفض وقال إن عليّ دفع شهرين لعدم إبلاغهم بالإخلاء.

How to retrieve the passport after cancellation from the employer who asks for money?`

Q: Hello Ma`am, My English is a little bit weak. My name is B. S. I am speaking from Jebel Ali. My visa cancelation date is 14-02-2022. The company canceled my visa but they did not give me my passport, and they hold my salary for January month. I went to the management office and told them to give back my passport and they said first you give us 2000 dirhams and take passport according to Dubai law.

Claiming the amounts paid for a property for breaching obligations by the developer

Q: Hello I`ve booked a unit X (and paid 10%) in a tower C of a Project of 3 Towers (A, B & C) on the basis of a swap to another unit Y in Tower B when the latter is commercialized. There was a confirmation from the sales manager in Whatsapp for this arrangement. When Tower B has been launched, the sales manager requested me an additional 2% to secure the swap to Unit Y which I`ve paid (communications in Whatsapp). After that, he told me that the swap can`t happen based on a newly revised policy when the new unit should cost at least 1.5 the already booked unit. I`ve explained my case to CRM with no follow-up until now. I`ve not signed any SPA yet and I didn`t get yet the receipt of the last 2% sent to the new unit Y. What can I proceed with in case I want to secure the swap to Unit Y in Tower B? As well I want to cancel the whole thing? Thanks in advance for your advice.

مصير قضية شيكات صدر الحكم فيها عام 2017 بعد صدور قانون الشيكات الجديد

س: السلام عليكم، لدي قضية جزائية منذ ٢٠١٧. تم تغريمي وأنا خارج الإمارات وما زلت. ما مصير القضية بعد قانون الشيكات الجديد؟ وهل يمكن الحصول على شهادة حسن سلوك؟ الشكر الجزيل سلفًا!

نوع الشكوى المناسب لتصريحات تشهيرية كاذبة دون سب وقذف عبر الإعلام

س: السلام عليكم، أرغب في تقديم شكوى تشهير في دبي (تصريحات تشهيرية كاذبة دون سب وقذف عبر الإعلام بالصوت والصورة). حسب علمي، فالتشهير في دبي يُعتبر جريمة (أي جناية وليس جنحة)، وعند دخولي إلى تطبيق شرطة دبي واختيار "فتح شكوى جنائية" فإن نوع البلاغ بحسب الخيارات المتاحة هي فقط كالتالي؛ ولا تحتوي على التشهير: "خيانة أمانة - السب والقذف - السب والقذف عن طريق الهاتف أو الوسائل الإلكترونية - التهديد - إزعاج بواسطة الهاتف - الاعتداء"، فماذا عليّ أن أفعل في هذه الحالة؟

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