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Legal requirements for starting a business by a minor

Q: Legal requirements for starting a business by a minor in the UAE I am currently 16 and I’m an Emirati national. I am willing to start my own e-commerce business. Is it possible to get an e-commerce license even if I am a minor?

Eviction of a tenant for overstay beyond contract end

Q: Eviction of a tenant for overstay beyond contract end and nonpayment of previous rent The property is in Dubai. My tenant has not been paying for over 3 months, now the tenancy contract is finished since 9.07.21 and though I offered him the chance to renew upon settling the old debt and giving the cheques for the new contract, he is avoiding me, not replying, and still staying in the apartment. What is the fastest and least costly way to evict him? In case of public notary notice, where is the least costly? What are the timeframes for eviction?

Having a company and a license to create a mobile application?

Q: I am creating a mobile application, and I would like to introduce a payment process within the app to facilitate the whole process for the service provider. Now, the idea of the app is similar to (meetups); anyone can create an event and the event can be set as a paid event, joiners will have to pay the organizer which can be anyone signed up to the app. Usually, the process goes like this people pay the organizer on the spot in cash. I would like to make it to be an online payment to the organizer. Do I need to have a company and a license to start this? And is the process of the app idea allowed here in the UAE?

Can I renew my visa if I have an ongoing rental case?

Q: I have a rental case filed by my landlord and the hearing is in October 2021. Can I renew my visa?

Executing the final judgment of a labor case when the employer does not respond

Q: Dear All, I filed a case against my employer in May 2020 for my pending salary and EOSB. The judgment was given in my favor in the first instance, but my employer appealed, and again, the appeal judgment was given in my favor. It has been 4 months since the delivery of the judgment. There is no settlement of my dues from my employer, despite giving notices and warrants. The company is 100% owned by an Emirati. It looks like the owner never responds to the court order. Please advise how can I get my dues? It is more than a year I filed a case. I have outstanding loans and cards to be cleared. I am in a very difficult situation. Regards,

إلغاء اتفاقية حجز عقار

س: إلغاء اتفاقية حجز عقار وقعت وثيقة حجز شقة ودفعت الدفعة الأولى وتم خصمها في حساب ضمان الشركة، ووقعت شيكات مؤجلة بقيمة 30% من قيمة العقار. صارت لي ظروف غير متوقعة وأرغب في إنهاء الحجز واستعادة الشيكات، مع العلم بأني لم أوقع العقد النهائي. هل يجوز لي ذلك؟

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Forcing an employee to sign a paper before receiving his dues

Q: Hello, To anyone who has a good heart to provide me free legal advice for my concern. My company is forcing me to sign an Arabic suing letter and it is really against my will since when I asked my friends to translate it, it was different from what I said and explained. Now they are threatening me that I will go to jail, They don`t want to process my vacation leave, vacation pay, gratuity, and even my 2 months delayed salary unless I sign the paper. This week is also my wife`s delivery for which an original passport is required, but they don`t want to release my passport. I think they broke a lot of UAE law since these actions that I mentioned are really against UAE Law.

Inability to leave the employer until they find a replacement for me to train

Q: Dear Ms. Rajasree, I would like to ask if an employee is not allowed to leave a company, even after completing the notice period, without having the employer found and trained a replacement? I mean, I am willing to train if there is someone. But shouldn`t it be within my notice period? Can I stop going to work after my last day? And what can I do if I do not have anyone I can hand over to? Can I send an email attaching my hand-over list and procedures using my personal email towards the end of my notice period?

Getting a labor ban for resigning during the probation period

Q: Hi, Will I get a labor ban for resigning during my probation period? I am under an unlimited contract for a private company in Abu Dhabi. Status amended on 10/01/2021. I passed a resignation on 08/06/2021. This is my 1st contract with them as my 2nd job in the UAE. My 1st job was in Dubai and I completed 1+ years with them.

Proving that lung scars are not related to TB after being banned

Q: Hi, I went to the UAE in 2019 on a work visa along with my husband. During my medical fitness, they found scars on my lungs. I got a Quantiferon gold test done privately, however they didn`t give me a chance to discuss and I was asked to leave the country within a month`s time post a retina scan. Considering that I couldn`t stay in Dubai and didn`t have a job in hand because my employer was insisting on leaving UAE in 4-5 days else their trade license could get revoked, I came back and re-settled in my home country India. I came back to India and got all my tests done. I`ve never had TB - active or inactive. The lung scars are due to a completely unrelated condition called Sarcoidosis which is a non-communicable, auto-immune disease. I am getting now job offers from Dubai again. If I want to apply again and try and apply for a work visa again, would the process be given that there has also been a rejection once?

How to calculate the end of service benefits upon resignation

Q: Hi Sir/Madam, I am working with a shipping survey company for the last 3 years. I got an offer from another company so I gave a resignation letter and now working the notice period. I want to know the end-of-service benefits. Kindly advise me. Visa type: unlimited. Date of joining: 18.06.2018. Last date of notice: 29.07.2021. Basic salary: AED 1600.

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What is the maximum discount given by the bank or court for unpaid credit card debt?

Q: Hi, I have an outstanding credit card amount of AED 22,000 unpaid since March 2019, which has now gone up to AED 38,000. Since Nov 2020, a third-party debt collection agency is behind me for this amount. Now the bank is directly negotiating for AED 18,000 in one shot payment. I am unable to pay this amount. As per your experience, what is the minimum amount that banks will agree with to close this issue? If they go for a civil case, will the judge grant me a lesser amount to pay?

The consequences of possession of narcotic substances

Q: Possession of narcotic substances listed in Schedule No. (3) with the intent to promote. What are the consequences of that?

المطالبة بباقي مبالغ العمولات المتبقية عن مدة عمل قدرها 7 سنوات

س: السلام عليكم، أحتاج إلى استفسار مشكورين. أعمل في شركة مقاولات بصفة مدير تسويق وتم الاتفاق على عمولة ١% على المشاريع التي أقوم بتوقيعها ولكن لم يتم ذكرها في عقد العمل. كنت أحصل على مبالغ تحت الحساب من حساب العمولة وعملت لمدة ٧ سنوات في الشركة. هل يحق لي المطالبة بكامل العمولة المتبقية مع وجود رسائل بيني وبين مالك الشركة بالمبالغ المدفوعة تحت الحساب من بند العمولة؟

Leaving without notice in a limited-term contract and expected legal actions

Q: I entered into a limited-term contract with my employer in Feb 2021. I worked for 2 months and then I traveled to Mumbai for a family medical emergency (Covid). Now that the flights are suspended, I am stuck in Mumbai. I also resigned from the company since I have to stay back in Mumbai to take care of my house. My employer is asking for 45 days salary but I don`t have any money to pay him. What is the way out? I also offered him notice from Mumbai but he is refusing and not settling things as well. Can he put a ban on me? What are the legal implications if I don`t pay him?

Claiming child maintenance and other rights from ex-husband

Q: I have a 4-year-old daughter and a 3-year-old son. I got divorced from my ex-husband since I was pregnant with my son and everything was okay. I was raising them and we were okay. He was supporting us but not all the time. I was scared cause I want to raise my kids but lately, we contracted COVID and my kids had no insurance. Actually, he didn’t help us and left us at home to die without hospitalization. Weeks later, he went to our home country and got married. A point of the story is; I am tired of being a slave to this guy. Is there a way I can just get the money and my rights without calling him or texting him? He keeps on ignoring and blocking me and I don’t work. It is a real struggle.

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