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Latin for among other things. It is commonly used in circumstances where there may be a number of issues to consider, but where the focus is placed on one or more of those issues.

مخالفة

جرائم يعاقب عليها القانون بغرامة فقط ولا تتخطى المحاكم الابتدائية، ومن بينها مخالفات السرعة الزائدة أثناء القيادة، بناء مباني بدون ترخيص، وإلقاء القمامة في الشارع.

Subpoena

An order usually issued by a court in respect of a person, and requires his or her attendance at a particular time and place to testify as a witness. It may also require him/her to bring any books, documents or anything else which is under his/her control which he/she is bound by law to produce in evidence.

How to check reasons for rejecting entry to the UAE

Q: The last time I tried to enter the UAE, I was stopped and returned. I have lived in Abu Dhabi for 32 years. I am of Pakistani origin but hold Canadian citizenship/passport. I am planning to travel again. I checked with the Dubai Police/Ministry of Interior and both provided me with Police Clearance Certificate & Clearance Certificate. Does it confirm that I have no issue as I enter or I need to check with Immigration? Can you help? Tried to select Canada as a country but not found, so left it as the UAE.

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Malice aforethought

The conscious intent by a person to cause death or serious bodily harm to another person before that person commits the crime; a general evil and depraved state of mind in which the person is unconcerned for the lives of others.

What is the policy regarding accrued annual leaves at the end of employment?

Q: Dear Madam, We have the case of one employee who joined the company on 12 Dec 2018. His leave eligibility is 22 working days per year. He has not consumed any annual leave and is leaving the company on 31st May 2021 (after 2 years and 5 months+). Are we supposed to encash all the annual leave he has accrued from his joining till the end of May 2021? Our company has a policy of transferring only 10 days from Dec of each year to the next year. Any leave above this is forfeited. If this is the case, he will carry only 10 days from Dec 2020 to Jan 2021. Please advise what the UAE LL states about it. Thanks.

Changing the current residence visa to a golden residence visa

Q: Hi there, Recently, I was granted a golden residence visa. For that, I need to cancel my current residence visa and change it to a golden visa. What are the issues I have to take care of in terms of working during this process until the new visa and labor card are processed? Please advise!

How to renew a passport while there is a sentenced case?

Q: Hi attorney, I have several police cases. One of them is sentenced to 1 month in jail. The other ones have fines indicated. I need to find a job, but unfortunately, I lost also my passport. For me to sort out all of these cases, I need first to renew my passport, but while doing this, I have to go to the police station and get a police report, but I`m afraid that they will hold me there and send me directly to jail when they find out that I have a sentenced case. What is the best thing for me to do?

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What is the next action after getting a labour judgment in your favour?

Q: Dear Sir, I would request your expert advice on my ongoing labour case. Details are below. I have pending salaries of 5 months. The first hearing started on 17 Dec 2020, the second on 21 Jan 2021 and ended up 22 Apr 2021. Please note that the employer was not present in any instance. I have received a judgement from the court last week amount of AED 64k. Please guide me on what should I do next, can I file execution papers now or should I wait the next 30 days to cover the appeal period and file the papers? Since the judgement was declared without the employer`s presence, are there any formalities I should follow to notify the employer or the court will send the judgement from their end? Awaiting your comments, Regards

Compromise agreement

An agreement made between an employer and an employee under which the employee receives consideration, usually in the form of a financial sum, in exchange for agreeing that he or she will have no further claims in any court or tribunal against the employer.

The relationship between loan settlement and an LLC company liquidation

Q: I am a shareholder in an LLC company in Dubai for which we (partners) decided to file liquidation because of the consequence of loss due to COVID 19. I wanted to know how my personal debts will be treated then? I have one personal loan from Deem finance of outstanding 60,000/- and 3 credit cards of a total outstanding amount 85,000/-. I have 6 missing installments of personal loan & credit card bills. I left the UAE about 7 months before but now I would like to clear my record. I need your suggestion to settle my debts. Can I get benefit from insolvency for my personal debt? Or what`s the best way to settle the outstanding amount?

A family lawyer to provide divorce-related services with fixed fees

Q: I am looking for a good family lawyer for divorce at a very affordable price (price for all procedures from start to execution). I would only pay a max of 10k for the case from start to execution. I had a very bad experience with Dubai lawyers. They overpromise and don`t give results. They only care about money. Once they take money, they don`t even answer my calls. Please only affordable lawyers answer (I need a written contract with a lawyer that he accepts the terms and provide me with good results and answer my queries throughout the case).

Anticipatory breach

Where a party to a contract repudiates his/her obligations under the contract before fully performing those obligations. This can occur either by words "I will not make any more payments" or actions "stopping making any more payments". As a result, the other party does not have to perform his/her obligations under the contract and cannot be liable for not doing so.

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