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Landlord's request to have a real estate agent visit the rented property
Q: Hi, Can we refuse the landlord`s request to have a real estate agent visit the property for inspection as he is planning to sell the property? Knowing that we are in a COVID situation. I have a small kid and a pregnant wife. Also, what is the notice period to give us before we are forced to move out? Thanks! Questions & Answers
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Canceling an investor's visa while being the only investor and manager
Q: I had a company in Hamriyah Freezone, but the company`s license expired on May 2019, thereafter, I couldn`t renew the licence due to insolvency. My company was having only 1 visa (my investor`s visa); there were no employees. My investor`s visa expired in Feb 2020. My questions are: a) Can I cancel my visa? b) Must I renew the licence? I can`t do due to insolvency. c) Can I cancel online/typing centre? Regards, Questions & Answers
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A company sent an employee on vacation due to COVID-19 and deducted his full salary
Q: Hi, I have been working in my company for about 14 years now. Due to the pandemic, I went home in March as a vacation, but never get any financial assistance from my company. Now my company is not even bothered to bring me back to work. Do I need to resign to find a new job and can I still claim my service fee/gratuity? We are a Free Zone company. Please give advice. Thank you! Legal blog
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Bankruptcy Law and Personal Insolvency Law
This article will briefly explain about the Personal Insolvency Law of 2019 and Bankruptcy Law of 2016 in the UAE. Previously, there was only the Bankruptcy Law that was available for the commercial companies, merchants, traders, and similar persons who were suffering from the financial crisis but now individuals have such options available as well especially considering the effects of COVID-19. Both laws were issued to assist distressed persons and entities by offering them settlement options. Questions & Answers
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Husband's desire to have the family live in home country while the wife refuses
Q: One of my friends is married. Both are Muslims and based in Dubai. They married in Pakistan back in 2010. They have 2 daughters; 8 and 9 years. She`s a housewife under the husband`s visa. The wife is given a hard time for the last few years and she knows the laws that her husband must provide house rent and kids maintenance so she`s doing blackmail and not willing to go back to Pakistan even. Recently, the husband caught her and knew that she was out with one Pakistani guy and kids were alone in the house. The husband is happy to cover the kids` maintenance. 1. In such a situation, what`s the best way if the husband wants the family to live in Pakistan and the wife keeps refusing? 2. How to secure himself? Questions & Answers
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Securing an investment with a proper legal instrument
Q: Hi, I am about to invest with a shipping company in Dubai. I will be loaning them USD 300K, at 1.25% per month, payable monthly with the loan due back in six months (with the ability to extend to a year). I would like to securitize this with a promissory note / Post-dated cheque / Lawyer recommended legal instrument. I am a US citizen with no company or residency in Dubai. Questions & Answers
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Passing a resolution in an LLC company without informing a partner
Q: Dear Madam, What is the requirement to pass a special resolution in an L.L.C company? My friend is a 24% partner in an L.L.C company and the other two partners are a local sponsor (51%) and a third-person (25%) shareholder. Recently, they debited from my friend`s account a huge amount on account of 50% rent for the last 13 years. To make this transaction, the local partner and the other 25% partner, who is the owner of the property, jointly passed a resolution for charging rent for the last 13 years without informing him in advance. I would like to know: is this valid? What are the requirements to pass a resolution in this type? No one informed my friend in advance about this resolution. Is this resolution valid? My friend is the affected party. What is the local company law saying? Kindly reply! Questions & Answers
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Travel ban on daughter upon divorce to keep her in the UAE
Q: My wife and I are in the process of going into a divorce. After receiving a hate email from her family, I decided to protect our daughter`s rights and file for the divorce in my home country (in Europe). My wife (Indian national) and daughter (European national, 2.5 years old) are both living in Dubai. Over the past 48 hours, she is acting very strangely in our communication, and with some borders reopening, I would like to know if I can protect my daughter from leaving the U.A.E. without my permission. My wife is not responding to any of my messages, nor is she cooperating with the divorce procedure itself. She does not want to disclose with me where she is and who is taking care of our daughter right now. Is it possible to ask for a travel ban for (at least) my daughter? Questions & Answers
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How to withdraw a partnership of a signatory person from a company?
Q: How to withdraw a partnership of a signatory person from a company? What are the steps taken to remove legally? Legal dictionary
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Revocation
The recall of some power, authority or thing granted; or destroying or making void a deed that had existence until the act of revocation made it void. It may be either general, covering all acts done before, or special, revoking a particular act. Questions & Answers
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How to apply for a residence permit in the UAE?
Q: Hi, I would like to ask how can I apply for a residence permit in the UAE? I want to start a business setup in Dubai or Sharjah. Questions & Answers
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Seeking compensation from a firm due to breaching the contract
Q: I have a contract with an interior design firm. They estimated the decor work and furniture delivery will take 3-4 months in the contract. The furniture arrived in 6 months; some parts are damaged/not like the original agreed on designs and the decor work is yet to be finished which is a full year and a half after the contract was signed. Since it was not done on time, I had to book other venues to hold some private ceremonies which I would have done in my home and they were told about that from the beginning when the deadline was established. What are my legal options? Questions & Answers
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Writing a will in the UAE by married Muslim expats
Q: Hi, We are Jordanian married couple living in Dubai, and we have 2 queries: 1. As we don`t have kids, we would like to write a will. How can we do that and what are the procedures? (P.S: We are Muslims) 2. My husband bought a property in Jordan and he would like to put it under my name, as it is challenging to travel to Jordan considering the situation, can we do the procedure here in Dubai? Thanks! Questions & Answers
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نصيب الزوج الوافد من تركة زوجته وتسجيل البيت باسمه
س: هل يرث زوج الأم بيتها بعد وفاتها؟ وهل يجوز تسجيل البيت باسمه علمًا بأنه وافد؟ Questions & Answers
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المطالبة بمستحقات موظف مستقل بدون عقد كتابي بعد مرور أشهر
س: كيف يمكن أن أطالب بمستحقاتي المالية قانونيًا من نادي رياضي قمت بإعطاء حصص رياضية فيه بصفة موظفة مستقلة بدون أي عقد كتابي، علمًا بأن النادي لم ينكر وجود مستحقات لي لكنهم لم يدفعوا أي جزء من المبلغ. هذه المستحقات تشمل بعض الأشهر من أعوام 2018 و2019 وبداية 2020. قمت بمراجعتهم أكثر من مرة، وفي كل مرة يعدوني أن أستلم في الشهر المقبل. مضى على هذا الكلام ما يقارب 6 أشهر علمًا بأنني لست المدربة المستقلة الوحيدة في النادي التي لم تستلم مستحقاتها، والمقلق الآن أن النادي بدأ يتعلل بمروره بضائقة مالية بسبب أزمة فيروس كورونا. يرجى الإفادة وشكرًا! Questions & Answers
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