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Choosing the suitable sponsor for a general trading company

Q: I`m going to get a license for a general trading company, my question is: Can the sponsor be an LLC company that already has a local sponsor, or I still need to have a local sponsor?
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Filing a case to recover a debt without a cheque 

Q: I own 10% of the shares of a restaurant. The contract I have had already matured and I was issued a cheque. Naturally, the cheque bounced, but along the way, the cheque was sent back to my old company so I no longer possess the cheque. And I was promised that the debt will be paid, but more than 1 year has passed and I haven`t been paid anything. I still possess the original contract and a letter stating that he will pay his dues. Is this usable if I want to file a case claiming that he owes me AED 130k?
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Legal action against the husband for abandoning wife and child

Q: I am a resident of Dubai. I want to ask about my husband who brought me from Dubai along with my 3-year-old son by fraud to spend a vacation in Pakistan in Dec 2019. He forcefully took over child passport and other documents of UAE visa and left us alone in Pakistan and runaway back to UAE. I am on an employment visa and my son is under his father`s visa. I need to come back, but my husband is keeping the passport in Dubai with him and he is not ready to give it back to me. I am stuck in Pakistan as I need to bring my son to UAE. Now he threatens that he misplaced all my personal belongings; my gold, jewellery and important documents in my absence from home in Dubai. He wants to divorce me in Pakistan; that`s why he is forcing me to stay in Pakistan so I cannot file a maintenance and child care claim in Dubai. If I come back to Dubai, can I get help to get my son`s passport from him in order to bring him to the UAE because the child can`t live without his mother?
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Selling a share in a business without knowing its value

Q: I started a business with a partner (50/50 shares) who is managing the business, supported by my contributions to marketing and operations. After 1 year of business, I`m still not getting clarity concerning the collections and payments, etc. Money is often collected by my partner in cash mode instead of the bank. My partner keeps saying stay away from this and just focus on marketing and operation. Now I have decided to quit this business, but since there is no proper account, I`m not sure how much I should sell my 50% shares for. Kindly advise me on how can I come out of this business and how much I should sell my shares for!
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ترك العمل أثناء فترة التجربة في العقود غير محددة المدة وتعويض صاحب العامل

س: إذا تركت العمل في خلال الأشهر الـ٦ الأولى والعقد غير مُحدد المدة، فهل ألتزم بدفع الشهرين لصاحب العمل؟ مع العلم أنني حصلت على فرصة عمل أخرى.
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Claiming maintenance from husband living in Dubai

Q: Dear Sirs I married (Nikah) my husband, Egyptian national working in Dubai, on 17/03/2018. I was due to move to Dubai, and I translated all my official documents into Arabic, had them notarized...etc. because my husband promised to pay me. I have evidence of this promise in WhatsApp. This amounted to something like 15´000 SEK (Swedish krona), which is not a lot of money. Also, he has not paid my Mehr of merely 1000 SEK. Q. Can I do anything to claim my money back? Yours faithfully, S. K.
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The effects of an unpaid loan outside GCC countries

Q: Dear Sir, I have an unpaid loan from a Bank in the UAE, and credit cards as well. I left the UAE and now I need to know if there will be Interpol issues in case I want to travel to any country other than GCC countries? Please advise.
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The custody of children in case of khula

Q: Assalamu alaikum, I want to take khula. I have 1 baby and 1 child. I want to keep my children with me but my husband wants them too. Is there any possibility that I can take my kids with me?
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التوقيع على أوراق التسوية دون الحصول على المستحقات

س: مرحبًا! قامت الشركة التي عملت بها لمدة ثلاث سنوات بإنهاء خدماتي عبر إرسال إخطار لمدة شهر. عثرت على عمل آخر خلال هذه المدة، و بعد انتهاء فترة الإخطار، لم تقم الشركة بدفع مكافأة نهاية الخدمة ولا المرتبات المُعلَّقة وطُلب مني التوقيع على ورقة تسوية للبدء بإجراءات نقل الإقامة إلى الشركة الجديدة. وقَّعت مُرغمًا على الورقة بدون الحصول على المستحقات خشية أن أخسر وظيفتي في الشركة الجديدة؛ لأنه لا يمكنني مباشرة العمل دون البدء بإجراءات نقل الإقامة. مضى شهر على مباشرتي للعمل في الشركة الجديدة وإلى الآن لم أحصل على مستحقاتي من الشركة السابقة بحجة عدم توفُّر الأموال. من ناحية أخرى، ما زلت أستخدم سكن الشركة السابقة لعدم قدرتي المادية على الانتقال إلى مسكن مستقل قبل الحصول على مستحقاتي. أولاً: هل يحق للشركة السابقة اقتطاع أجرة المسكن من المستحقات التي ما زالت بحوزتهم عن الفترة التي تلت انتهاء مدة الإخطار؟ فأنا ما زلت إلى الآن أستخدم سكنها للسبب الذي ذكرته سابقًا. ثانيًا: ماذا أفعل للحصول على مستحقاتي؟
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Possibility to hold renewing a labour contract for a few months

Q: Hi, I am on my father`s visa. My labour contract in a private company is getting expired in April. I want to apply for 6 months long leave and planning to rejoin by August. Will there be any issue if I leave early without renewing my labour contract which is due in April? Will the expense incurred by the company to renew my labour contract in April (which is not possible since I would be on leave) and the expense to reapply for another labour card when I return from leave in August be the same? Please note that I am not on the company`s visa.
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حجب البنك لمستحقات نهاية الخدمة الخاصة بعميل دون إخطاره بسبب ترك وظيفته

س: السلام عليكم، تركت وظيفتي في فبراير 2019 وانضممت إلى شركة جديدة في نفس الشهر. كان لدي، في ذلك الوقت، قرض من بنك لسيارتي بدين مستحق يبلغ حوالي 15000 درهم. أبلغ عملي القديم البنك بأنني تركتهم. وعلى ذلك قرر البنك، دون إخطاري، حجب كامل مبلغ استحقاقات نهاية الخدمة عن وظيفتي القديمة على الرغم من: 1) دفع جميع دفعات القرض عن السنوات الأربع الأخيرة بالكامل وفي الوقت المحدد للدفع. 2) إيداع راتب وظيفتي الجديدة في حسابي مع البنك. بعد التحدُّث مع البنك وتقديم شكوى لديهم، فكوا جزءًا من المبلغ ولكن حجبوا 10000 درهم. وهم ينقصون المبلغ المحجوب شهريًا. واليوم لا يزالون يحتجزون 5000 درهم. لا تنص مستندات القرض التي وقعتها على أن البنك له الحق في حجب أي مبالغ في حالة فقد أو تغيير وظيفتي، ومع ذلك، أبلغني موظفو البنك بأنها "سياسة البنك" (Bank Policy). ورفضوا مشاركة هذه السياسة معي. هل يمكنني الإبلاغ عن البنك لخيانته للأمانة؟ حيث أنني أودعت راتبي وأموالي لدى البنك والبنك اعتدى عليها بدون حق.
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The risk of holding cash money as a favor for a friend

Q: My friend has given me money to hold onto while he goes back to his country. He said he would be back to collect. Could I be in danger of holding the money for him until he comes back?
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تقديم الاستقالة بعد شهر ونصف من توقيع عرض العمل وما يترتب على ذلك

س: أعمل لدى شركة في الإمارات. بعد أن أُجري تعديل وضع وتصريح عمل وتوقيع عرض عمل، أكملت شهر ونصف وقدمت استقالتي رسميًا لصاحب العمل قبل فحص الدم و إجراءات الهوية، إلخ. صاحب العمل لم يلغِ تأشيرة العمل، بل سمح لي في الفترة المتبقية من الـ ٦٠ يومًا بالبحث عن عمل آخر، وحين أجد عمل، سيتخذ اللازم لتحويل الإقامة. الأسئلة: ١. هل يلزمني شهر إنذار إضافي كما هو موضَّح في عرض العمل؟! علمًا بأن الفيزا مدتها ٦٠ يومًا فقط مضى منها شهر ونصف عمل ولم أوقِّع على العقد الرسمي. ٢. كم عدد أيام السماح بعد إلغاء فيزا العمل (٦٠ يومًا) لتعديل وضعي بعمل زيارة جديدة ؟ ٣. هل سينطبق عليّ قانون الحظر التلقائي لمدة سنة و لم أوقِّع على العقد الرسمي بعد؟! وشكرًا!
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Checking a labour ban before returning to the UAE for a new job

Q: Hi! I just want to ask if it is possible for me to go back and work in the UAE after my labour ban. I have resigned from my work and was cancelled and my employer gave me 6 months ban through the ministry of labour because of breaking the contract. Thank you! Hope you will help me.
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Setting up a business while being under husband's sponsorship

Q: Hi, Can my wife who is under my sponsorship start a business of her own in Dubai?
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Terminating a tenancy contract by a tenant because of smoking neighbors

Q: Hi, I have spent just 1 month here in my new apartment with my wife and my 6 months old baby. Our neighbor is smoking inside their flat and the smoke comes inside our flat. We have already complained about it to the management and the management keeps only warning them. I have a baby who is at risk for smelling cigarette smoke and we`ve found out that the tenant has many complaints already. The management seems very soft to them. Are we allowed to break our tenancy since the management fails to control them? I think they have a friend who is a senior manager of the building and that`s why they keep on doing crazy things without eviction. Can we terminate our contract for this reason since we have a baby?