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Filing an inheritance case to split a property
Q: My brother and I bought a property in RAK. My brother died in a car accident 2 years back. I am an Indian citizen and my brother applied for PR in Canada. His younger son is a Canadian citizen and the elder one is Kazakhstani citizen. His wife also holds Canadian PR. He left no will; he has two sons and a wife, and the wife is not on talking terms now. I am confused about what to do to resolve this. I have paid all registration money and now I am stuck. Please advise Questions & Answers
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Filing a case for higher maintenance and possibility of travel ban
Q: I`m an Australian non-Muslim expat resident for 10 years. My wife is the same, as are our three children, ages 19,16 (girls) and 11 (boy). I have opened a case for divorce in Australia, and the hearing is in November. My wife wants to take me to court in the UAE regarding child maintenance. I currently pay 35% of my monthly salary to my wife for child support. She wants more. I am due to leave the country next July permanently. If she opens a court case, will that stop me from leaving? Has she got a case for more money? Questions & Answers
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Procedure for liquidating an insurance bank guarantee
Q: Hi, I just want to know the procedure for liquidating the bank guarantee of an insurance broker with the Insurance Authority. The labour court awarded a judgment in favour of a broker`s employees. Now, these employees applied for execution and submitted a copy of the Bank Guarantee amounting to AED 3 Million. They wish to liquidate this bank guarantee based on the amounts awarded in their respective judgments. Do you have any idea about the process? How long this will take? Questions & Answers
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إجراءات طلاق وافدة من إماراتي في حال وجود أطفال
س: أنا وافدة متزوجة من مواطن إماراتي وأريد الطلاق وعندي ولدين وأنا حامل. أريد أن أعرف كل شيء وماذا أستطيع أن أفعل. Questions & Answers
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Entering into a side agreement with the local Emirati partner
Q: Hello, My name is P. I`m about to open up a company here in the UAE. However, we under the sponsorship of an Emirati. We agreed that he would give the power of attorney under the court to manage everything including bank account, bank cheques. I need advise on how best we can come with an internal agreement. Questions & Answers
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Computation of arbitrary dismissal upon termination
Q: Good afternoon Hari, I have been given a termination letter by my company and asked to leave without serving the notice period. The company said they will pay me for the 1 month notice period salary and extra 1-month salary. As per the law, I`m supposed to get 1 month notice period salary and another 2 months salary, right? Just to let you know, I am on an unlimited contract. The notice period mentioned in the contract is 1 month. Questions & Answers
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Suing a person who fled the UAE for Bitcoin theft and electronic crime
Q: Dear fellow colleagues, A client of mine, resident in Dubai, would like to open a criminal case against an expat who is not anymore in Dubai. The "gentleman" stole 8.3 bitcoins (!) promising a huge return in interest (5% per month, still advertised on the internet), then he stole a client`s database with more than 600 passports, phone numbers, signatures... Breach of trust, theft, IT crime, and so on... We are looking for a colleague in the UAE to give a POA and open one or more criminal cases, following the case in the court up to the first instance. The goal is to have a sentence, also knowing that the gentleman is no more in Dubai. Thank you Dr W. F. Questions & Answers
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Possibility of avoiding automatic visa cancellation after six months
Q: Dear Sir, My son is studying in India. He has a residence visa of Abu Dhabi. He cannot travel within the 6 months period. How can we avoid cancellation of his residence visa? Will the college letter help? Will Abu Dhabi immigration except it? Thank you for your time. Questions & Answers
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How to cancel the visa and get labour dues from the ex-employer
Q: How I can get my cancellation and my dues in my previous company, as I will get a job offer in a company but they need the cancellation paper? I filed a complaint at the Ministry of Labour and my 1st appointment will be tomorrow. I need my cancellation urgently; please advise. My company is asking for my passport before my cancellation and they said they will not return my passport unless I have a new visa from another company (my passport is with me). Also, I need my salary and they said they don`t know when they will release it. Please advise, what is the best thing I can do for this issue? Thank you Questions & Answers
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Responding to a case filed by the employee for non-payment of dues
Q: One of our employees has made a case against us for the non-payment of the final settlement. While discussing the final settlement before the case filing, the employee had refused to hand over the company laptop and data therein before the payment of notice period salary of 3 months. We have a limited contract with the employee under the Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority. The employee was hired in August 2018 and terminated on June 2019. What protection do we have to claim against the employee for unauthorized taking away of company property? Can the court decide ex parte on this case? Can I file a case against the employee for illegal retention of company property? What is my liability? Questions & Answers
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Calculating maintenance based on the salary of the husband
Q: Hi I have a query regarding a divorce case. We both are Muslims having one daughter, currently with my ex-wife. Marriage and divorce both happened in Pakistan. My ex-wife filed a case in Dubai court demanding child maintenance, Ex-wife alimony, furnished house provision, utility bills payment, school fees and a housemaid. If the father`s salary is AED 15k, how much maximum financial exposure would be covering for the mentioned expenses as per your experience? Thank you for your support. Questions & Answers
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The impact of UAE debts on travelling to GCC countries
Q: I have debt from the UAE and have a few bounced cheque cases against me. I left the UAE a few years back and have not travelled to the countries since then. My question is if I travel to Qatar, Saudi or Kuwait, will those bounced cheque cases come to haunt me on those countries, even though I am just in transit of those countries? Questions & Answers
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Accepting a job offer and rejecting it to take another
Q: Hi, I am currently working in India. I have accepted a job offer from a company in Dubai. I have also signed and shared the MoL offer letter. While I am serving notice period in India I have received another offer from Dubai. Can I reject and accept the other offer? What are the legal implications around this step? Regards, A. S. Questions & Answers
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The possibility of facing a jail term in case of big loan default
Q: Hi, Could you please let me know what is the rule for cheque return that we give for our loan guarantee? We took a loan one year ago for AED 770,000 and now we can not pay the instalments. Our cheque is AED 1,200,000 and the bank deposited the cheque. They said they will open a case in Sharjah, and we don`t know the cheque return rules in Sharjah. My husband is out of the country now and he wants to come back, but we`re afraid if they open the case in Sharjah as we heard that they keep the person in jail until returning the full amount. Our loan was 4 years and the instalment was AED 25000. We paid 8 instalments. Now, the cheque returned and we don`t know whether they`ve opened a case or no and if they opened what we should do. Please advise me if it`s better for my husband not to come back to the UAE or to Sharjah. Also, will they fine him around AED 20000 without jail or they will keep him in jail. Thanks and regards Questions & Answers
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حق الزوج بإسقاط الحضانة عن طليقته إذا تزوجت
س: أنا مطلق ولدي بنت. أريد أن أعرف هل أستطيع إسقاط الحضانة من طليقتي في حال تزوجَت مع العلم بأنني غير متزوج و أعيش مع أمي؟ Questions & Answers
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