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Bahrain
My employer refused to give me my full indemnity for six year of service. What can I do?
Q: Hello, It’s been a month since I left my company in Bahrain. I worked for more than 6 years. My employer refused to give me my indemnity in full and only gave me a very little amount as advanced. When I checked with the accountant, he keep telling me that company doesn’t have money. My ex-colleague who filed a case against him regarding indemnity told me that he got his money after 1 year and 6 months. I feel frustrated, helpless, and threatened that I will fall into the same scenario. Could you give me advice, please? Legal blog
UAE
Dubai’s New Virtual Assets Law Boosts UAE’s Crypto Market
The new law is applicable to all entities dealing with virtual assets that are set up on the mainland as well as free zones, including special development zones. However, it does not apply to the Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC), which will have its own set of rules and regulations governing all virtual assets entities registered with the DIFC. Questions & Answers
UAE
Should I follow the old UAE labor law or the new one in case of resignation?
Q: I am working in a company in Abu Dhabi on an unlimited contract (Joined on 19/06/2019). Now I want to resign from the company. Should I follow my old contract (old UAE labor law) or the new contract (new labor law)? Questions & Answers
UAE
Will a company offering you a job ask for refundable security deposit to issue your visa?
Q: A company in the UAE is requesting a refundable security deposit fee before giving a visa for a 2-year contract. I have applied through an agent, based in the UAE. I got my job offer letter and the visa application is under process after filling out my visa form now I received an email from the company requesting for security fee deposit that can be refunded back to my account upon arrival in the UAE. Is it legal or a scam? Questions & Answers
UAE
Will I get arrested if I have financial case in the UAE and I travelled to GCC?
Q: Asalamu Alaikum! I have some financial cases and also a civil case in Dubai. I`m currently in the USA and I want to travel to Qatar and Saudi Arabia. I want to ask you, can I travel without any problem or will I be caught if I travel to any GCC country? Thanks Questions & Answers
UAE
Renewing a rental agreement while it is agreed not to get renewed
Q: Hi, I have a question regarding a rental agreement. We are the landlord and one of our properties is rented. So before the contract was signed, we agreed with the tenant and put it in writing that this would be the last year of rent, and there would be no renewal once rent expires. This condition is in the contract. The tenant agreed and signed. Now the tenant doesn`t want to follow the agreement and is forcing us to renew for another year. What can we do about it? Questions & Answers
UAE
What can I do if I got permanent scars from a cosmetic procedure at a salon?
Q: Hello. I am facing a really horrible time after visiting one of the salons in Dubai in December 2020. I had permanent makeup remover on my eyebrows and it is been now 1 year and a half and I have horrible red scars on my face instead of eyebrows. I visited a lot of clinics trying to improve it, however, all doctors are saying it is scars and nothing can be done and I have to live with it. I want to file a case against that salon that did it for me. I am a young lady and now I have to hide my face once I step out of my apartment because of these horrible scars. My lifestyle is changed, I am trying to avoid people so they will not look at my scars, it kills me day by day and I got so much depressed. Questions & Answers
UAE
فتح ملف تنفيذي لشيك بتاريخ 2021؟
س: السلام عليكم، لدي شيك بتاريخ ٢٠٢١. هل أستطيع فتح ملف تنفيذ شيكات عليه؟ Questions & Answers
UAE
هل يحق لشركة عقارية تمديد مدة الإيجار رغم إرسال المالك إخطار بعدم التجديد؟
س: السلام عليكم، لدي بيت مؤجر لشركة عقارية. وبحكم أني أعيش خارج الإمارات، تعرضت لنوع من النصب حيث لم يتم إخباري عن موضوع الإخطار القانوني لإخلاء البيت. بعد درايتي بالموضوع أرسلت إخطارًا قانونيًا في شهر سبتمبر الماضي لإخلاء البيت، مع العلم أن عقد الإيجار حُرر في فبراير 2021 والإخطار القانوني في سبتمبر 2022 لأني أنوي الاستقرار في بيتي بالإمارات مع عائلتي إن شاء الله. أريد من فضلكم معرفة هل يحق للشركة العقارية تمديد مدة الإيجار رغم الإخطار القانوني؟ صاحبة الشركة لا تريد التواصل معي حتى مستحقاتي (الإيجارات) لم أتوصل لها وبيتي معروض للإيجار على الإنترنت بعقد سنوي. مع العلم حسب القانون، لا بد من تسليم المفاتيح في شهر سبتمبر. وشكرًا! Questions & Answers
UAE
How to close the pending cases to get a police clearance certificate?
Q: Dear sir/madam, I currently live in Canada. I worked in UAE (Abu Dhabi and Ajman) from 2013 to 2016. I want to acquire a Police Clearance Certificate for immigration purposes (to Canada). I`ve tried online twice but have failed. I would like to know where there is any court case against me. In 2016, I left the UAE without informing my employer, bank, lessor, etc. since my wife was in a bad medical condition in Sri Lanka at that time. Then I never returned to the UAE. Can I please get some help in this process? Questions & Answers
UAE
How to check a possible ban or absconding case before returning to Dubai?
Q: Dear Sir/Madam, The sponsor has said that I have left Dubai without informing. Can this be an issue if I enter Dubai again? It`s been close to 20 years now. Appreciate your response. Questions & Answers
UAE
I got an offer from a new company and I have an ongoing labor case, how to change visa?
Q: Good day, I got an offer letter from a new company and I have an ongoing labor case in Dubai court. The new employer is asking for the cancellation of the visa in order to apply for the new one. If I take NOC from the court, how can I convince the new employer to allow me to work without a valid visa? Questions & Answers
UAE
إرسال المؤجر إخطار بعدم تجديد العقد ورفض المستأجر
س: السلام عليكم، أنا مستأجر شقة في إمارة دبي واستلمت إيميل بتوقيع المالك قبل 90 يومًا من انتهاء العقد برغبة المالك في عدم التجديد. استلمت على الواتساب رسائل من المالك تسأل هل استلمت الاخطار. في ذلك الوقت كنت على علم أن مكان عملي سوف يتغير فلم أمانع الإخلاء ولم أقبله. بعد شهر، أرسل لي المالك إخطارًا جاهزًا للتوقيع مفاده أني طلبت عدم تجديد العقد. رفضت التوقيع ووضحت له أنني على استعداد لتجديد العقد وحاولت التواصل مع المالك لكن لم يستلم أي مكالمة من طرفي وتواصلت معه على الواتس بعدها بشهر ووضحت رغبتي في تجديد العقد. أجاب أنه لا يريد تجديد الإيجار وأننا على اتفاق علي عدم التجديد بالرغم من أنني لم اتفق على ذلك ولم أطلب عدم التجديد ولم أخبره بذلك. ما الوضع القانوني في هذه الحالة؟ Questions & Answers
UAE
How to know if I have a travel ban in case of violating Covid-19 regulations?
Q: I would like to ask whether it is safe for me to visit the UAE again or not. I visited Dubai with 90 days visa last time. When I hung out with my friends, policemen came to us to check our IDs. I showed my passport because I was just a visitor and my local friends showed them their Emirates IDs. Some of my friends who have an Emirates ID received a fine notice of violation of Covid-19 regulations by SMS the next day from the Dubai police which I didn`t. This happened about 1.5 months before my departure. I called Dubai police after the incident and the officer told me that it should have been ok if I hadn`t received a fine paper ticket that day without checking my passport number. When I went to Dubai airport, no one stopped me at customs and I left the country. I am worried if there is a possibility I might get arrested on arrival when I visit the UAE next time. Your legal advice is much appreciated. Questions & Answers
UAE
The rights of the tenant and the landlord in case of early exit from tenancy
Q: Hello Sir! I rented an apartment in a villa in Abu Dhabi 4 months back and paid 4 months` rent in cash and have given three cheques for the remaining rent in advance (4-4 months) one cheque is a security cheque. We signed a contract for one year. Now because I got terminated from the job, I informed the landlord with one month`s notice and evicted the house after 3 months leaving one month`s of rent to him as discussed at the time of the contract. I lived only for 3 months. Now the landlord is not returning my cheques and demanding all the amount of the remaining year and threatening me for filing a case if he bounces my cheque. I negotiated and he asked me now in the last conversation to pay only for 3 months more and he will give me back my cheques, What should I do? I can`t pay even for the 3 months since I have evicted the house as discussed. What are my legal rights in such a case and what`s the worse I can expect if he bounces my cheques? Kindly advise. Thank you Questions & Answers
UAE