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What can you do if you have been denied your share of profits by partners?
Q: I invested in a company a year ago with the agreement to share proceeds at the end of every 6 months. Now it is exactly 1 year after this agreement and I have nothing. What is the best legal action I can take at the moment to recover my investments? Questions & Answers
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صيغة تنازل عن شيك بدون رصيد
س: صيغة تنازل عن شيك بدون رصيد حتى أضمن حقوقي حيث تم التفاوض مع الشخص المُدعي والتنازل عن الدعوى. Questions & Answers
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What is the status of the woman and child in case of pregnancy out of wedlock?
Q: Dear All, In this scenario, a woman is pregnant before marriage. Are there any complications with getting a birth certificate here in UAE? Will they give a birth certificate even though she got pregnant first before getting married? Really appreciate who will answer. Thank you! Questions & Answers
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Can the landlord send a short notice for eviction to the tenant?
Q: Hi, My current apartment lease ends on 19 Nov 2021, the owner emailed me yesterday that he wants to move in and asked us to vacate after our lease ends. I told them that they should`ve sent me a 12-month advance notice via notary and I am not evicting the apartment. Also, he did not send me a renewal agreement and we are now two weeks past the 3-month renewal deadline. I want to know what are my options. Should I file a dispute and ask for renewal under the current agreement? Questions & Answers
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The possibility to deposit the security cheque for a small pending loan amount?
Q: Hi sir, I need to know information regarding the below issue: I have a personal loan of 80k. Out of that, I paid 74k so far. Last few months, I couldn’t pay due to the pandemic situation. Back home, I am supporting them as well using my salary. I have only 5000 AED pending to pay for the loan, still, from time to time, I pay small amounts like 500AED/1000AED for the loan. Now, the bank is threatening me to deposit the security deposit cheque for 80k. I requested one week only from them to deposit the rest, but they keep threatening me with it. Can they deposit it just for the 5k pending amount? Questions & Answers
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How to transfer the assets of a non-Muslim upon his death after drafting a will?
Q: As a non-Muslim, if I make a will in the UAE and If I hold property in the UAE and I have minor children, what happens to these assets if I named my minor children as the beneficiary? Will the assets be transferred to my minor children? At what age can they sell it? Does the executor of the will need to hold the property till the minor children become adults? Or can the executor sell it for the minor and transfer the funds to them? Questions & Answers
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What to do against a criminal case by the bank for defaulting on EMIs?
Q: Dear Sir/Madam, The bank has filed a criminal case against me due to the nonpayment of EMI before three months, even without any pending payments from my side. The court fine was paid & the travel ban was removed. Unfortunately, I could not pay the EMI for two months because of the pending salary (Outstanding - AED 72000). This case had already been handed over to a private legal agency by the bank. Can you give any advice to survive this? S. Questions & Answers
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Getting released from a company while the contract states 60 days' notice period
Q: Hi Sir/Madam, I am working with an E-Commerce company. I gave a resignation letter to my company for one month`s notice. But in my agreement, it is stated that: The Employee is required to give 60 days prior written notice to the Employer to terminate this Contract. In the event that Employee gives notice of resignation, this Contract will terminate (the "Termination Date") 60 days from the effective date of the resignation (the "Resignation Date"). From the time of notice until the Termination Date, Employee shall cooperate in all respects in providing transition services to the Company to a standard of professionalism appropriate to Employee`s current position in the Company. The Company and Employee may, by mutual agreement, elect to make Termination Date effective at some time shorter than two months from the Resignation Date. Please, can you give some suggestions on how can I be released from my current company? Since it`s an unlimited contract and I`ve been working with the company for 7+ years. Questions & Answers
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هل تُحسَب البدلات الإيجارية حتى تاريخ براءة الذمة وإن لم يعلم المالك بصدورها؟
س: أخلينا المنزل واستخرجنا براءة ذمة من الكهرباء والماء بتاريخ 15/8 ولم يُبلّغ المستأجر المالك أو المحكمة بأنه استخرج براءة الذمة. صدر حكم المحكمة بتاريخ 19/8 بالتالي: 1. على المستأجر الإخلاء فورًا. 2. على المستأجر سداد البدلات الإيجارية حتى تاريخ الإخلاء الفعلي. 3. يلزم المستأجر ببراءة الذمة من الكهرباء والماء والصرف الصحي حتى تاريخ الإخلاء الفعلي. فسؤالي هنا إذا تكرمتم: لا يوجد أي تواصل بين المستأجر والمالك منذ جلسات المحكمة ولم يقم المالك بتقديم طلب التنفيذ في البلدية والمالك لا يعلم حتى اللحظة بصدور براءة الذمة من الكهرباء والماء ولم يتواصل لاستلام مفتاح العقار. هل يترتب على المستأجر أي بدلات إيجارية إلى تاريخ تسليم المستأجر للمالك او البلدية براءة الذمة ومفتاح المنزل؟ أم أن البدلات الإيجارية تُحسَب فقط حتى تاريخ براءة الذمة بغض النظر عن علم المالك بصدورها؟ Questions & Answers
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The landlord is not giving back the security deposit. What to do?
Q: Dear sir, I have moved out of a flat after giving a notice. I handed over the keys in advance (1 day) of the lease period. My landlord is not giving me my 5,000AED security deposit after many reminders. The owner is a local. There is one PRO who keeps on changing words What action can I take to get my money back? Kindly help! Questions & Answers
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The time frame of a mutually agreed divorce
Q: I am an expatriate. My wife and I agreed mutually to divorce and we have a child also, which my wife wants to keep and I agreed to that. How much time will it take to get a divorce? Will it be through Dubai Courts? Questions & Answers
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Who pays for the overstay fines when the company withdraws its offer?
Q: Respected all, I found a job in April when I had a visit visa and my company gave me an offer letter. My visit visa expired at the end of May. Whenever I asked my company about my visa, they said that it is under process. Now after three months, I came to know that we did not have any visa and we have penality and abscond. Yesterday, the company said that I have been terminated, we can not give the penalty and we can not process the visa. I have to pay myself these penalties. My question is can I file a case against the company because they offered me a job when I have a valid visa and they did not give me a visa? Thank you! Questions & Answers
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Warranting the hidden defects of a purchased car and possibility to ask for damages
Q: I bought a car from a Dubai dealer in November 2020 and in July 2021 (less than a year) the engine of the car stopped working. When the dealer removed the engine from the car to see what happened, he realized that the engine has already been repaired before with non-original pieces. When I bought it, they only stated that the car has been repainted; it`s an obvious fraud. Is there any way I can ask for a refund of the damages? Thank you. Questions & Answers
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The applicability of a labor ban when resigning during the probation period
Q: I want to know about the labor ban. Previously, I was working with a private company with a Sharjah visa for 2 years. Now I have joined a new private company with a Dubai visa. I`m on 6 month probation period which is going to end after a week. As I don`t feel comfortable working in the current company and I have better offers from other companies, I would like to know If I resign will I get a labor ban? I am still in the probation period. I don`t have a graduation certificate attested and my current visa is unlimited. Thank you! Questions & Answers
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هل يُعد تاريخ إصدار براءة الذمة هو نفسه تاريخ الإخلاء الفعلي؟
س: عندما يحكم القاضي بأنه على المستأجر سداد كافة المترتبات الإيجارية حتى "تاريخ الإخلاء الفعلي"، هل يأخذ قسم التنفيذ تاريخ إصدار براءة الذمة على أنه تاريخ الإخلاء؟ مع العلم أن المستأجر قام بإخلاء المنزل قبل براءة الذمة بحوالي أسبوع ولكن المالك لم يكن على علم بذلك. وهل يحق للمالك احتساب أي مبالغ إيجارية بعد تاريخ براءة الذمة؟ أم أنه يتوقف تلقائيًا احتساب مبالغ إيجارية بعد تاريخ براءة الذمة؟ وجزاكم الله خيرًا! Questions & Answers
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