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The fact of being in charge of a child or young person under the protection of a guardian or of the court; the power of a court to take on the responsibilities of a parent in the interests of a child or young person.

How to accelerate the deportation of jailed people?

Q: Hi dear, 3 guys are inside the jail. Yesterday, a judgment came out. The judge ruled a one-year jail fine and deportation. What we want is to deport ASAP. Is there any way for that?

Feasible

Capable of being carried out or likely to be successful.

Without prejudice

Without implied admission of liability; without having any effect on another right or claim.

How to know if the profit percentage is good in business partnership?

Q: Someone offered me a partnership in a business. They will capitalize and finance the business while for me I will run it for them, 3 investors. They will give me 10% of the yearly profit, is this a good percentage? Then as for me to survive on a daily basis, they will give me AED 5000/monthly and this amount will be deducted from the yearly profit, it`s like an advance payment from the yearly profit. is this a good offer? Hoping for some enlightenment.

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Is it possible for the employer to drop a case filed by employee in free zone?

Q: I filed a complaint to SHAMS regarding unpaid salaries. My employer drafted a contract saying I should drop the complaint within a week. If I fail to do so, they have the right to do it themselves. Is this acceptable?

How to get the security deposit from landlord after finishing all proceedings?

Q: The landlord has not returned my security deposit worth AED 5000. I filed a case and have judicial announcements that the landlord should return deposit+expenses. But still no response. The landlord is out of the UAE and his property is handled by the agent. Not sure how to get my money back while I followed all procedures, even filed an execution case but no response. While I keep paying to follow up on the case, the property is rented out to the next tenant and earning money. I feel like this system is created like this on purpose.

Boilerplate

Standard wording in a contract or other legal document that cannot be renegotiated.

Consolidation

The act or process of uniting several cases into one trial and judgment, by order of a court, where all of the cases are between the same parties, pending in the same court, and turning upon the same or similar issues; or the court may order that one of the cases be tried, and the others decided without trial according to the judgment in the one selected. Also applied where companies in the same industry or of the same type join together.

Asking an employee to work till visa expiry while the contract is already expired

Q: My work permit and labour contract expired on 06/04/2021 and my visa expires on 09/06/2021. I have to move to a new opportunity but my employer wants me to work till the visa expiry i.e. 09/06/2021. My prospective employer is not agreeing to such a delay. What is the remedy available to me in this case?

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Gazumping

Occurs when a seller (usually of property) accepts a verbal offer on his/her property from one potential buyer, but then accepts a higher offer from someone else. It can also refer to the seller raising the selling price or asking for more money at the last minute, after previously verbally agreeing to a lower one. Some jurisdictions have passed legislation making offers on real property binding at an early stage during the process of buying a property.

What to do to get your labour dues paid after filing an execution?

Q: I have a verdict in my favor against my former employer for non-payment of salary from the labour court, Dubai. I even filed for execution but the company is still not paying. What are my options?

An ex-employer asks for the new visa copy of an employee. What to do?

Q: Hello Sir, I was fired on JAN 20 2020 on the second day of arrival from vacation. They gave me 2 months of grace time to use the same visa to look for a job and also to settle my dues. By April, they canceled my Freezone visa. I didn`t get any job till Dec 2020 because the pandemic started, so I stayed and was looking for a job. Almost after a year, I got a job; the whole year I was jobless. Almost a year and half later, my old Pro is threatening me if I didn`t submit my new visa copy, they are going to file an absconding case on me. I`m totally confused! How it even possible after a year and half they want my visa for some refund or to file a case against me? Please advise on this! I`m totally frustrated!

What to do if a resignation is not approved?

Q: Dear Ms. Rajasree, Good Morning, How to know whether my contract is limited or unlimited? In both cases, if I submit a resignation to the company and it is not approved, then what happens? What can I do? Meanwhile, I already have an offer letter from another company.

Strict liability

Sometimes called absolute liability, is the legal responsibility for damages, or injury, even if the person found to be strictly liable was not at fault or negligent. Strict liability is especially found in product liability cases.

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