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Unlawful
When applied to promises, agreements or contracts, the term denotes that such agreements have no legal effect. The law disapproves of such conduct because it is immoral or contrary to public policy. Unlawful does not necessarily imply criminality, although the term is sufficiently broad to include it. Questions & Answers
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Is it possible to give a POA and file for insolvency in absentia?
Q: Insolvency Law No. 9 of 2019: Court may order to stop all criminal and civil proceedings against an individual defender. I do not live in Dubai, UAE, and I am currently hiding out overseas. I have pending 2013 judgments by the criminal court in absentia and civil court in absentia. - Could you please recommend an experienced lawyer to file for insolvency in Dubai Court? - Is it possible to give a POA, my lawyer file insolvency in absentia, and obtain bail from the same court? Legal dictionary
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Conspiracy
A secret agreement between two or more persons made for the purpose of committing, by their joint efforts, some unlawful or criminal act, or some act which is in itself innocent, but which becomes unlawful when done by the concerted action of the conspirators, or for the purpose of using unlawful or criminal means to the commission of an act not in itself unlawful. Questions & Answers
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إلزام مُدَّعى عليه واحد فقط من مجموعة بسداد المبلغ المستحق
س: في دعوى مدني كلي، المطالبة بإلزام المُدَّعَى عليهم، عدد 12 شخصًا، بسداد مبلغ وقدره (.....) (بالتضامن والتكافل). صدر منطوق الحكم "بإلزام المُدَّعَى عليه بسداد مبلغ وقدره (.....) والفائدة القانونية (......) وأتعاب المحاماة (......)". السؤال هنا عن إمكانية تحديد المبلغ المترصّد على مُدّعَى عليه واحد فقط؟ وكيف؟ Questions & Answers
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Suing a company for forging a contract and registering an employee in MOHRE fraudulently
Q: Dear Sir, A company has presented me with an unlimited MOL job letter starting from serial number ST............. and that has been signed by me and sent over email to the company. Someone from the company has typed a limited MOL contract starting from serial number MB......... and in this contract, he cropped my signature and pasted it in the limited contract fraudulently and submitted it to MOHRE and accordingly to that fraudulent contract, MOHRE has registered me with a limited contract. So practically this contract is a fraudulent contract. I want to know, if I file a case against the company for registering a contract fraudulently, then what will be the legal liability on the company and what benefits will be provided to me? Thank You! Questions & Answers
UAE
Can the labour court suspend case proceedings due to an ongoing criminal case?
Q: Can a labour court suspend an appeal due to an ongoing criminal case? Questions & Answers
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Claiming money back from a consultant company for delaying the requested service
Q: I have submitted my immigration documents to a consultant company in Dubai under a business formation plan in Canada. They committed that the process for stage 2 will take 2 months but since then it has been 6 months, they have not yet processed it. They keep making false promises and they would not let us withdraw our case. I Have asked several times to connect me with the higher authorities to resolve my issue but no cooperation from their end. It is devasting as it is an expensive plan. We have paid 43650 DHS so far. I need to know if legally I can claim all my money back by putting up a fraud case on them under the criminal act? How can I make them fulfill their commitment without me bearing any loss? Please guide me with possible ways! Awaiting your reply. Questions & Answers
UAE
دمج حكم قضيتين ضد شخص بهدف تقسيط المبالغ المستحقة معًا
س: استفسار بسيط. صدر ضد الشخص تنفيذ تجاري بمبلغ والمبلغ هذا لزوجته السابقة الأولى، وعنده أيضًا نفقة للأبناء من الزوجة السابقة. السؤال: هل يمكن الدمج بين القضيتين في التنفيذ بحيث يتم التقسيط وأيضًا دفع النفقة شهريًا؟ لأنه في حال سجن الشخص لمبلغ تنفيذ التجاري كيف يكون وضع النفقة وهو في السجن ولا يعمل؟ محاكم دبي. وشكرًا لكم! Questions & Answers
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Legal assistance in verifying documents with Dubai customs for precious metal trade
Q: Trying to find out if a friend`s paperwork is legit; we have much money invested in precious metals supposedly in the possession of Dubai customs that need to have documents verified. Have been. Need to find out if legit. I have about 2 hundred thousand invested. Should have sought out legal counsel a year ago. Will need to have a friend contact as he has all info and documents well over 1/2 million invested in this. Questions & Answers
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Is it possible to waive the overstay fines for one year on an employment visa?
Q: I am on a one-year employment visa overstay. I would like to waive it and change the status because I don`t want to exit the country. What should I do? Questions & Answers
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How can I apply for a new employment visa if there is a civil case by the bank?
Q: My husband was terminated from his previous job. He has found a job after 4 months. When he went to get his visa cancelled, he found out there is a civil case of AED 100,00 on him due to a bank loan default. Please advise, can he get his employment visa done and start his new job? I am afraid he will lose this offer if things don`t move quickly. Please advise Questions & Answers
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Landlord's right to ask the tenant for overstay if he terminates tenancy without notice
Q: Dear Mr Malalla, I would like to get your opinion on an incident that I am going through at the moment with my previous landlord. After staying in the same apartment for 4 yrs as a tenant, on 8/2/21, only a week before the renewal term (15/2/21) and after having a written agreement on a mutually agreed condition as well as sending us the contract, our landlord declared to us that he changed his mind and would apply the old contractual terms. After having back and forth emails with our landlord`s agency, on 23/2/21 we received the final email about his decision from the agency. As I did not want to stay in his place, we moved out on 6/3/21. On 14/3/21, we received a quotation from the agency in regards to maintenance, which we mutually accepted on 15/03/21. 2 days ago, when I was waiting for my security deposit, I received a final calculation from the agency charging me the period between 15/2 to 5/3 as overstay. We reminded him many times of the rules and regulations but he does not care. Questions & Answers
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What are the rights of the employee in case of termination during probation?
Q: Is terminating an employee in probation period allowed under an unlimited contract? If so, should he be paid repatriation expenses? Please advise. Questions & Answers
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What is the effect of a civil case by the bank on applying for new visa?
Q: Dear Sir/Madam, Due to the pandemic, I lost my job in 2020 and was not able to pay 3 months of my loan, since I need to prioritize my roof and food for whatever money I have. I was a good payer for almost 3 years. I have 18 months left to pay. Unfortunately, they filed a criminal case against me last Sept 2020. I settled and paid the fine at the police station. However, until now they keep on calling and threatening me, this time of the civil case. What is the effect of the civil case in applying for an employment visa? According to them, my outstanding balance ballooned again to 33500. If I don`t have the means to pay it, what will happen to me? Please advise. Thank you in advance. Questions & Answers
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Would COVID pandemic be considered a Force Majeure to delay project delivery?
Q: Hello, We purchased an off-plan property in 2017. The delivery date is Q4 2018. SPA includes a 1-year extension after this date (which would lead to Q4 2019 completion date). To this date, we have received no communication about a new completion date. It keeps getting extended and extended. The online portal says that the delivery is in May 2021. As this seems to be in breach of the contract signed, we would like to know the following: 1. Can we terminate the contract and recover our payments (40% has been made so far, and 60% due at the handover)? 2. The SPA has a clause of Force Majeure in it, but it states that: should an event of Force Majeure occur that delays the delivery, the seller must notify, as soon as practicable, the purchaser and communicate a new anticipated completion date - no such communication has taken place. Can the seller use the COVID 19 pandemic as an event of Force Majeure (even though COVID-19 took place months after the extended completion date expired)? Thank you for your advice! Questions & Answers
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