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How to recover the money of bounced cheques paid against business shares
Q: Hi I sold my shares in a restaurant business in Abu Dhabi for AED 600k, paid in post-dated cheques of AED 20k a month. The cheques are issued against the business itself, not the owner. The first AED100k were paid but starting Feb 2020, the owner stopped paying the cheques claiming the business was going bankrupt soon but the business is still operating and seems to have survived the COVID-19 situation. I need legal advice to get the owner to start paying the cheques. All the post-dated cheques are deposited in a bank but they are issued against another bank. The business is registered in Abu Dhabi. Questions & Answers
UAE
Can I claim compensation from my company for a wrongful absconding case?
Q: My company filed an absconding case against me while I was in prison. This caused me to stay another 15 days. Can they not see I am in prison and not absconding? Can I file a libel case against my company and how much I can ask for compensation? Questions & Answers
UAE
How to take a legal action against a company in the UAE for delayed dues
Q: I work for a company in Egypt and we had a contracted partnership with a company in the UAE. They haven`t paid us for a very long time. We invoiced them and they keep telling us that they`re settling some things and will wire us the delayed payment, but this has been going on for several months now and they are pretty much ignoring us. We`re thinking of taking legal action but would like to know how things are done in the UAE. Thank you! Questions & Answers
UAE
The developer did not issue the title deed and mortgaged the unit to a bank
Q: I bought a property from a developer. We signed a sale and purchase agreement. The developer informed me that the title deed will be available by the end of the year. Now the developer is not issuing me a title deed and as per research, the title deed is submitted to the bank and the loan is taken on that by the developer. So I have two questions: 1. Is it legal to sell the property in Dubai even if this property is already mortgaged by the developer? 2. What case should I submit against the developer as they are not issuing my title deed? I have a SPA agreement and a written contract mentioned that the title deed would be delivered by the end of the year? Questions & Answers
UAE
Are there any criteria of work necessities to skip the annual leave of employee?
Q: Article 78 of the UAE Labour Law states: "The employee shall receive his basic pay in addition to housing allowance, if any, for the annual leave days. However, if the exigencies of work necessitate that the employee works during his annual leave in whole or in part, and the period of leave during which he has worked has not been carried forward to the next year, the employer ought to pay him his wage in addition to cash in lieu of leave for his working days based on his basic pay." Are there specific criteria needed for exigency to be established? E.g. in a professional service industry, will exigency only be established by the principal directly asking the employee to do that work during annual leave? Or will exigency be established by an official deadline regardless of explicit instructions by the principal to do the work? In the above scenario, the employee is the only person that may attend to the work and missing the official deadline will negatively affect the end client. Questions & Answers
Egypt
إخلاء مسؤولية مالك عقار يهدده الانهيار
س: شريكي في المبنى يمتلك ربع المبنى بينما أمتلك ثلاثة أرباعه. قام بتأجير شقة تابعة له لمستأجر. أجرى المستأجر تعديلات عليها؛ منها إزالة عمود من الشقة علمًا بأن الشقة تقع في الدور الأول علوي من مبنى مكون من أربع طوابق. المبنى قديم (منذ عام 1960) وهشّ وإحداث ذلك التعديل جعله عرضة للانهيار في أي وقت مما اضطرني أن أترك المنزل وأقدم طلب إزالة مؤخرًا. أعلم أن مثل تلك الإجراءات قد تستغرق أعوامًا، خاصة مع وجود مستأجرين عدة متأكد من طعنهم في قرار الإزالة إذا صدر وقد ينهار العقار في أي وقت علمًا بأنه يقع في أكثر الأماكن حيوية في المدينة وعلى طريق أسفلتي تمر به آلاف العربات الثقيلة يوميًا والعقار نفسه مليء بالعيادات الطبية والمحلات ويكتظ بالناس يوميًا، فكيف أخلي مسؤوليتي إذا انهار؟ وهل علي مقاضاة شريكي أم مقاضاة المستأجر؟ أم أكتفي بطلب الإزالة الذي قدمته باعتباره إخلاء مسؤولية؟ Questions & Answers
UAE
Is it recommended to file a case against previous employer after transferring visa?
Q: Good Evening I had been terminated recently but my employer is refusing to pay my outstanding salaries & End Of Service Benefits. I had raised a labour complaint that had been transferred to court. I have an appointment on 12th January 2021 with ENJAZ to file the case. Now I have another job offer and I must cancel my visa to obtain a new work permit within a short span of time else I will lose this job opportunity. So I am thinking to drop the case at the moment and grab a new job first. My question is that can I withdraw my complaint as the case is still not filed in court? If so, then what is the procedure? Secondly, can I raise the complaint again against the previous employer after I settle in the new job? Thank you Questions & Answers
UAE
Is the broker eligible to take commission from the buyer of a property?
Q: I need assistance on the agent/broker commission. I had bought a property recently wherein I approached directly the sales office of the developer and booked one apartment. The developer has appointed an agent/broker from their side to handle the process. As per the SPA, the broker is eligible for an amount of 2% from the seller side. Now, after completion of the handover, the same broker is asking for 2% from my end. The property is bought directly from the developer and I am the primary owner (i.e. the property is not a resale property). Is the broker eligible to 2% commission on the property value again from the buyer when he has already been paid by the developer? The SPA does not mention any commission from the buyer, can the broker still insist on the commission? As a buyer, what rights do I have in this scenario? Questions & Answers
UAE
Expatriates marriage in the UAE under the law of their country
Q: My fiancé is a French national & I am a Filipino national. We are looking into getting married here in the UAE. We don`t want to get married under the UAE courts and under Sharia law, if that is even an option for us, a church wedding is also out of the question. Can you please advise what other options we have to be able to get married in the UAE, and the steps of doing so? Questions & Answers
UAE
Consequences of failing to reach a loan settlement with the bank
Q: I have a case in the UAE due to personal loans and not paying monthly instalments after job loss and other family issues. I went back to India in March 2019. The loan is not paid since Aug 2019 and I cleared all the dues on Jan 8th 2020. I informed the bank to withdraw the cases and allow me to come back to the UAE. At that time, they didn`t accept and informed me to go for a one-time settlement which I cannot. I tried several times to have an amicable settlement but they are not accepting. Now they come up with a solution of paying AED 25000 as down payment and the remaining AED 40000 in 20 instalments. Due to my current financial crisis, I am not able to pay this. Is there any other solution to sort out this matter? Another thing now, I got an offer in a Qatar-based company. Is there any problem That I will face while I`m trying to enter Qatar? Please help. I need to get out of these issues. Questions & Answers
UAE
The time frame of a labour case before getting the dues
Q: I would like to know how much time it takes to resolve a labour case in Dubai court. Is it really taking more time due to COVID-19? I had registered a labour case in April 2020 in Dubai and it is still going on. Questions & Answers
UAE
How to claim the security deposit back from the landlord
Q: Hello Madam, I hope you`re doing fine. I am unable to get a security deposit of AED 2000 from the landlord. The current real estate agent claims that the landlord has some legal dispute with the former real estate company and I can`t get my refund. Can you kindly guide me on the above? Questions & Answers
UAE
Legal procedures against the tenant for failing to pay rent
Q: Hi, I have an apartment in Dubai rented out to a tenant since Mar 2020. I have been a very supportive landlord in the COVID-19 situation, have collected monthly rents in cash instead of depositing the cheque even delayed the rent for a couple of months, and reduced the rent for July 2020. For the last rent cheque which is due next week Jan 10th 2021, the tenant has asked me not to put the cheque and still requesting for negotiation. The tenant lost his job in April but was successfully running his own business on an extended residency visa from his company. His visa is cancelled now and says that accounts are frozen, and not to put the cheque. When I asked for cash payment he said there is no money. Can I still choose to deposit the cheque and proceed legally? Or Should I give him a one month notice? Do I still need to wait for his green light to put the cheque? I feel the tenant is taking undue advantage of me being nice since it has happened every month since April. Please advise. Questions & Answers
UAE
Delaying the issuance of a court clearance certificate
Q: I have applied for a court clearance certificate on 29 November 2020, but they have not sent it to me. Please help me! Questions & Answers
UAE
تهديد صاحب العمل للموظف لقبول جزء من حقه وإما يطعن على حكم المحكمة
س: قدمت شكوى ضد الشركة التي عملت فيها لمدة 4 أعوام وحكمت المحكمة لصالحي مع العلم أن الخصم تعمَّد عدم حضور الجلسة وأغلق تلفونه حتى لا يتم إعلانه وقد أُعلِن عن طريق البريد الإلكتروني للشركة وانتظرت مدة الاستئناف ولم يستأنف. بعد ذلك فتحت ملف تنفيذ وبعدها عرض عليّ صاحب العمل جزء من حقي وطالبني بتقبُّل المبلغ وإلا سيطعن في الحكم ويوصي العمال أن يشهدوا ضدي. Questions & Answers
UAE