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استيلاء
وسيلة لحيازة شكل من أشكال المال المباح بقصد امتلاكه شريطة ألا يكون له مالك آخر. Legal dictionary
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Breach of confidence
A common law tort that protects private information that is conveyed in confidence. A claim for breach of confidence typically requires the information to be of a confidential nature, which was communicated in confidence and was disclosed to the detriment of the claimant. Legal dictionary
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قسم
يمين يقر به المقسم على صدق ما يقسم به أمام جهات التحقيق أو المحاكم أو الأشخاص. Questions & Answers
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Who is the signing authority of a company to give a POA?
Q: In a company, there are 3 partners and one of them is the manager. Now, who can give the POA for court cases to lawyers? Any of the 3 people can give or only the manager can give as per the UAE companies law? Questions & Answers
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Transferring the property of a deceased to his heirs
Q: Hi, My husband passed away last May. The car is in his name. I have two girls above 21 years of age. What is the procedure to transfer the car to one of our names, please? Many thanks in advance! Questions & Answers
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Can the wife request a travel ban to prevent the father from leaving with the child?
Q: My divorce case is going on in Dubai court, my ex has my child passport. In this case, can I put a travel ban on my child since I fear he will run away with the child when the case is ongoing? Questions & Answers
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Asking an employee by the HR to provide her husband's details from his company
Q: I am a teacher at a British school. As a female, I sponsor my kids. My husband has a Dubai visa and is local hire. My school wants me to submit accommodation information and salary details from my husband`s company. Can my HR ask to see the salary details of my husband as I heard that if your husband works in another Emirate, then there is a duplication of benefits? Questions & Answers
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Does the family of a suicide committer get any compensation?
Q: If someone (not a UAE citizen) commits suicide in Abu Dhabi, can his family get blood money or any financial help from the government? Questions & Answers
UAE
إيذاء الزوجة بالضرب
س: إيذاء الزوجة بالضرب العنيف وتشكُّل نزيف وتقديم تقرير طب شرعي بالأضرار وعلامات الضرب المبرح. Questions & Answers
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Settling a loan from outside after 8 years
Q: I was living in Dubai in 2013, left with only one bill from a credit card for 30,000 Dirhams. I got a call after 8 years today to pay the bill. Can you please advise what is the best way to handle this? Now I live in the US. Questions & Answers
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The rights of an employee upon termination due to violating work rules
Q: One of our employees is working in our banking sales division. He mishandled customer documents and details and we had to terminate him on that grounds. Now, he is claiming his incentives and termination benefits. Are we liable to pay him termination benefits? We are under an unlimited contract. Please advise! Legal blog
UAE
What is Force Majeure & How Does it Apply During COVID-19 in the UAE
An interview-format article covering the topic of force majeure in the UAE, in light of COVID-19. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW. Questions & Answers
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Terminating an employee during the probation period and deducting his due salaries
Q: Hi, I got terminated by the company during the probation period. I have 2 months` salary pending. They told asked me to sign the work permit cancellation and after cancellation, the pending salary will be issued to me. I signed and the cancellation is done. Now, they are saying that the pending salaries are deducted for visa cost and other expenses; your visa is canceled and you don`t have any relationship with the company. What can I do now? Questions & Answers
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Restructuring loan installments with a bank after salary deduction
Q: Dear Sir, I am requesting your advice regarding my case of Bank EMI default. I had availed a personal loan of AED 1,60,000/- from a bank in October 2019 and my company has reduced our salary and made a deduction of 70% until March 2021. After that, I might lose the job as well. I am unable to pay the EMIs and afraid that the bank might put a legal case against me for non-payment of installment and apply a travel ban as well. Kindly advise if there is a way I can pay a fine and close this case. Questions & Answers
UAE
Attestation of a degree issued in Canada to be used in the UAE
Q: I have a bachelor`s degree from a Canadian university, but I live in Pakistan now. I will be moving to Dubai in a couple of months, and intend to work there. Can my Canadian degree be attested in Pakistan? If not, what would be the procedure, and how much will it cost? Thanks! Questions & Answers
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