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Travelling to other GCC countries while facing a bounced Cheque case in the UAE raises important legal questions and implications.
Awatif Mohammad Shoqi Advocates & Legal Consultancy
Article 409 of the Commercial Transactions Law defines a bank loan as a contractual arrangement where the bank distributes funds to the debtor under agreed conditions.
Awatif Mohammad Shoqi Advocates & Legal Consultancy
In a significant move towards ensuring road safety and reducing the impact of heavy vehicles on UAE's highways, the MoEI has introduced amendments to the federal law regulating the weights and dimensions of heavy vehicles.
BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associates LLP
The Constitution of the United Arab Emirates, as enshrined in Article 7, designates Arabic as the official language of the country.
Awatif Mohammad Shoqi Advocates & Legal Consultancy
In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), individuals may find themselves in situations where their freedom is restricted through detention or arrest. While both detention and arrest involve limitations...
Al Bahar & Associates
This article focuses on answering the question; what are the DIFC Courts?
Wasel & Wasel
The introduction of a new jurisdictional gateway into the UK Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) in October 2022 has attracted significant attention from practitioners involved in cross-border...
Awatif Mohammad Shoqi Advocates & Legal Consultancy
As part of the legislative reforms initiated by the UAE government in the year 2023, several important laws have undergone an overhauling.
Fenwick Elliott LLP
A recent English judgment enforcing a UAE judgment may have paved the way for clarity on the enforcement of UAE judgments in England and Wales.
Clyde & Co
Whilst the New Law does not overhaul civil procedure in the UAE, it introduces some significant changes.
BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associates LLP
In the United Arab Emirates (UAE) there are three levels of courts for litigation...
Awatif Mohammad Shoqi Advocates & Legal Consultancy
The judicial system of United Arab Emirates operates at two levels. It operates at a federal level and a local level.
Awatif Mohammad Shoqi Advocates & Legal Consultancy
Commercial disputes in the UAE are resolved either through litigation or arbitration. While arbitration is fast growing as an effective alternative dispute resolution mechanism, litigation before the courts remains the primary channel ...
Awatif Mohammad Shoqi Advocates & Legal Consultancy
The court system in UAE is hierarchal and operates both at the federal level and a local level.
Awatif Mohammad Shoqi Advocates & Legal Consultancy
In general terms, civil procedures laws govern civil trials as opposed to criminal trials. In a ‘civil trial,' the claim is instituted by a person or corporate entity against another person or entity...
Awatif Mohammad Shoqi Advocates & Legal Consultancy
Reforms to the UAE's legal system in November last year increase the country's appeal as a place to live, work and invest, a senior Emirati judge said.
Awatif Mohammad Shoqi Advocates & Legal Consultancy
Criminal Law is applied when a person commits a crime such as theft, forgery, murder, rape and any other kind of acts that are considered a ‘crime' as per the UAE penal code of Law.
Awatif Mohammad Shoqi Advocates & Legal Consultancy
The jurisdiction in a case is primarily determined in reference to the place wherein the wrong happened.
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Limitation is the time within which a legal action can be brought or a legal right enforced. If a party bringing a legal claim misses a limitation date...
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On September 13, 2022, the Director of International Cooperation at the MoJ sent a letter to the Director General of the Dubai Courts (the "MoJ Letter") stating that the MoJ considers...
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