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Corporate lawyers Michael Kortbawi and Mahmoud Kreidie recently spoke with Al Arabiya News on the increase of scams in the UAE, and how residents can stay vigilant.
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Under the UAE laws, assault is classified as a criminal offence, carrying penalties, all guided by the UAE Penal Code under Federal Law No. 31/2021.
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As in many other jurisdictions, there are certain legal requirements and conditions that must be met for a cheque payment to be enforced in the UAE.
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Anti-Corruption & Bribery Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of United Arab Emirates, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries
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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...
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The UAE is committed to combating human trafficking and has further implemented a comprehensive legal framework in order to prevent, investigate and prosecute trafficking offenses.
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Domestic violence is a serious issue that affects people all over the world, including the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Fortunately, for the UAE the government in 2019 launched the Family protection Policy...
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In the UAE Physical assault is also known as battery, which is a criminal offence. It can be defined as intentionally or recklessly causing bodily harm to another person.
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In the United Arab Emirates and across the world, domestic violence is a prevalent and serious issue that affects people of all genders. It takes many forms. Domestic abuse can be physical, emotional...
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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...
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Arson means the act of deliberately setting fire to property and thereby causing widespread damage, including danger to people and animals.
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One of the oldest forms of taking evidence in a court of law is by way of producing witnesses. In the UAE, witnesses are governed according to...
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A person contacted me claiming I inherited a large amount of money from the estate of a distant relative of mine.
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The literal meaning of swindling is to take money or property from someone fraudulently, especially on a large scale. The term is often used interchangeably with fraud,...
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In order to make UAE a truly a globalized modern nation, many reforms have been introduced. One of the reforms introduced by the UAE Government has been in respect of alcohol.
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The UAE Penal Code defines theft as taking of property belonging to a person other than the criminal and it shall be subject to the provisions of the UAE Penal Code.
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One of the main goals which the UAE strives to achieve is the protection and taking care of the juveniles.
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Extradition in common language, is understood as the process under which one country, on the request of another country, returns a requested person, to the requested country, based on crimes committed by the requested person in the requesting country.
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Extradition in the UAE is organized by a specific law for judicial cooperation called Law No. 39 of 2006. However, this law might not be applied if there was an extradition treaty between UAE
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The United Arab Emirates is a signatory of the Riyadh Arab Convention on Judicial Cooperation for Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Iraq, Algeria, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Tunisia and Morocco.
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