Hassan Elhais

Dubai: Dubai has introduced new regulations requiring tenancy contracts for shared accommodation to be officially registered in a dedicated government registry, a move aimed at strengthening tenant...

Dubai: Dubai Court of Cassation has issued a landmark ruling clarifying how compensation claims should be handled in divorce cases involving non-Muslim couples, drawing a clear line between personal...

We can list numerous corporations who rushed into professional marriages without performing legal due diligence or reviewing the corporate structure and relevant documents of the company. An...

During your term of employment, you get exposed to a lot of information while at your desk, in meetings, overheard conversations in elevators or corridors, you may have had the opportunity to gain...

To streamline the process of recruitment and protect the rights of the workers, the UAE has issued Federal Decree Law No. 9 of 2022 Concerning Domestic Workers ("Law").Domestic Worker Recruitment...

General OverviewBroadly, evidence means any information which is presented by either party in a legal proceeding to provide support in a case. The objective is to enable the courts to resolve or...

The UAE has established a comprehensive system of laws and registries for the draft and execution of Wills. This has been done for the benefit of the large expatriate community in the UAE who own...

Introduction:For expatriates living in the UAE, divorce might be a complicated process and deal with emotions. Abu Dhabi has been taking steps to address the unique challenges that expatriates face...

The UAE government has implemented the civil personal status laws to regulate the personal affairs of the large population of non-Muslim expatriates who have chosen to live in the country. These laws...

In a recent development, the Ras Al Khaimah Courts Department has launched a new electronic registration system for family cases. The new service can be accessed through the official electronic portal...

Corporate Tax’ can better be understood as a form of direct tax levied on the net income or profit of a corporation or business entity. It is also commonly referred to as ‘business profit tax’ or...

The UAE is home to around 8.84 million who belong to various nationalities and include other South Asians, Europeans etc constituting approximately 89 per cent of the total population of the country...

In the recent past, the increase in the availability of wide spread and fast internet has also expanded the scope of fraud, impersonation and blackmail through the online mode.The United Arab Emirates...

Human trafficking, generally understood to mean the trade of humans for forced labour, slavery, exploitation including sexual.The United Arab Emirates prohibits human trafficking through a governing...

In the United Arab Emirates, there are rules which regulate the handling of dormant accounts and unclaimed balances. These regulations are called the Central Bank Circular No. 1 of 2020 (Bank...