Hassan Elhais

The Personal Status Court in Dubai deals with divorce matters for both Emiratis and Expats.The divorce process in Dubai is usually straightforward and involves the steps of counselling, settlements...

The UAE cabinet had recently adopted an amendment to the commercial companies act that allows for hundred per cent foreign ownership of companies in the UAE. These changes are now in effect starting...

Banking and Financial disputes could arise for businesses or individuals for many reasons. These could include non-repayment of loans, regulatory non-compliances, and issues related to debt...

Forgery of academic degrees is a serious offence in the UAE, with severe consequences for individuals and employers. Federal Law No. 9/2021 on the Prohibition of the Use of Academic Degrees Issued by...

In a recent article by Forbes, UAE was considered one of the safest countries in the world during the global pandemic. The credit for this achievement is deserved by none other than the government of...

Back in 29 August 2020, the United Arab Emirates Government’s Emirates New Agency (Wakalat Anba’a al Emarat, or ‘WAM’) publicly announced that H.H. Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the...

The vast majority of family court cases may have recourse to witness testimony, which can be very determinative to the outcome of the case.The type of evidence witnesses are permitted to offer to...

Criminal Order is a new procedural system established by the amendment to the UAE Criminal Procedure Law, which envisages efficient and seamless transition of workflow with the goal to lessen the...

The Federal law no. 8 of 1980 regarding the ‘organization of labour relations’ and its amendments (the "UAE labour law") includes in its scope a definitive provision towards occupational injuries and...

The commercial disputes in UAE are generally resolved through litigation or arbitration. Wherein arbitration is nowadays the most common and widespread medium for resolving such disputes. The country...

Arbitration has become a necessarily well-known technique for resolving commercial disputes internationally. In the past decade, arbitrators around the world had successfully awarded arbitration...

Over the last few decades, the UAE has grown from an economy dependent on fishing to among the largest oil exporters in the world. Hence, this has substantially impacted the country’s social and...

Managing an arbitration means managing a client’s expectations, including the client’s costs in pursuing its case in arbitration. Parties in arbitration may incur different types of costs; wherein the...

One of the main goals which the UAE strives to achieve is the protection and taking care of juveniles.In this connection, the UAE issued the Federal Law No. 9 of 1976 Concerning Juvenile Delinquents...

An assault is categorized as a ‘violent crime’ in the United Arab Emirates. A crime involving a physical attack or even a threat of attack can be potentially classified as an assault. Depending on the...