Hassan Elhais

The United Arab Emirates criminalizes filing false complaints if the complainant knows that the crime has not been committed. The punishment could vary between a fine or a jail sentence and this...

As discussed in our previous article, the offence of filing false complaints is criminalized in the UAE under Articles 324 and 325 of the UAE Penal Code. This has been done to maintain justice in the...

Financial consultants, bankers and investors usually fail to understand the true concept behind investment in cryptocurrency, and yet we cannot blame them for unsolicited information available through...

What do you mean by arbitration:Arbitration process can be understood as an alternate dispute resolution process wherein the disputing parties voluntarily choose an arbitration forum for adjudication...

Once an individual resident in the UAE passes away without a will, the laws of the UAE would be applicable on the distribution of the deceased’s assets, including his bank accounts.Generally, access...

Divorce is not an easy process to go through as a family. However, sometimes divorce becomes a necessity for the couple, as they may have reached the crossroads in their marriage and it might be...

Reforms related to bounced cheques were recently introduced by the Government of United Arab Emirates. These reforms were introduced through the Federal Decree Law No. 14 of 2020. The new law made...

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...

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is a permanent international court which was established pursuant to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court held in 1998. Countries which have...

IntroductionThe UAE established an effective legal system to protect both businesses and individual assets, especially those related to intellectual property (IP). The protection of innovative ideas...

The number of arbitration cases being registered in the United Arab Emirates has been steadily increasing in recent years. This is especially so for Dubai in terms of commercial litigation, with...

The commercial maritime law in the United Arab Emirates is regulated and enforced by Federal Law No. 26 of 1981 (Maritime Code). A brief snapshot of some key features of the Maritime Code are set out...

The United Arab Emirates has issued the new Federal Decree-Law No. 33/2021 on Regulation of Labor Relations (the "new labor law"), which repeals the long-held Federal Law number 8 of 1980. The new...

Defamation or Libel can occur when someone makes a false statement about you and thus damages your reputation. In this article, we will discuss how you can calculate your damages in a libel or...

A travel ban, in common terms, means restricting an individual who is inside the country to exit the country and prohibiting an individual who is outside the country to enter or re-enter the...