Hassan Elhais

UAE legislative framework empowers courts to enforce judgments issued by foreign courts under specific conditions. This is in accordance with Article 21 of the Federal Law Number 11 of 1992 concerning...

In the UAE, a negative review can be construed as a criminal offence based on a critical distinction—legitimate consumer feedback versus an unlawful personal attack.Ahmed Khalil, associate at BSA LAW...

In today's digital age, the UAE, like many other nations, deals with the challenges of rumour spread and the distribution of false information, especially online.Recognizing the potential threats...

Residents who use social media apps like WhatsApp daily for family, school, and community groups are cautioned that private chats are not exempt from the UAE's cybercrime laws. Lawyers say many people...

What constitutes rape:The crime of rape can be defined as "unlawful sexual activity, most often involving sexual intercourse, against the will of the victim through force or the threat of force or...

Misuse of the internet is severely punished, with crimes such as hacking, breaching private or government data, spreading rumors or fake news, tampering with data of certain authorities, defaming...

According to Article 65 of the Criminal Procedure Code, the Public Prosecution is responsible for initiating investigations in felony cases and may also conduct investigations in misdemeanour cases...

Dealing with a criminal case is certainly not an easy thing to do and would indeed require a criminal lawyer or legal professional on your side. The current article By Criminal Lawyers of Dubai will...

In the United Arab Emirates, there exists a different kind of punishments for crimes including capital punishments for the most heinous of crimes such as rape. Sexual assaults are heavily punished in...

The United Arab Emirates recently announced a major overhaul of its Islamic personal laws, many of which are regarded as ‘extreme’ and ‘uncivilised’. Several laws were relaxed including those...

UAE Legislators on 9 December 2018 issued a Decision of Council of Ministers Number 57 of 2018 (the Decision) regarding the recent amendments in Federal Law Number 11 of 1992 concerning the UAE Civil...

Recent amendments in Civil Procedures Law (Federal Law number 11 of 1992) has gained so much attention before the litigants in the country. The recent amendment by virtue of Cabinet Resolution number...

At the beginning of 2021, the Dubai Courts issued Decision No. 3 of 2021, organizing the application of personal status matters. This decision has significant and amazing changes, which we thought...

There is no flexibility when it comes to drug-related offences in the UAE, and they could lead to punishments as high as deportation from the country. According to the new federal law on narcotics...

In the recent years, the UAE has brought about significant changes to its legal provisions regarding relationships between unmarried couples and children born outside the boundaries of a marriage. The...