People entrusted with child care who create or distribute child pornography face at least 10 years in jail and fines of up to Dh1 million, the final version of the Child Protection Law stipulates. Informally named Wadeema’s Law, in memory of an eight-year-old Emirati girl tortured to death by her father and his girlfriend, the […]
With its stellar growth, Dubai has been known for alluring every business opportunists due its efficient licensing rules, infrastructure, and ease of work. In a survey “the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Survey for 2014,” the Emirate has been indicated as the easiest places to do business. If you’re an expat and looking to […]
M/Advocates of Law announces the addition of Magdalena Mozdzierz to its award-winning Tax team and the promotion of Mathieu Daguerre as Partner of the firm. Dubai, United Arab Emirates., September 20, 2016 – (PressReleasePoint) M/Advocates of Law is pleased to announce the addition of Magdalena Mozdzierz to its award-winning Tax team. Magdalena is a US […]
There are some common misconceptions that expatriates have about UAE family laws. Hassan Elhais, a Legal Consultant in Dubai, Femina ME’s guest columnist, clears the misunderstandings. If the wife applies for a divorce she will forfeit her right to get financial support from husband. This is a completely false belief. When a divorce is filed […]
Major benefits of incorporating inside a free trade zone, as opposed to on the UAE’s mainland. However, in brief the companies are entitled to 50 years of zero corporate tax while still being entitled to repatriate the entirety of their profits to a destination of their choice. They also needn’t take a local partner, who […]
There are some rules and regulations that exist within the UAE Federal Code that residents of the country are unaware of. Hassan Elhais, Legal Consultant in Dubai, Femina ME’s guest columnist, tells us more. Consumption of alcohol by Muslims is strictly prohibited and punishable as per Islamic law. Any person found consuming alcoholic drinks shall […]
With the transient nature of this country, there are a number of misconceptions about the UAE criminal law, especially among expatriates. Hassan Elhais, Legal Consultant in Dubai, Femina ME’s guest columnist, tells us about some of them. Showing an indecent gesture Unlike some other countries where indecent actions or gestures are not seriously looked at, […]
The Personal Status Law provides in Art. 1(2) the general rule that” the provisions of this law shall apply to non-UAE nationals” and the exception that “unless the foreigner elects to apply his or her personal status law”. The procedure for requesting the application of the home country law is for parties to bring the […]
We have covered the general laws relating to child custody and visitation rights in the event of a marriage dissolution. While the courts have general guiding laws, these laws are discretionary; the courts will always rule in favour of the child’s best interests. Here are a few good examples to give a flavour of what […]
The issue of child maintenance costs can be one of great friction when trying to establish a workable relationship after the breakdown of a marriage. It is for this reason the UAE courts have a system for calculating such a sum in order to ensure the child doesn’t suffer. While it will differ from case […]
Introduction The Financial Reporting Council on the 15th of April, 2015 exposed the National Code of Corporate Governance (“NCCG” or “the Code”) for comments by stakeholders. According to the FRC, the code is aimed at ensuring that Institutions in the country adhere to global corporate governance best practice. The code is a complete deviation from […]
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