The new law is part of the UAE government\’s efforts to create a competitive work environmentUAE President H. H Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan issued a new order to protect employee s\’ rights and introduce a new leave policy to control employment relations in the private sector, including part-time and temporary jobs. The Federal […]
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Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) legal authorities have warned that penalties will be imposed for the crime of blasphemy if any of its residents were indulging in communal hatred and discrimination.The State Public Prosecution through a tweet posted on social media clarified the crime of defamation of religion. The Prosecution pointed out that, according
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The UAE has updated Covid safety protocols for congregational prayers at mosques. Women’s prayer halls will reopen, and so will ablution areas and washrooms.Even though mosques across the country reopened with Covid safety protocols in July last year, women’s prayer halls remained shut.In ablution and washroom areas, worshippers must maintain a social distance of 1.5
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Dubai: Approval for a new visa scheme that will allow retired expats to stay in the UAE after retirement. H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has approved a special residence visa for retirees. Sheikh Mohammed made the announcement after a cabinet meeting
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Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi has enacted a new personal law for non-Muslims. Non-Islamic marriage, divorce, child custody and inheritance rights will be governed by the new law. H.H Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Abu Dhabi, issued the new ordinance on personal law.The new Personal Act
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The UAE Cabinet issued the Federal Decree-Law No. 14 of 2020 (Decree Law) amending various provisions of the UAE Penal Code and the Commercial Transaction Law, which will come into force on 2nd of January 2022. The major part of the amendment in relation to Cheque Bounce are as follows:The Decree Law inter alia cancels
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Article 1026 of the Civil Transaction Law, Federal Law No. (5) of 1985 states that Insurance is a contract where the assured and the insurer cooperates in facing the insured risks or events, and whereby the assured pays the insurer a specified sum or periodical installments, and if the risk or the event set out
The UAE courts are trying to cope with complex medical malpractice cases, increased over the past years because of a steady expansion in health services and associated equipment, that have made medical staff more vulnerable to errors. In the absence of a definite federal law on such cases, the courts are resorting to medical
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Is Insolvency and Bankruptcy the same? Insolvency is the legal term describing the situation of a debtor who is unable to pay his/her debts. The Insolvency Law differs from the Bankruptcy Law which was promulgated by Decree-Law No. (9) of 2016, particularly in the definition of the debtor. However, the primary purpose of both laws
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In the event of non-payment of rent by the tenant, the landlord may seek the tenant\’s eviction in accordance with Article 25(1)(a) of the Amended Dubai Tenancy law, which states: “1. The Landlord may seek eviction of the Tenant from the Real Property prior to the expiry of the term of the Tenancy only in
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