What we take on
Practice Areas
People rarely arrive knowing the name of their legal problem. They arrive knowing that a cheque has bounced, that a travel ban has appeared, that a landlord wants them out, or that a company they part own has stopped answering. This page is arranged the way those problems actually turn up, so you can find the right page without first learning the vocabulary.
Disputes and defence
Criminal defence
Police cases, the public prosecution and the criminal courts, from the first summons to the hearing.
Bounced cheque cases
What happens after a cheque is returned, and what the options are on each side.
Travel bans and absconding cases
How a ban is imposed, how it is discovered, and what it takes to have one lifted.
Cybercrime defence
Cases brought over messages, posts, accounts and online payments.
Bail applications
What is decided at the bail stage and what the court looks at.
Civil litigation
Claims between private parties, from filing to judgment and enforcement.
Arbitration and dispute resolution
Where a contract sends a dispute somewhere other than the courts.
Defamation
Claims and defences over what was said or published.
Family and inheritance
Family and divorce
Divorce, custody and maintenance, and which law applies to your marriage.
Divorce
How a divorce is started here and what each stage involves.
Expat divorce
Where the choice between UAE law and a home country law arises, and what it changes.
Child custody
Custody, guardianship and the arrangements a court will consider.
Alimony and maintenance
What maintenance covers, how it is set and how it is enforced.
Wills, probate and inheritance
Registering a will, and what happens to an estate without one.
Work and wages
Employment and labour
Contracts, complaints and the route a labour claim takes.
Unpaid salary and end of service gratuity
Money owed at the end of a job, and how it is recovered.
Wrongful termination
What arbitrary dismissal means here and what it is worth.
Gratuity calculator
Work out roughly what the end of service figure should look like.
Property and tenancy
Real estate and property
Sale, purchase, developer disputes and title.
Rental and tenancy disputes
Rent increases, deposits, repairs and contracts.
Eviction and possession
The grounds and the notice a landlord must be able to show.
Construction
Contract, delay and payment disputes on a project.
Business and money
Corporate and commercial
Company affairs, agreements and commercial disputes.
Shareholder and partnership disputes
Deadlock, exclusion and exit between owners.
Commercial contracts
Drafting, reviewing and enforcing what was agreed.
Business setup
Choosing and forming the right structure.
Debt recovery
Recovering money owed to a business or an individual.
Banking, finance and insolvency
Loans, facilities, defaults and formal insolvency.
Trademarks and intellectual property
Registration, opposition and infringement.
Maritime and shipping
Cargo, charter and vessel disputes.
Status, travel and injury
Immigration and residency
Visas, status, sponsorship and the problems that follow a change in any of them.
Insurance and personal injury
Claims after an accident or an injury, and claims an insurer has refused.
If none of these is quite your problem
Plenty of matters sit across two of these headings, and some do not sit neatly under any of them. That is normal, and it does not mean nobody can help. Describe what has happened in your own words and we will tell you which area it falls under, whether it is something that needs a lawyer at all, and what it would cost if it does. Our legal fees page explains how charges work before you commit to anything.
Tell us what has happened
Call or message +971 50 747 9570, or email help@lawyerindubai.ae. Our contact page lists what to have ready for a first conversation.
Tell us what happened
Ten minutes, no charge, and a straight answer about whether you need a lawyer for this.