What is the foreign bribery law in the UAE?
What is bribery, and why is it an offence? Bribery refers to the offence of promising, offering or granting, either directly or indirectly, a person to either perform or to omit an act that is included in their duties or constitutes a violation of their duties.
What is the impact of ransomware on financial crime compliance in the UAE?
Ransomware attacks are now a bigger concern to major organizations around the world in. In this article we will discuss the major concerns around such attacks and the laws and regulations governing the same.
What are the changes in law proposed to allow divorce by mutual agreement to make it more convenient?
In the recent changes, a new decree-law on Personal status for non-Muslims in the emirate of Abu Dhabi has been enacted (hereinafter “New Decree”). The new Decree amends the previous practices applicable to the divorce of non-Muslims and allows the concept of unilateral divorce for the first time. The new Decree thus aims to provide …
What are the privileges of internal investigations in the UAE?
Senior administration, HR team, and consistence faculty of all enterprises and in a wide industry are approached against consistently with proof or charges of potential bad behavior at their organizations. These situations may extend from warning from the government for examination concerning claims of infringement of any government law by the partners or senior executives …
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What are the punishments for forging documents to apply for a bank loan?
What constitutes forgery: ‘Forgery’ refers to the action of forging or producing a copy of a document, signature, banknote, or work of art etc. An act of forgery can lead to charges of fraud and or misrepresentation in the UAE. Article 216 of the Federal Law number Federal Law No. 3 of its 1987 concerning …
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How to Check If You Are Part of the Social Media Data Breach?
Data breach have become quiet a common feature of today’s time of hyper online connectivity. This can lead to situation of your data getting stolen or instances of data breach and privacy violations, whether intentional or otherwise. In this article we will take you through the main points that are to be considered to avoid …
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How will the new zero-tolerance drunk driving law affect your car insurance?
You might have come across the recent changes in the UAE federal laws that has relaxed the previous rules which imposed strict license requirements for the purchase of alcohol in the region. Albeit such rules have now been removed, however, the UAE still follows and applies zero tolerance when it comes to alcohol consumption while …
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What are the charges of trafficking and promoting narcotics substances in the UAE?
All citizens, residents and tourists to the United Arab Emirates must be aware of the non-tolerance for drugs in the region. The UAE has a strict drug policy and laws in place which enforce ‘zero tolerance’ for drugs. The Federal Law no. 14 of 1995 on the countermeasures against narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances (‘Narcotics …
How Theft is Considered as Felony?
‘Theft’ under the UAE laws is governed pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Law No. 3 of 1987 promulgating the penal code and its amendments (‘UAE penal code’). Pursuant to articles 399 and 405 of the UAE penal code, the crime of theft is said to occur when intentional misappropriation of property happens with …
Learn More: Rental Contract Updates in the UAE
The tenancy laws in the emirate of Dubai are subject to the rules and regulations of the Real Estate Regulatory Agency (RERA), which constitutes the regulatory arm of the Dubai Land Department (DLD). Speaking of tenancy laws in the UAE, one would often come across tenancy terms such as ‘EJARI’. EJARI is an online program …
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