Have you ever posted a review while you were still annoyed about the service or product, commented on a public incident you just watched, or reposted unverified breaking news simply because everyone else was doing it?

New legislation came into force in the United Arab Emirates on 27 August 2012, codifying the full range of cyber crimes that can be committed and the resulting penalties.

Question: I gave a Dh100,000 cheque to one of my suppliers. Due to my cash flow issue, the cheque bounced. Can I go to jail or has the law changed in Dubai?

I own a small company in Dubai. All of our professional communication and dealings with one of our customers are through fax.

'Forgery' refers to the action of forging or producing a copy of a document, signature, banknote, or work of art etc.

It has been lately noticed that due to commercial requirements there might be a possibility of swapping the cheques and for some alternate reasons

Theft is said to occur when the intentional misappropriation of property happens. Theft is thus commonly defined as "the action or crime of stealing, in which a person intentionally takes personal property...

In an effort to enhance its compliance with Federal Law No.4 of 2002 regarding Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting Financing of Terrorism, the Dubai Creative Clusters Authority...

Have you been in a situation where you issued a cheque, however, later paid the cheque amount in cash to the beneficiary but, the beneficiary failed to return the cheque or refuses to return the cheque.

Global pandemic has left the whole society and economy vulnerable in all aspects around the globe.

The federal degree number 14 of 2020 has amended and added new articles to the UAE commercial transaction law no. 18 of 1993. The recent changes will be in force from January 2022 onwards.

Financial crimes can be best understood as criminal activities carried out by an individual or group of people or organizations which seek to achieve economic benefits through illegal methods.

An INTERPOL Red Notice is a vital component of the international alert system, functioning as an official communication to law enforcement agencies worldwide...

The United Arab Emirates has recently introduced changes to its criminal law that now ban the carrying of sharp objects or tools.

Criminal Law is applied when a person commits a crime such as theft, forgery, murder, rape and any other kind of acts that are considered a ‘crime' as per the UAE penal code of Law.

A tort in terms of common law can be defined as a civil wrong that has caused loss or harm to a person, resulting in legal liability.

In the recent months the United Arab Emirates have brought about many sweeping changes to certain archaic laws, including those concerning the consumption of alcohol in the UAE.

The United Arab Emirates has established a comprehensive legal framework to combat Money Laundering (ML), Terrorism Financing (TF), and Proliferation Financing (PF) that aligns with international norms and FATF guidance.

In a ruling reinforcing the principle that "Criminal judgments shall not be based on suspicion or probability, but rather on certainty and conviction" ADG Legal, represented by senior advocate Jaber Al Ameeri, ...

Extradition is a legal process through which one country surrenders an individual to another country for prosecution or punishment for crimes committed in the requesting country.