A new Federal Decree (the New Decree) has drawn attention in the UAE for making strategic amendments to the country's Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Law (the AML Law).

The punishment for theft varies depending upon the degree of crime committed.

In the UAE, the Federal Law No. 15 of 2020 ("Consumer Protection Law") lays down provision related to consumer protection.

Since a cheque is meant to replace money, people must have trust in it. Therefore the UAE penal law levied a punishment against anyone issuing insufficient funds its due date.

Extradition requests in the UAE are primarily governed by Federal Law No. 39 of 2006 Concerning International Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters...

The UAE recently introduced a significant reform in its judicial system, with the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) announcing that travel bans are automatically lifted once legal cases are resolved.

The following article was originally published for BSA in Arabian Business and discusses the implications of the Dubai Courts' specialised money laundering court.

The United Arab Emirates has enacted the federal degree number 14 of 2020 which has amended and added new articles to the UAE commercial transaction law no. 18 of 1993.

Drug trafficking refers to the international trade of drugs. It involves production, manufacture, packaging, transportation and regional distribution of drugs, sometimes carried out by organised criminal groups.

In the UAE, the protection of property and animals is enforced through Federal Decree-Law No. 31/2021 on the Issuance of the Crimes and Penalties Law.

A criminal complaint takes precedence over a civil claim or "Le criminel tient le civil en l'état", is a legal principle with origins in the French Penal Procedures Law...

Many people often feel offended when they are charged with a Criminal case, such as for financial crimes, physical violence, cyber crimes and so on.

Perjury can be defined as an intentional act of lying, withholding the truth, administering false testimony, swearing or any act done with the intent of deception or misleading...

The Federal law no. 35 of 1992 concerning the ‘criminal procedure law', specifies the procedures for the prosecution of criminal cases in the UAE.

Human trafficking, generally understood to mean the trade of humans for forced labour, slavery, exploitation including sexual.

Phishing scams are very common, especially with internet being so readily accessible on mobile phones.

With the advancement of technology, the drawbacks of the excessive use of the internet, such as cyber bullying, hacking, online frauds, etc. is also coming to light.

Arson means the act of deliberately setting fire to property and thereby causing widespread damage, including danger to people and animals.

Bail is a provisional release of an accused and may be granted by the public prosecution for a felony or a misdemeanor, at any time whether on its own decision or upon request of the accused unless the accused has been referred to the competent court for trial.

The UAE Penal Code came into force from 2 January 2022 and abrogated and repealed the penal code applicable previously, called the Federal Law No. 3 of 1987.