I selected Bail procedure as the topic of my current article as it is usually amongst the chief concerns of all our clients. They want their lawyer to get their family members or friends released on bail...

Extradition process is subject to regional and international law. It refers to an action wherein one sovereign jurisdiction (requested State) delivers a person either acquitted...

The judicial system of United Arab Emirates operates at two levels. It operates at a federal level and a local level.

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

People entrusted with child care who create or distribute child pornography face at least 10 years in jail and fines of up to Dh1 million, the final version of the Child Protection Law stipulates.

The extradition shall be enforced only after the extradition order has been finalised.

Although the UAE has had anti-bribery legislation in place since the late 1980s in the form of the UAE Federal Penal Code (the "Code"), the businesses community in the UAE has, to a large extent, been unaware of the existence of the Code and how its provisions could impact their business operations locally.

One of the main goals which the UAE strives to achieve is the protection and taking care of the juveniles.

UAE residents who regularly use WhatsApp for daily communication may be unknowingly violating cybercrime laws by forwarding unverified content or sharing images without consent.

George Bernard Shaw has righteously quoted we have not lost faith, we have just transferred it in the medical profession.

New rules have been introduced recently related to cheque bounce in the UAE, which include de-criminalization of bounced cheque due to insufficient funds.

Larceny, shoplifting, burglary and embezzlement of funds are some common crimes falling under the criteria of theft.

Under UAE law, investment schemes that promise fixed or unusually high returns may constitute criminal fraud and money laundering if no genuine investment activity exists behind them. This analysis examines how Federal Decree-Law No. 31 of 2021 and Federal Decree-Law No. 20 of 2018 distinguish between legitimate investment failures and sham arrangements, exploring the criminal and civil consequences for perpetrators and the recovery options available to victims.

The UAE has enacted Federal Decree-Law No. 38/2023, amending Federal Law No. 39/2006 on Mutual Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters.

The United Arab Emirates has recently passed a new personal status law, namely the Federal Decree Law No. 41 of 2024 ("Law") that has brought about significant changes to the personal laws applicable to Muslim in the UAE...

Infidelity is one of the grounds for divorce and in fact it remains one of the major grounds for filing for divorce. That said, however, much depends on how infidelity can be proven before the courts.

In Dubai civil cases, if someone proves they cannot pay what the court ordered, they will normally avoid facing an arrest warrant, the emirate's highest judicial body has said.

The United Arab Emirates criminalizes filing false complaints if the complainant knows that the crime has not been committed. The punishment could vary between a fine or a jail sentence and this depends...

George Bernard Shaw has righteously quoted we have not lost faith, we have just transferred it in the medical profession.

In recent years, the world has witnessed rapid growth in the popularity and adoption of virtual assets, including cryptocurrencies, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and various other digital assets.