Christian Michel did not appear in court and his whereabouts are not known, his lawyer said.

Terms and conditions to be applied when delivering a suspect are set out in Article 7 of Law No. 39.

here is a popular misconception that a Red Notice published by INTERPOL is an international arrest warrant requiring the immediate arrest and trial of the wanted person. In fact, a Red Notice.

Imagine a case where a person has committed a criminal offense, and now that person is standing trial for such offense.

Drug crimes are severely punished in the United Arab Emirates. The UAE has now recently introduced Federal Decree Law Number 30 of 2021 On Narcotics...

Under Article 401 of the Penal Code of the UAE Federal Penal Code which was enacted in 1987, dishonoured cheques continue to be a crime under the UAE law.

The introduction of a new jurisdictional gateway into the UK Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) in October 2022 has attracted significant attention from practitioners involved in cross-border...

The topic of self-defense is one which can be quite complicated. One of the most basic and critical drivers of a human is that of self-preservation and protection.

Extradition in the UAE is organized by a specific law for judicial cooperation called Law No. 39 of 2006. However, this law might not be applied if there was an extradition treaty between UAE

It is, in fact, the ability to consciously use our brains that separate us, the human race, from other animals we term as ‘wild.'

In the UAE laws, abortion is broadly regulated under two laws. These are the Federal Decree Law 31 of 2021 On the Issuance of Crimes and Penalties Law (UAE Penal Code) and the Federal Decree-Law No. 4 of 2016 On Medical Liability (Medical Liability Law).

The protection of children's rights and their well-being is of paramount importance in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

No one plans to deal with a drug case in the UAE. Yet it happens more often than people think, especially with expats who are unfamiliar with how strict the rules are here.

A defendant challenged his cannabis conviction at the Court of Cassation, but two earlier acquittals on drug-related charges had been omitted from the appeal judgment. The court examined whether his own cassation challenge could reopen those acquittals and applied the principle that a defendant's appeal cannot worsen his position when the prosecution has not filed its own cassation challenge.

Insanity is a highly interesting topic when it comes to the law, and at the same time, is a topic which demands the utmost thought and care.

Reliance on oral promises is a significant aspect of real-world litigation. In what follows is a hypothetical example of the application of dependence on verbal agreements ...

On 01 October 2025, the UAE issued Federal Decree-Law No. 16 of 2025, introducing targeted amendments to Federal Decree-Law No. 8 of 2017 on Value Added Tax. Although the new Decree-Law spans barely two pages...

Shorter distances, instant transfers, fast connections are a movement towards the emerging globalization.

The new UAE Bankruptcy Law (Federal Law No. 9 of 2016) has put a spotlight on the treatment of companies in financial difficulties in the United Arab Emirates.

The topic of extradition has garnered significant media attention in recent years, with the UAE frequently being mentioned in this context.