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The United Nations declaration on the elimination of violence against women defines violence against women as "any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in,...

Submitting fake claims in the UAE can be subject to the provisions of the ‘false accusations' under the UAE Penal Code.

The United Arab Emirates has enacted the federal degree law number 34 of 2021 concerning the fight against rumors and cybercrime. The said law was issued on 20 September 2021 and is in effect from 2 January 2022.

The criminal act of theft is characterized as the physical confiscation of an item that can be stolen from the owner without his or her consent and with the aim of denying the proprietor of it

A recent case at Dubai court of Cassation was overturned based on the procedural error by public prosecutor and police.

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?

Abusive behaviour at home is a worldwide issue crossing national boundaries just as financial, social, and racial issues.

The President of UAE passed a law amendment number 2 of 2018 on UAE Cybercrime law to amend the sanctions under articles 26, 28 and 42 of the said law ("Cybercrime New Amendment").

Breach of trust can only take place if the crime's object was movable property, whether it was money or a document.

The UAE Penal Code defines theft as taking of property belonging to a person other than the criminal and it shall be subject to the provisions of the UAE Penal Code.

ABU DHABI // Punishments for illegal alcohol consumption can be as strict as a six-month jail term and Dh5,000 fine, regardless of whether the offender is a minor, a lawyer warns.

The UAE has stated that it has confiscated assets worth more than Dh4.73 billion ($1.29bn) in a year, as part of its battle against money laundering and terrorist financing.

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.

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...