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Inheritance rules in the UAE always has an element of judicial discretion.

Divorce process in the UAE allows for meditation steps before proceeding with litigation. The UAE Court system, in fact, requires meditation as an essential and mandatory procedure that the parties...

Divorce by mutual consent can be best understood as the legal process by which both the husband and wife mutually agree for divorce and, therefore, would like to terminate the marriage as per agreed terms.

In the wake of progression by implementing new legislations, the Emirate of Dubai has promulgated a new law by virtue of Law number 9 of 2020 for regulating the Family Ownership...

Family laws in the UAE, which have now come to be separate for Muslims and non-Muslims, speak about the child's best interests repeatedly, to which will be referred to in this video, to determine which parent is awarded custody.

Question: I am a Muslim woman with court-ordered custody of my son. I am divorced from my first husband and married to another.

As per article 72 of the UAE Personal Status Law, as a working woman you are not in breach of your commitments/ obligations as a wife to your husband.

In general, Iddat is given to a woman before she remarries, for three reasons: to ensure that she is not pregnant; as respect for the sanctity of marriage; and to allow couple a chance to salvage their relationship and marriage.

In my publication this week, I explain that the guardianship will be granted to the father, not to the mother. Even if there are any other circumstances also the mother will not be granted guardianship.

I divorced my husband in 2012 in Dubai.

The Federal Law No. 3 of 2016 on Child's Rights (also known as 'Wadeema's law' or 'UAE child protection law') was enacted in the UAE to ensure that all children in the UAE...

Witness hearing is common in personal matters before the courts in the UAE.

In general, Heba is an unconditional transfer of property made immediately and without exchange or consideration by one person to another and accepted by or on behalf of the latter.

The UAE Personal Status Law defines ‘inheritance' as ‘the imperative devolution of the property and financial rights upon the death of their owner to those deserving' (Article 313).

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.

Debt recovery has been a common phenomenon in the everyday business life. In case a debt is constructed through a fixed amount or by any type of identifiable moveable asset, in such event...

I want to bring some medicines into the UAE from my home country. I do not know if they are authorised or not. How can I find out?