Direct Cheque Enforcement In The UAE

As in many other jurisdictions, there are certain legal requirements and conditions that must be met for a cheque payment to be enforced in the UAE.

In the past, bounced cheques were considered a criminal offense, which meant the beneficiary had the right to complain directly to the police station to file a criminal complaint against the drawer.

Recently, Federal Decree-Law No. 50 of 2022 on the issuance of the Commercial Transactions Law has stipulated new rules concerning bounced cheques by allowing the beneficiary to directly enforce the cheque before the court of the state to collect the cheques from the drawers by applying all possible execution procedures.

In this article, we will explain the right and effective ways to collect the returned cheques.