Dubai eviction notice received? Build the file before you build the argument
Received a Dubai eviction notice? Learn how to check the notice, organise evidence and prepare for an RDC hearing without missing key documents.
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A tenant received a 12-month notice but had no hearing file
A fictional composite showing how a Dubai tenant could turn an eviction notice and scattered messages into a reviewable RDC hearing file.
Read the case →Dubai rent increase at renewal: check the notice and Smart Rental Index
Facing a Dubai rent increase? Check the 90-day notice, contract dates and DLD Smart Rental Index before you respond.
Read the guide →A rent increase email became a dated renewal file
A composite learning case showing how a Dubai tenant could check notice timing and the official Rental Index before replying to a rent increase.
Read the case →Rent disputes in Ajman: where to file
Ajman rent disputes now go to the Rental Dispute Resolution Centre under Law No. 1 of 2026. What changed, what to prepare, and how to confirm filing steps.
Read the guide →Eviction notice in Dubai: a guide for landlords
Dubai landlords: the legal grounds for eviction, the 12-month notice by notary public or registered mail, and how to file at the Rental Disputes Center.
Read the guide →Eviction notice in Dubai: what tenants can do
Got an eviction notice in Dubai? How to check if it is valid, keep paying rent, gather evidence, negotiate and respond at the Rental Disputes Center.
Read the guide →Security deposit not returned in Dubai: steps
Dubai landlord kept your security deposit? Steps: move-out inspection, photos, written demand, Ejari cancellation and a Rental Disputes Center claim.
Read the guide →Rent disputes in Sharjah: the Rental Disputes Center
How rent disputes work in Sharjah: the Rental Disputes Center under Sharjah Municipality, lease attestation, what to prepare and where to confirm filing steps.
Read the guide →Eviction in Abu Dhabi: notice periods and tenant rights
Abu Dhabi eviction rules under Law No. 20 of 2006: the 2-month non-renewal notice, 6 months for own use, the grounds, and how the 2026 rent freeze fits in.
Read the guide →Abu Dhabi rent freeze: what the 0% cap means for you
Abu Dhabi set the annual rent increase cap at 0% from 3 June 2026 until further notice. What ADREC said, how Tawtheeq rent applies and what did not change.
Read the guide →Abu Dhabi rental disputes: filing, fees and appeals
How to file a rent dispute in Abu Dhabi: the ADJD Rental Dispute Settlement Committee, the official 5% fee, the Tawtheeq rule, and appeal limits and deadlines.
Read the guide →Breaking a tenancy early in Dubai: what the law says
Leaving a Dubai lease early? The law bars one-sided termination. The two-month penalty is contractual, not statutory. Options, Ejari, cheques, RDC.
Read the guide →Off-plan delays in Dubai: refunds and where to go
Dubai off-plan project late or stalled? What the escrow and interim register laws say on refunds, what the 80% rule covers, and which body to approach.
Read the guide →Dubai Rental Disputes Center: how to file and fees
How to file a rental case at Dubai's Rental Disputes Center: channels, fees by claim type, Arabic documents, settlement, 15-day appeals and enforcement.
Read the guide →Landlord selling in Dubai: your rights as a tenant
Dubai landlord selling your home? Your lease survives the sale under Article 28. When sale is an eviction ground, the 12-month notice, viewings and rent.
Read the guide →Ajman rental dispute: rent increases and deposit refunds
Ajman rent increase rules under Amiri Decree No. 2 of 2017: the three-year wait, the 20% cap, two months' written notice, and how to get your deposit back.
Read the guide →Sharjah rent increase rules and deposit refunds
Sharjah rent increase rules under Law No. 5 of 2024: the three-year freeze, the two-year gap after an agreed rise, fair rent, and getting your deposit back.
Read the guide →Employment28 resources
Salary delayed or unpaid in the UAE? A calm first-response checklist
A practical checklist for a delayed or unpaid UAE salary: what to save, how to calculate the gap and where MoHRE’s official channels fit.
Read the guide →UAE gratuity calculation: the inputs that matter more than the answer
Understand the inputs behind a UAE private-sector gratuity estimate, including basic salary, service length, unpaid leave and the Savings Scheme.
Read the guide →Three unpaid months became one clear salary record
A fictional composite showing how a UAE worker could organise delayed salary records before using MoHRE’s official complaint channels.
Read the case →MoHRE referred your labour complaint to court: organise the handover
If MoHRE refers a UAE labour complaint to court, organise the referral, claim figures, evidence and permit questions without losing the thread.
Read the guide →UAE employment complaint route: mainland, free zone or domestic work?
Find the likely UAE employment complaint starting point by checking the employer, permit and employment regime before preparing documents.
Read the guide →A labour referral stopped being a folder of disconnected PDFs
A composite learning case showing how a worker could turn a MoHRE referral, wage records and messages into a lawyer-ready handover.
Read the case →Absconding reports in the UAE: what employees should know
What a UAE "absence from work" (absconding) report is, how to check if one was filed, how MoHRE can cancel it and what a proven report can mean for you.
Read the guide →Domestic worker disputes: the MoHRE and Tadbeer route
How UAE domestic worker disputes are handled under Federal Decree-Law No. 9 of 2022: MoHRE complaints, recruitment office refunds and rights on both sides.
Read the guide →UAE end-of-service gratuity: worked examples
Four hypothetical UAE gratuity calculations with the working shown: basic salary, 21 and 30 days per year, part years, unpaid leave and the cap.
Read the guide →Visa cancellation and final settlement: rights checklist
A checklist for leaving a UAE private-sector job: final pay, leave, notice, gratuity, the ticket home, what you sign and your grace period after the visa ends.
Read the guide →Wrongful termination in the UAE: what to prepare
How UAE labour law treats unlawful dismissal, notice and dismissal without notice, and the evidence to gather before a MoHRE complaint or court referral.
Read the guide →Company closed and salary unpaid: steps for UAE workers
If your UAE employer closed or disappeared owing wages: the MoHRE complaint, the AED 20,000 worker insurance, bankruptcy priority and moving to a new job.
Read the guide →DIFC employment claims: deadlines, DEWS and the SCT
How DIFC employees claim unpaid dues: the six-month deadline, the daily late-payment penalty, DEWS versus gratuity, and filing at the Small Claims Tribunal.
Read the guide →Employer holding your passport in the UAE: what to do
UAE labour law bars employers from keeping a worker's official documents. The legal basis, how to ask for your passport back and when to go to MoHRE or police.
Read the guide →ILOE unemployment insurance: how to claim in the UAE
Who can claim UAE unemployment insurance (ILOE), the 60% benefit and caps, the 30-day claim deadline, fines for not subscribing, and a job-loss checklist.
Read the guide →Unused annual leave in the UAE: pay, carry-over and exit
UAE annual leave rules: 30 days a year, 2 days a month in the first year, carry-over limits, full pay on leave and unused leave paid on basic wage at exit.
Read the guide →UAE labour ban: how to check it and when it lifts
What a UAE labour ban is, when MoHRE refuses a new work permit for a year, who is exempt, how to check and contest it, and how it differs from a travel ban.
Read the guide →Maternity and parental leave in the UAE private sector
UAE private-sector maternity leave is 60 days (45 full pay, 15 half pay), plus 5 days' parental leave and protection from dismissal for pregnancy. Key rules.
Read the guide →UAE overtime pay: rates, limits and a worked example
How UAE overtime is paid: basic wage plus 25%, plus 50% from 10pm to 4am, rest-day rules, the two-hour daily limit, who is excluded and a worked example.
Read the guide →Probation in the UAE: notice, resigning and work bans
UAE probation rules: six-month maximum, 14 days' notice to dismiss, one month to join a new employer, 14 days to leave the UAE and the one-year permit ban.
Read the guide →Resignation notice period rules in the UAE
How much notice you must give to resign in the UAE, notice pay, what replaced the old limited contract penalty and when you can leave without notice.
Read the guide →Salary deductions in the UAE: what the law allows
Which salary deductions UAE labour law allows, the caps (20%, 5%, a quarter, five days' wage, 50% overall) and why recruitment costs cannot be charged to you.
Read the guide →Late salary in the UAE: WPS due date and next steps
Under MoHRE Resolution 340 of 2026, UAE private-sector wages are due on the 1st of each month. What happens on days 2, 5, 11, 16 and 21, and what you can do.
Read the guide →Sick leave in the UAE: pay rules and your rights
UAE private-sector sick leave: up to 90 days a year after probation, 15 at full pay and 30 at half pay, the 3-day notice rule and when dismissal is allowed.
Read the guide →Employer not cancelling your visa in the UAE: what to do
Your job has ended but the employer will not cancel your work permit and residence. How cancellation works, the MoHRE complaint route and risks to avoid.
Read the guide →Filing a labour complaint after resignation in the UAE
Can you file a MoHRE complaint after resigning, after visa cancellation or after leaving the UAE? Deadlines, dues you can claim and what happens next.
Read the guide →UAE basic salary calculation: basic vs total wage explained
What basic wage and total wage mean under UAE labour law, which payments use each one, how to read your offer letter and contract, with worked examples.
Read the guide →Employer refusing an experience certificate in the UAE
UAE employers must give a free experience certificate on request when a job ends. What it must say, how to ask in writing and how to complain to MoHRE.
Read the guide →Money & debt9 resources
Bounced cheque in the UAE: the civil execution route
How a bounced cheque works as an executory instrument in the UAE: bank return statement, partial payment, filing for execution and what is still a crime.
Read the guide →Debt collection in the UAE: the payment order route
When a UAE payment order fits a written, fixed and due debt: the five-day notice to pay, online filing, grievance or appeal, and how it compares.
Read the guide →How to correct wrong data on your AECB credit report
How to correct an error on your AECB credit report: the free data correction request, who fixes the data, timelines, disputes and how settled loans appear.
Read the guide →Bank fraud or scam in the UAE: getting your money back
Scammed or hit by an unauthorised bank transaction in the UAE? The first-hour checklist, the Central Bank refund rule, police reports and escalation to Sanadak.
Read the guide →Small claims in Dubai: settlement centre or DIFC tribunal
Small money claim in Dubai? When the Dubai Courts settlement centre (CASD) comes first, DIFC Small Claims Tribunal limits and fees, and the Abu Dhabi option.
Read the guide →Sanadak: how to complain about a bank or insurer
How to file a Sanadak complaint against a UAE bank or insurer: complaining to the firm first, the waiting period, free filing, AED 500 appeals, timelines.
Read the guide →Enforcing a court judgment in the UAE: execution
Won a UAE case but still unpaid? How to open an execution file, what the execution judge can order (assets, salary, travel ban, detention) and how to object.
Read the guide →Credit card debt settlement in the UAE: a checklist
How credit card debt settlement works in the UAE: what to get in writing, liability and clearance letters, AECB updates, and checking cases and travel bans.
Read the guide →Loan default in the UAE: what happens and when
What happens after missed loan payments in the UAE: bank contact at 30 and 60 days, credit bureau reporting, court routes, travel bans and hardship options.
Read the guide →Family & personal12 resources
Non-Muslim expat divorce in Abu Dhabi and Dubai
How no-fault divorce works for non-Muslim expats in Abu Dhabi and Dubai: which law applies, which court, home-country law and what to prepare.
Read the guide →Child custody for expats in the UAE: key concepts
Custody vs guardianship, joint custody for non-Muslims, the 2024 Personal Status Law, travel consent and best interests: UAE custody basics for expats.
Read the guide →Registering a will in the UAE: DIFC and Abu Dhabi routes
Compare the DIFC Courts Wills Service, Abu Dhabi civil wills and Dubai Courts notary wills: who can use each, witnesses, documents and current fees.
Read the guide →Bank accounts after a death in the UAE: what to do
What happens to a UAE bank account when the holder dies, which court document releases the money in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and DIFC, and a bereavement checklist.
Read the guide →Child maintenance in the UAE: how courts assess it
How UAE courts set child maintenance (nafaqa): what it covers, who pays, why there is no fixed percentage, the non-Muslim rules and enforcing unpaid support.
Read the guide →Muslim expat divorce in the UAE: talaq, khula and court
How divorce works for Muslim expats under the UAE Personal Status Law 2024: family guidance, talaq and its 15-day registration, khula, court grounds and iddah.
Read the guide →Non-Muslim expat dies without a will in the UAE
Who inherits when a non-Muslim dies in the UAE without a registered will: the default shares, the home-country law option and which court opens the estate.
Read the guide →Travelling with your child after separation in the UAE
When a separated parent in the UAE needs the other parent's consent or court permission to travel with a child, who holds the passport, and child travel bans.
Read the guide →Civil marriage for non-Muslims in the UAE: how it works
How non-Muslim couples marry in the UAE: Abu Dhabi civil marriage, Dubai Courts and federal courts, ages, documents, fees, embassy weddings and attestation.
Read the guide →Money and children after a non-Muslim divorce in the UAE
Alimony, lump-sum compensation, housing and joint custody after a non-Muslim divorce in the UAE: what the civil laws say, how to apply and what to prepare.
Read the guide →Domestic violence in the UAE: protection orders and reporting
If you face abuse at home in the UAE: call 999 in an emergency, where to report, how protection orders work under the 2024 law, evidence and medical reports.
Read the guide →After a death: probate of a DIFC will and other UAE wills
What executors do after a death when there is a DIFC Courts, Abu Dhabi or Dubai Courts will: probate steps, fees, guardians and what happens to assets.
Read the guide →Police & online matters6 resources
Online defamation and cybercrime in the UAE: what to do
Insulted, blackmailed or scammed online in the UAE? How to preserve evidence, avoid re-sharing, alert your bank and report through official police channels.
Read the guide →How to check a travel ban in the UAE
Official ways to check for a UAE travel ban: Dubai Police, Dubai Courts, ADJD Estafser, the Sharjah and RAK courts and MOJ e-services, and how bans end.
Read the guide →How to check for a police or court case in the UAE
How to find out if there is a police, prosecution or court case against you in the UAE: official checks by emirate, what you need, and what the results mean.
Read the guide →Drink driving in the UAE: penalties under the traffic law
Drink or drug driving in the UAE: jail and fine ranges under the 2024 traffic law, licence suspension rules, repeat offences, deportation risk and insurance.
Read the guide →How to file a police complaint in the UAE
How to file a criminal complaint in the UAE: Dubai Police and MOI online services, police stations, what happens next with the prosecution, and withdrawing.
Read the guide →Bringing medication into the UAE: rules for travellers
Travelling to the UAE with prescription medicines? The three-month limit for controlled medicines, the EDE e-permit, what documents to carry and the law.
Read the guide →Consumer & everyday5 resources
Car accident in Dubai: police report and insurance claim
Car accident in Dubai? When to call 999, how minor accidents are reported, why the police report matters for repairs and insurance, and how to escalate.
Read the guide →Consumer complaints in the UAE: where to complain
Faulty product or poor service in the UAE? Which consumer office handles your complaint in each emirate, what to prepare and which cases go elsewhere.
Read the guide →Medical negligence complaints in the UAE: where to file
Medical error in the UAE? Where to complain in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and the northern emirates, how the Medical Liability Committee works and what to prepare.
Read the guide →UAE overstay fines and grace periods explained
The UAE overstay fine of AED 50 a day, grace periods of 30 to 180 days after a residence permit ends, where ICP and GDRFA Dubai differ, and how to pay fines.
Read the guide →UAE consumer refund and exchange rights explained
UAE refund and exchange rights for faulty goods, failed repairs, warranties, online orders and "no refund" signs, with the articles and how to demand a refund.
Read the guide →Hearings & evidence5 resources
Before a UAE court or tribunal hearing: turn your documents into a usable evidence file
Prepare a clear evidence file for a UAE hearing: preserve originals, build a chronology, translate where required and check the official upload route.
Read the guide →How to prepare for your first meeting with a UAE lawyer
What to bring to a first meeting with a UAE lawyer, how to check their licence, what to ask about fees and conflicts, and when to sign a power of attorney.
Read the guide →Power of attorney in the UAE: types, notarising, revoking
How a power of attorney works in the UAE: general vs special, where to notarise in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and federally, POAs signed abroad, fees and revoking.
Read the guide →UAE court system: which court handles your case
Federal courts, Dubai Courts, ADJD, RAK and Sharjah courts, DIFC and ADGM: which UAE court or committee handles your case, by emirate, with official portals.
Read the guide →Free legal advice in Dubai and the UAE: official options
Free legal advice in Dubai and the UAE from official sources: pro bono portals, court programmes, MoHRE's advice line, and what AI tools can and cannot do.
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