#police

Radha Stirling

Jun 12, 20161 min read

Rape Victims Criminalised in Qatar & the UAE. Victims of rape jailed for sex outside of marriag

A woman in Qatar has been arrested for sex outside of marriage, after having filed a rape complaint with police. It sounds unbelievable,...

Detained in Dubai

May 13, 20161 min read

Clearance process following a court judgment

Once a judgment has been fulfilled, whether it be paying a fine or serving a prison sentence, the Courts should automatically process the...

Detained in Dubai

Nov 9, 20152 min read

Beware the UAE Cybercrime Laws

Background: The new Cyber Crimes Laws came into effect in December 2012 (Federal Law No. 5 of 2012) and has recently been published in...

Detained in Dubai

Jul 30, 20152 min read

New Inquiry into the death of Lee Bradley Brown, who died in custody just 6 days after his arrest

The UK High Court has ordered a new inquirty into the death of Lee Bradley Brown, who died while in police custody in Dubai. Lee's...

Radha Stirling

Jul 30, 20153 min read

Chief Technical Officer Jailed in the UAE since October 2014, without charge or conviction

On the 21st of October 2014, Chief Technical Officer of Mobile application company "Duleaf" was detained at Sharjah after having been...

Detained in Dubai

May 20, 20151 min read

Police Check Dubai - Essential Planning

A man was arrested last week on arrival at Dubai International Airport, after a police check returned false negative results. The...

Detained in Dubai

Mar 23, 20151 min read

Previous financial issues in Dubai? Prevention is key and a police check required

"I had a house under mortgage in the Marina in Dubai and couldn't make the repayments anymore after the crisis. I left and found a job in...