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Oaktree executive looks to settle with Gulmar after Interpol report & Extradition proceedings.
Oaktree executive Martin Graham may be looking to settle with the Gulmar Offshore Oil Company who alleged he stole $264 million. The...
Detained in Dubai
Jul 6, 20161 min read
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UAE attempts to extradite yet another British National, Oaktree Executive Martin Graham
British National and Oaktree Capital Group Executive Martin Graham, has been convicted in absentia in a Sharjah Court of stealing $264...
Radha Stirling
Jun 28, 20162 min read
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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,...
Radha Stirling
Jun 12, 20161 min read
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Contractual Protection for Entrepreneurs in the UAE… Increasing success in a positive way
You arrive in the UAE, possibly having already negotiated an agreement with a local Emirati or fellow expat. At such an exciting and...
Radha Stirling
Jun 11, 20162 min read
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Trial Preparation - You are part of the legal team - Give it your best!
Your lawyer is not the one on trial when you go to court; you are. It is your fight. You alone will face the consequences of a guilty...
Shahid Bolsen
Jun 8, 20162 min read
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Share your stories & experiences to help us, help others
If you live in the UAE, have lived in the UAE, or if you have just visited the country, and you faced legal difficulties of any kind; if...
Shahid Bolsen
Jun 7, 20162 min read
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Interpol notice review developments
This is an important development. Interpol has refused to issue a Red Notice against Indian businessman Vijay Mallya, saying that there...
Shahid Bolsen
Jun 7, 20162 min read
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UAE invests in spyware to monitor and control activists & journalists
Last year the UAE spent over half a million dollars to obtain and install spyware for the purpose of monitoring human rights activists...
Shahid Bolsen
Jun 7, 20162 min read
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Access to Civil Justice in the UAE - How justice is being denied and how we plan to help
The issue of access to justice has long been a struggle to achieve, given that access to justice can also have negative results. On the...
Radha Stirling
Jun 7, 20162 min read
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Jail for Selfies
So, you're on holiday in the UAE, seeing the sights; the beach, Burj Khalifah, your plush hotel cafe...and, naturally, you want to take...
Shahid Bolsen
May 29, 20162 min read
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Beware of money requests for lawyers from Dubai. Scams using a Dubai Jail format
We have received five enquiries this year from people who have been requested to send funds to a lawyer because their partner has been...
Radha Stirling
May 17, 20162 min read
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UAE Bankruptcy Law Proposals & the decriminalisation of bounced cheques
Prison sentences for bounced cheques have been a hot topic in the UAE media over the years. The practice of holding cheques as security...
Detained in Dubai
May 14, 20164 min read
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