In UAE, the use of the internet for prostitution and other illicit activities will attract imprisonment and a fine of AED 1 million. In this era of the internet, there is an alarming rise in incidents involving fake news, bullying, harassment, prostitution, etc. To curb this menace, UAE issued Federal Decree-Law No. 34 of 2021...Read More
From 11th April, 2022, the Government of UAE will not issue residence visa stamps to the foreign nationals residing in the country. In an official announcement, the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Ports Security stated that UAE expatriates will receive an Emirate Identity Card (ID Card) in place of the earlier visa permits....Read More
After the covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown, the whole world has shifted to a virtual platform. All the business transactions are required to operate remotely and it led to the signing of documents electronically. In common words, it is known as e-signature. One of the most widely used e-signature is “Digital Signature”. What is...Read More
Since the UAE is one of the major economic and financial hubs in the world, it is highly susceptible for financial crimes. In the recent past, the financial crimes have ramped up at an alarming rate. In this article, we will explore one of the common financial crimes: Fraud. In legal terms, fraud refers to...Read More
A registered trademark not only provides an identity to the business but it also induces confidence in the customer regarding the qualitative superiority of the product. In literal terms, “unfair competition” refers to the adoption of unfair or dishonest practices to gain an edge over the competitors. This term is widely used in the context...Read More
Copyright refers to the legal right of an individual over the creativity of his/her mind. It gives the owner an exclusive right to adapt, disseminate, and create copies of the original work. It is mainly intended to protect the creativity of an artist from the exploitation of others and give due credit to his work....Read More
The employment laws of the UAE strongly preserves the rights of employers as well as employees in the country. Sometimes, the employee gets absent from work for a considerable period, without notifying the employer, due to which the employer has to suffer huge losses. In legal terms, it is called absconding. So, to protect the...Read More
In UAE, absconding refers to a situation in which a worker remains absent from the work for a consecutive period of 7 days without notifying the employer. For absconding, it is important that the employee must not have any legitimate reason of doing so. In other words, if the reason of employee’s absence is legitimate,...Read More
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) are those exclusive rights which are given to an individual over the creation of his/her mind. It includes copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, and patents. Just like other physical assets or properties, the intellectual Property rights can also be transferred. There are 2 common ways in which an IPR can be transferred:...Read More
The End of Service benefits (EoSB) is one of the unique features of UAE labour law. These benefits are given to the employees as a token of respect after their resignation or the termination of an employment contract. It is a legal right of the employee to receive all these benefits from its employer. The...Read More
