UAE applies financial contributions to companies failing to raise Emiratisation rates

UAE applies financial contributions to companies failing to raise Emiratisation rates

The Ministry provides a package of incentives for distinguished establishments that make qualitative achievements in training and employing Emiratis ABU DHABI – The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has announced that it has applied financial contributions to private sector companies for failing to achieve the Emiratisation targets stipulated for the year 2022. This […]

minor traffic accidents at ENOC service stations

Minor traffic accidents at ENOC service stations

ENOC Group continues robust retail expansion in Dubai opens two new service stations. Image Courtesy: ENOC GroupDuring the fourth phase, ENOC personnel at service stations will assist motorists in reporting minor accidents and obtain accident against unknown party reports in a few minutes. DUBAI – Dubai Police, in cooperation with the Emirates National Oil Company […]

New tax law

New tax law

UAE amends VAT Decree Law• The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Finance (MOF) announced the issuance of Federal Decree Law No. 18 of 2022 amending Federal Decree Law No. 8 of 2017 relating to Value Added Tax (VAT).• The amendments allow an extension to the general statute of limitation of five years and specify […]

New UAE rule: All employees must get job loss insurance from 2023

New UAE rule: All employees must get job loss insurance from 2023

Employees of private sector companies and federal government departments can subscribe to the scheme from as low as Dh5 per month;Purchasing an insurance scheme against job loss will be a mandatory requirement once the programme goes into effect from January 1, 2023, the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has announced.Employees of private sector […]

Amnesty for prisoners during UAE national day

Amnesty for prisoners during UAE national day

Spy case Brit arrives home after UAE pardonMatthew Hedges returns to the UK after being one of 700 prisoners pardoned by the UAE President. British academic Matthew Hedges returned to London on Tuesday, his family said, a day after the UAE pardoned his life sentence for spying in a case he described as “very surreal”.He […]

Dubai reveals plan for special court for digital economy cases

Dubai reveals plan for special court for digital economy cases

Deputy Ruler of Dubai says new court will help the emirate keep pace with future economic aspirations.The Dubai International Financial Centre Courts (DIFC Courts) on Tuesday announced the launch of a specialised court for the digital economy.It aims to simplify the settlement process of complex civil and commercial disputes related to the digital economy, a […]

Divorce in uae by foreign law

Divorce in UAE by foreign law

In a first win of its kind for a UAE court, a UK judge earlier this year ruled that the divorce of an English couple residing in Abu Dhabi, who had separately filed for divorce in two courts (Abu Dhabi Civil Family Court and the English High Courts), can be carried out in Abu Dhabi. […]

new family law

New Family Law

The law also provided for other mechanisms to regulate family governance and the family’s relationship in relation to the company through the creation of various bodies such as the family assembly, the family council, and the family office, each of which is responsible for specific tasks.Law does not set maximum limit on number of partners […]