If the civil court rules in favour of the plaintiff, a 12 percent interest rate is added to the value of the bounced cheque
Dubai Courts
DP World
New smart court set to handle Jafza labour disputes
Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority has signed an agreement with Dubai Courts to set up a virtual reality smart court
Bus Crash
Barrier in deadly Dubai bus crash violated GCC regulations, lawyer claims
If convicted of the charges, the driver may face up to seven years of prison time as well as $925,670 in blood money to the families of the deceased
ADIA
India’s IL&FS to sell share of Dubai JV to NextGen Parking
Sources in India suggest troubled Indian company could offload its stake in $79 million project
crime
Dubai fraudster has jail sentence slashed
Accountant found guilty of embezzlement has sentence cut from five years to one
Dubai
Millions in luxury goods stolen from Emirates Hills villa, thieves nabbed
The three defendants confessed they traveled from Chile to commit robberies in Dubai
crime
Dubai hotel accountant sentenced to jail for thefts
The employee stole AED 252,000 worth of deposits from hotel guests
Dubai
Man accused of posing as GCC royal in property scam
The victim grew suspicious after being handed counterfeit documents
divorce
Dubai Courts lifts freezing order on Russian billionaire’s $500m superyacht
Farkhad Akhmedov has won the appeal in Britain’s biggest divorce case to retain ownership of the 115-metre yacht Luna held at Port Rashid
Attorney-General Essam Eisa Al Humaidan
Dubai Prosecution settles 30,618 cases in just over a year
Dubai’s Penal Order Legislation has helped streamline prosecution processes and reduced the workload for judicial officials
Al Adheed
New Dubai legal service will create ‘serious issues’, says Dr. Habib Al Mulla
The low-cost Al Adheed service allows individuals with no legal qualification, regulation or supervision to represent conflicting parties in court with no guarantee of client-lawyer confidentiality
banking fraud
Bank manager sentenced to five years in jail in fraud case
A sales woman drawn into the plot was sentenced to six months in prison
AgustaWestland
Briton wanted in India for VVIP chopper scam to be extradited from UAE
Christian Michel allegedly facilitated bribes between key Indian government officials and Italian helicopter firm AgustaWestland
Aviation
Off-duty pilot jailed over threatening to blow up Emirates flight
The defendant caused AED10,000 worth of damages to public property
Dubai
Dubai court increases jail sentence for British editor
Francis Matthew will now serve 15 years following Dubai Court of Appeal decision
Dubai Courts
Lawyer of Dubai editor seeks reduced sentence after assault conviction
Francis Matthew is serving ten years after causing the death of his wife of 32 years
Dr Muna Al Juhary
Former Gulf News editor temporarily insane when he murdered his wife, court hears
A forensic expert testified to the Dubai Court of Appeal that Francis Matthew was not aware of his actions when he struck his wife with a hammer and killed her