Family Law & Consequence in the UAE
We have worked on several family matters in the UAE, most involving other EU countries. Certainly countries will take foreign Court...
Emirates NBD hires debt collectors to chase expat defaulters in the US, UK
Emirates NBD, Dubai's largest bank, is one of a number of local UAE lenders who have hired British and American debt collection agencies...
Press Release: UK Courts Rule Today Against UAE's Application to Extradite Michael Halliday
This afternoon, the Westminster Magistrates Court ruled against the UAE's Application to Extradite Michael Halliday who had been accused...
Spotlight on Dubai Debt
2015 has brought more debt victims to our doors than any other year save for the crash in 2009 that left countless foreign residents...
The Guardian Reports: Gay Briton fights extradition to Dubai
Radha Stirling, founder of Detained in Dubai fully supports Mr Halliday's defence and anticipates a favourable judgment. Michael...
Arabian Business Reports: Swedish male model jailed for drugs in Dubai is pardoned
A Swedish male model and TV personality who was sentenced to 10 years in jail in Dubai for possessing cocaine has arrived home in Sweden...
UAE Detentions without due process continue with no end in sight
Mosaab Ramadan has been held in a detention facility for over 400 days, without having been charged or prosecuted. He is not alone. In...
European man on trial for homosexuality in Dubai after reporting robbery
A European man faces sodomy charges in the United Arab Emirates after he reported being tied up and robbed by two Pakistani guest workers...
Detained in Dubai Updates for October / November 2015 - Interpol, Extradition, Status Checks, Debt E
Detained in Dubai Updates for October / November 2015 October and November have been unusually busy this year. This is partially we...
Substantial Increase in Legal Problems for White Collar Indians in the UAE, including Interpol Red N
The UAE is composed of many nationalities, though Indians form over 50% of the total population in the UAE. 20% of Indian expats are...
Caution: Expect an Increase in Crime Reporting with the introduction of the "Police Eye" I
General Khamis Mattar Al Muzaina, chief of Dubai Police said “Anybody can download the new police application from Apple store and use...
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...
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...
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...
Calling on Shayne Nelson, CEO of Emirates NBD to stop using or threatening to use Interpol as debt c
We call on Shayne Nelson and other CEO's to stop using Interpol as a negotiation tactic to recover debts. While debt is treated...
UAE initiated extradition requests in Spain & Abroad
The UAE has drawn foreigners to its shores for a number of years, attracted to the well marketed allure of a glamorous, affluent...
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...
