Dubai Land Department (DLD) is now requiring real estate agents to sign a written agreement in order to market any property. The said contract has to be signed by the property owner and the real estate broker and should allow the latter to market the property, online or in print media. The marketing agreement will […]
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On 30th November 2016, a new Dubai Decree no. 19 of 2016 “Concerning the establishment of a Judicial Tribunal for the Dubai Courts and DIFC Courts” was published in the Official Gazette. It was initially issued by the Ruler of Dubai on 09th June 2016. This new Decree establishes a new Judicial Tribunal, whose task
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‘Granted land’ is defined as property owned by the Dubai government which is given to Emiratis either for residential, commercial or industrial purposes. The holder of this particular type of land cannot sell it but it can be inherited and converted to freehold after payment of a percentage of its value to the government. According
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Governments across the Gulf have been planning fresh ways to raise money as low oil and gas prices open up big deficits in state budgets. In 2018, the six members of the Gulf Cooperation Council plan to introduce value-added tax. However, according to Younis Al Khoury, under-secretary of Finance Ministry, the UAE has no plans
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On October 31st, a new Law has been announced by President Sheikh Khalifa. This new unprecedented law gives employees the right to read during working hours and exempts reading materials from fees and taxes. Relevant government bodies in the human resources sector must now provide an employee with enough time during their working hours to
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Ruler of Abu Dhabi has issued bankruptcy law No. 9 of 2016. The law, which includes 231 articles, is to be published in the official gazette and will come into effect three months after publication. The law is implemented on: companies that were established under commercial company laws, as well as those that were not
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Consumers can now use the e-Dirham for instant payment to avail Dubai Municipality services without visiting its centers, officials announced. The agreement and joint system, signed with the Ministry of Finance and the National Bank of Abu Dhabi, aims to reduce the number of visitors to government departments by 80 per cent through using an
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The new human resources law issued in Abu Dhabi which allows working women to take three months of fully paid maternity leave instead of two has been commanded by the President of the UAE Gender Balance Council. The Council was established in order to reduce the gender gap across all government sectors in the country,
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Dubai: Renewal of driving licenses will be available only online starting from 27 November 2016 as announced by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA). The move is part of RTA’s Smart Government initiative that aims to move the majority of its services away from its customer service centres, making them available through various electronic channels
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AbuDhabi: The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation now implements thenewly wages protection decree. The decree fairly contributes towards labourmarket stability as it safeguards employees while keeping business ownersinterests, salaries paid on time is a major contribution towards labour rightsprotection which is highly recognized by the UAE. Thedecree highlights companies employing over 100 workers. Such
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