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Lawyer Hourly Rate in Dubai: How Legal Fees Are Set and What to Ask Before You Agree
Nobody in Dubai publishes a fixed hourly rate for lawyers. This guide explains what actually drives the number you are quoted, the four ways legal work is priced here, which costs sit outside the hourly rate, and the questions to ask before you sign an engagement letter.
DIFC Category 4 Licence: Activities, Capital and How to Apply
A Category 4 licence is the lightest of the DFSA's five prudential tiers, for firms that advise or arrange but never trade on their own book. Here is what it covers, what it costs you in structure, and what it will not let you do.
Money Transfer Restrictions in the UAE: What Is Actually Limited, and What Is Not
There is no general legal cap on how much an individual may send out of the UAE. What exists is a licensing and anti-money-laundering supervision regime, plus each bank's and exchange house's own internal limits, and confusing the two is why most remittance questions go unanswered.
MOHRE Labour Fees in the UAE: What a Labour Charge Covers and Who Pays It
A labour charge in the UAE is a MOHRE fee on your employer's labour file, not a bill for you. Here is what each fee covers, what changes the amount, and what to do if it lands on your payslip.
Debt Burden Ratio in the UAE: How the Central Bank Cap Decides Your Loan
The Debt Burden Ratio is the Central Bank rule that stops a UAE bank lending to you once half your income is already committed to repayments. Here is what goes into the calculation, what does not, and what to do when you are over the line.
UAE Consumer Protection Law: What You Can Actually Demand, and How to Complain
UAE consumer protection is set by Federal Law No. 15 of 2020 and its executive regulations, and it gives you a real remedy when a product is defective, misdescribed or mispriced. Here is what the law covers, what it does not, and how to file a complaint that goes somewhere.
Transferring Jobs in the UAE: What Happens After Your Contract Ends
You can change employers in the UAE without your current company's permission, but notice, permit cancellation and visa timing decide whether the move is clean or costly. Here is the sequence, in order.
eDAS Attestation in the UAE: What It Covers and How It Works
eDAS 2.0 is the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs system that digitally attests commercial invoices and certificates of origin. Here is who registers, what the Ministry states it costs and how long it takes, how it differs from degree or marriage certificate attestation, and how to check a document is genuinely attested.
MMI Licence in the UAE: What the Alcohol Permit Is, Who Can Get One, and Where It Applies
MMI does not issue licences. It is a licensed alcohol retailer that processes the personal alcohol permit the emirate issues. This guide explains what the permit covers, who qualifies, how the counter application works, why it does not travel across emirate borders, and the mistakes that turn a shopping trip into a police file.
The Sharjah Real Estate Registration Department: What It Registers and How Ownership Works in Sharjah
The Sharjah Real Estate Registration Department is where ownership of property in the emirate legally changes hands, not the sale contract you signed. Here is what it registers, who may own what, and what a transfer actually involves.
Your UAE Residence Expired While You Were Abroad: How to Get Back
A UAE residence can expire, lapse or be cancelled while you are outside the country, and each of those three needs a different fix before you fly.
WhatsApp Legal Rules in the UAE: Messages, Calls, Groups and Screenshots
A plain-English guide to the rules that govern WhatsApp use in the UAE — which laws apply, when an insult becomes a crime, what sharing screenshots and private photos risks, how group chats and forwarding are treated, why voice and video calls sit under separate telecom rules, and where offences are reported.