BLOGS / INSIGHT
Articles on the disputes that actually reach my desk in Dubai: contracts and evidence, shareholder and partnership disagreements, debt recovery, civil claims, property transactions and tenancy.
Cancelling an Off-Plan Purchase in Dubai: What It Costs You
No right to cancel at will. Article 11 lets a developer keep up to 40 percent of the unit price and claim the balance past 80 percent complete.
Proving You Introduced the Buyer in Dubai: What to Document
Above AED 50,000 a commission cannot be proved by witnesses. What a Dubai broker must have in writing before the first viewing, not after.
Are WhatsApp Messages Admissible in UAE Courts
WhatsApp is admissible under the 2022 Evidence Law. What decides the case is whether you kept the record or only a picture of it.
Seller Backed Out After the MOU in Dubai: What the Buyer Can Do
A seller who walks after Form F owes the deposit back plus an equal amount. If you signed before 1 June 2026, you may be able to claim more.
Exclusive vs Open Listings in Dubai: The Agency Agreement
Article 32 gives the whole fee to whoever closes. Article 29 says cancelling the mandate does not cancel the fee. Exclusivity is a field on Form A.
Off-Plan Delays in Dubai: What Buyers Can and Cannot Do
The twelve month grace period sits in your SPA, not in Dubai law. What a delayed off-plan buyer can do, and the one move that destroys the case.