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Compliance in the UAE

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Compliance in the UAE

Remote Work Visa for One Year and Multiple Entry Tourist Visas for All

UAE sanctioned a remote work visa which enables employees around the world to work in the country for one year and a 5-year multiple-entry tourist visa for all nationalities. Related Services: UAE Compliance Advisory The remote work visa was launched to attract experts from all over the world. The remote visa enables expats to reside […]

ATB Legal · 27 Mar 2021 · 2 minRead →
Compliance in the UAE

UAE Publishes Smart Construction National Guide

The Ministry of Energy has launched the National Guide for Smart Construction during the Innovation Week Celebration.  The guide contains key points that are beneficial for all parties to facilitate the construction process. The guide aims to bring forth basic driver of policies, variable elements, and targets that helps the development of the construction sector […]

ATB Legal · 20 Mar 2021 · 2 minRead →
Compliance in the UAE

Heavy Penalties for Social Media Cyber Crimes in UAE – Up to Life Imprisonment and AED 3 Million in Fines

Cyber Crimes in UAE UAE has stringent laws and regulations relating to social media usage and related cyber crimes. Specifically, the Federal Law No 5 for 2012 deals with activities that violates the privacy of individuals, disseminating hate speech and inciting violence, spreading fake information, and threatening the security of State. It covers messages or […]

ATB Legal · 16 Mar 2021 · 3 minRead →
Compliance in the UAE

One-day settlement for verdicts related to personal affairs in Dubai courts

Disputes concerning personal affairs such as alimony, custody of children, dowry, complaints on visiting by non-custodial parents etc. will now be settled in a single session. The issuance of this rule is under the ‘Regulatory Procedures Guide on Personal Affairs’. The new regulatory guide will cut time and effort and will help the stability of […]

ATB Legal · 16 Feb 2021 · 1 minRead →
Compliance in the UAE

ESR Filing Portal is active in Ministry of Finance’s website

UAE based onshore and free zone business entities conducting “Relevant Activities” as per the current Economic Substance Regulations (ESR), can now file their Economic Substance Notifications and Economic Substance Report directly from the webpage of Ministry of Finance (MoF) at Economic Substance Regulations (mof.gov.ae) ESR filing are made effective from financial year commencing 1 January […]

ATB Legal · 7 Dec 2020 · 1 minRead →
Compliance in the UAE

Amendments to Commercial Transactions Law with regard to dishonoured cheques transactions

The UAE Cabinet has approved amendments to the Federal Law No. 18 of 1993, commonly known as Commercial Transactions Law. The approved Decree-Law shall come into force in the year 2022 and the provisions shall apply when the Decree-Law is published in the Official Gazette.  The new provisions aim to discourage criminal proceedings against people […]

ATB Legal · 1 Dec 2020 · 4 minRead →