

Jail for Selfies: Privacy Law in the UAE
So, you're on holiday in the UAE, seeing the sights; the beach, Burj Khalifah, your plush hotel cafe...and, naturally, you want to take...


Beware of money requests for lawyers from Dubai. Scams using a Dubai Jail format
We have received five enquiries this year from people who have been requested to send funds to a lawyer because their partner has been...


UAE Bankruptcy Law Proposals & the decriminalisation of bounced cheques. Will it happen and will
Prison sentences for bounced cheques have been a hot topic in the UAE media over the years. The practice of holding cheques as security...


The implications of a “GCCPol” listing: Living as a "wanted person" in the gulf...
We are contacted relentlessly by people who are concerned that they may be listed on the gulf region´s version of Interpol, GCCPol,...


Radha Stirling´s professional website banned in the UAE
One of the main ways a government can prove its commitment to Human Rights and the Rule of Law, is by providing independent avenues for...


Private funding of Interpol: another slam to credibility
It has recently come to light that Interpol has begun to receive funding from major corporations. Industries from tobacco to...


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...


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...


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...


Detained in Dubai Calls for Immediate Release of Robert Black
CBS News (USA) (AP): American man, 70, arrested in United Arab Emirates over photo: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/robert-black-american-man...


Athens man, imprisoned in UAE for taking photo, will be freed
ABU DHABI // Friends, family and supporters of a 70-year-old American who was arrested last month for allegedly taking photos of a...















































