All courts in UAE accepts Whatsapp messages as relevant proof in any proceedings be it criminal, civil, commercial or family disputes between the parties. However, it is pertinent to highlight that these communications shall be printed and translated in Arabic to be deemed accepted in the court as evidence.

- Yes, a foreigner can start a business in Dubai, and many do. The local population in over 80% expatriate, with many of those owning their own businesses.
- Dubai actively welcomes investors and business owners from overseas. the emirate is home to many company formation experts and setup agents, created to help guide foreign entrepreneurs through the license, visa and business incorporation processes.

A landlord is obliged to serve a minimum of 12 months notice to the tenant to vacate the apartment at any period of the tenancy contract. The 12 months notice prior to eviction is non-negotiable.

- Clearly communicated with your employer and state that one's Annual Leave is their entitlement under Law and that the company doesn't have the right to not pay unless they have consumed more than 30 days of leave in the calendar year.
- The legal way to handle this is to file a complaint with Ministry of Labor (mainland company) or the free zone authority (depending on which free zone your company is registered under).

When the narcotic or psychotropic substances are classified under schedule 3, 6, 7 or 8 of the UAE drugs laws then pursuant to Article 40, The punishment could include imprisonment of 6 months to two years along with the fine of up to 10,000 dirhams.
When the offender is a foreigner, Then additional deportation will also apply once the sentence is served.
The punishment for drug abuse in the UAE could also include life imprisonment as well and as a death sentence depending on the gravity of the crime.

- Only one driver on a bike.
- Only driver plus ONE passenger in pick-up trucks.
- Other vehicles can have a driver and two passengers.
- Family members and their domestic help; and second-degree relatives are exempted from the above rule.

- It involves an order issued by the authorities to all the state ports to prohibit a person for leaving the country and gets him/her arrested while entering if the reason for prohibition did not cease to exist.
- An order issues by the authorities to all the state ports to prohibit a person from entering or leaving a country according to a court or police order for the protection of individual interests in cases like child custody, debt failure, or criminal investigation.
- If a ban is imposed on you, You will require a lawyer to investigate the nature of the ban and to resolve the issue.

All employees are entitled to compassionate leave in the event of a death of a family member: -Death of spouse – five days’ leave; -Death of parent, child, sibling, grandchild or grandparent - three days' leave.

- Black points are applied to a driver license when they commit a dangerous offence on the road. Going slightly over the speed limit will net you a fine but not black points. But excessively speeding will.
- Each black point is valid for a year (12 months) across the UAE and will be removed after the time period has elapsed.
- In the UAE drivers can receive between 2 and 24 black points depending on the violation.

Yes, a foreigner can start a business in Dubai, and many do. The local population is over 80% expatriate, with many of those owning their own businesses.

On the assumption that you have completed your contractual period, the legal way to go is to file a complaint with the Ministry of labour against your current employer who refuses to accept your Resignation Notice.