Labour Law

Labour matters, whether it’s the formation of the relationship or the termination of it, is a sensitive issue and comes under the strict purview of law in UAE. The relationship between employer and employee, including individual employment contracts, the application of wrongdoing and contract doctrines are matters that need proper expertise in handling if escalated. Start-up Village features the best legal consultants and proper lawyers whose expertise fall strictly under labour law to help you with any issues pertaining to the same. Moreover, we will also give you advise and guidance on issues such as protection from discrimination, the right to organize and negotiate collective bargaining agreements, wages and hours, and health and safety in the workplace.

We extend our services on cases that mainly fall under the following:

• Benefits and incentive schemes of employee
• Redundancy and termination management
• Service contract drafts
• Employment termination
• Privacy and reputation
• Regulation of Wage
• Health and safety in the workplace
• End of service settlements (gratuity-related)
• Employee retaliation

Legal Document Drafting

We consider ourselves more than your legal team. That’s why, at Start-up Village, we understand the demands of meeting deadlines, court schedules, trials, and client meetings. We believe that it shouldn’t become difficult to find time for drafting the documents that support your case amidst all other challenging chores.
We will be your partners on your path to business success, by extending our dream team comprising of local and international experts who strive to integrate our command of the law into helping you draft any type of legal document. This team will also analyze the clauses of agreements and court documents and redraft them to guarantee that they have the same connotation when applied in a different jurisdiction.

Corporate and Commercial Law

The body of laws, regulations, rules, and practices that administrate the formation and operation of corporations are generally referred to as corporate law. On the other hand, commercial law deals with various nuances of business, including advertising and marketing, collections and bankruptcy, banking, contracts, negotiable instruments, transactions, and trade in general.
Corporate and commercial law related disputes can be complex and our experts are always ready to help you find the smartest solution to navigate the challenge at hand.

Our corporate legal services include:

• Antitrust policy
• Corporate governance
• Intellectual property law
• Copyright and patent law
• Contract law
• Consumer protection law
• Trademark law

Our commercial legal services include:

• Formation and dissolution challenges
• Legal issues in corporate administration
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Internal reorganization
• Liability and compliance disputes between corporations and individuals
• Organisational claims of damage – legal support for business owners
• Transfer and selling of the shares
• Company investment support

Will Preparation

Will Preparation is not an easy procedure as it may sound. With the pandemic hitting us hard, sudden demise of dear ones and confusions regarding wills is looming large. At Start-up Village, we have handled will preparation sensibly before and during the pandemic. We showed that this type of work can still be done with same efficiency remotely using modern technology.
The procedure for the division and disbursement of estate for a person may vary from one testator to the other subject to their exclusive circumstances. The circumstances that initiate various distribution mechanisms include testator’s marital status and requirements to distribute the estate to a specific beneficiary, age, gender etc. If the testator has a minor child (under 21 years of age), he/she should appoint guardians to ensure the well-being of those children during their minority. The requirements for will writing for non-Muslims may also vary from one emirate to the other.
Don’t worry! Our expert advisors are at your service regarding every aspect of will preparation. With understanding of the different procedures, laws and rules regarding will preparation for the involved party, we help in prioritizing the beneficiaries, calculating percentage of estate, and provide advice on appointment of guardians and executors.

Debt Collection

Surveys and research have proved time and again that UAE is one of the most challenging places in the world for collecting debt. Debt can be in the form of an express contract or implied through extrinsic evidence (meaning it may or may not be contained in a written document). But collecting debt is a more complicated process in UAE due to the complex legal framework.
At Start-up Village, our efficient legal team follows clearly framed guidelines to trace assets of debtors and take effective steps to prevent their transfers, thereby ensuring better results.

Our debt collectors will help you with:

• Conducting mediation meetings to help solve payment disputes as efficiently as possible without causing too much loss for either party
• Find an innovative way to avoid expensive and lengthy litigation process, pursuing debtors to restructure their cash flow and stick to responsibilities
• Ensure that post judgement interest or penalty is settled by the debtor if he defaults again after signing agreement
• Help you with fast-tracking collections if the payments are delayed even after judgement in your favor