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Turkey is a civil law country whose legal system is mostly based on Roman law. The main source of law is legislation rather than the court precedent. The Grand National Assembly of Turkey is the main legislative authority in Turkey. Court precedents are not binding for the other Turkish courts, except for the decisions of the General Assembly on the Unification of Judgments of the Court of Cassation. However, the first instance courts and regional courts of appeal are likely to follow the juris...

Dubai: A Dubai cleaner, who stole Dh7,300 in cash from his company, called his employer to apologise for the theft. According to the Dubai Court of First Instance, a 61-year-old Indian businessman discovered the theft in October this year before receiving a phone call from the 37-year-old Indian cleaner confessing that he stole the money to pay his debts. The businessman testified that he had kept Dh7,300 in his office for five days before he noticed the money was missing. “I summoned all emp...

Workers Still Owed Wages for Months After Informing Government of Abuse Former and current employees of Imperial Trading and Construction Company (ITCC) protest months of delayed and unpaid wages outside the companys headquarters in Qatar.  © 2020 Private (Beirut) – Qatari authorities have failed to provide redress for hundreds of migrant workers who are suffering from months of unpaid wages at two companies, even though authorities have repeatedly been in...

Uncle fined in UAE for misusing nephews money Alamy Gulf national was managing over Dh2 million the nephews had inherited from their late father The Sharjah Court of Appeal has imposed a fine on a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) national after he was convicted for misappropriating the money of his two minor nephews following the death of his brother and in the guise of their legal guardian. The mother of the two victims had filed a complaint with the police that money was withdrawn from her sons...

Dubai: Indian man steals cash, later calls employer to apologise By Umera Riyaz|   Published: 22nd December 2020 4:40 pm IST Representation Image A 37-year-old Indian janitor stole Dh7,300  cash from his company in Dubai. He later called his employer to apologise for the theft. Reports from the Dubai Court of First Instance suggest that the robbery took place earlier this year in October. After discovering the theft, the businessman, who is also an Indian, then reported the theft ...

Dubai: Kuwait’s Court of Appeal upheld a ruling acquitting a Kuwaiti woman of usury and money laundering. The earlier ruling was issued by the Court of First Instance, acquitting the woman of usury and money laundering of KD 2.25 million Kuwaiti dinars The Public Prosecution charged the defendant with money laundering. In its statement, the prosecution said the woman is accused of intentionally possessing 2.25 million dinars that she obtained illegally through usury. In court papers, the woma...

Dubai: A Dubai e-scooter rider who resisted police while confiscating the bike, was sentenced to three months in jail to be followed by deportation. According to the Dubai Court of First Instance, a police patrol was on duty at a street in Al Nahda area when they saw the 34-year-old Egyptian woman driving her e-scooter against the flow of traffic. As the policeman stopped her and asked for her ID, she lay down in front of the police car to prevent them from confiscating the e-scooter. “When I...

Dubai: A Dubai resident installed security cameras inside his house to catch his maid stealing money red-handed after seven years of continues thefts. The Dubai Court of First Instance was told that the 45-year-old Filipina maid, who worked for the resident at his villa in Al Barsha, stole around Dh20,000 from her sponsor until she was caught lifting money from his wallet. “She stole money from my wallet for seven years. Recently she stole Dh17,000 from my wallet and Dh3,000 from my wife,” ...

Dubai: A Dubai teacher has been accused of sexually abusing a female student during a remedial class. The Dubai Court of First Instance heard on Sunday that the 14-year-old Emirati student had registered in a private institute to take remedial classes in some topics. In October this year, the 50-year-old Egyptian teacher touched her body inappropriately while given her a physics lesson. “He held my hand and touched it in a terrifying way. He told me that he is in love with me and asked me to ...

2020-12-21 15:06:04 GMT2020-12-21 23:06:04(Beijing Time) Xinhua English HONG KONG, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- The Court of First Instance of Hong Kongs High Court on Monday dismissed the judicial review lodged by the Hong Kong Journalists Association about "the police hindering journalistic activities" during the social unrest last year. The court said when facilitating lawful journalistic activities, the police have to strike a fair balance with the statutory duties in accordance with related ...