Amira Agarib

DUBAI — Many less educated people are being cheated by so-called middlemen outside Dubai courts.

DUBAI — In a curious turn to a case after it had been settled some time ago, the Dubai Court of Cassation has referred a manslaughter case to the Court of Appeal, and withheld the release of an Indian worker, Ravindran Nair, who has been in prison for some two years, well past the one-month sentence he received.

DUBAI — Gammon and Billimoria LLC have denied all the allegations levelled against them by 39-year-old Navek Chandrika Prasad, an Indian employed by the company whose services were terminated on May 4

DUBAI — The Dubai Criminal Court yesterday commenced the trial of Bangalore-based fashion designer Prasad Bidappa who was arrested on June 12 at the Dubai International Airport on charges of possessing drugs.

SHARJAH — The Sharjah Shariah Court has sentenced Mahdi Yaqoub Bu Azzar, an Arab national, to death for drug trafficking. The accused possessed 164 tablets of codeine and hashish weighing 26gm.

DUBAI — The Dubai Court of First Instance has started hearing the case of Jacob, a 35-year-old Indian whose services were terminated after he refused to accept a reduced pay cheque from his employer.

DUBAI — The Dubai Court of Appeal has acquitted two British citizens — 43-year-old Keneb Navin and 49-year old Herman R. — from embezzlement of Dh16.6 million. Fadi M., a wealthy man, had submitted before the court that he gave the two accused the authority to manage a partnership company and invest his money in profitable ways. Fadi complained to the police that his partners had fabricated the financial statement for the fiscal year 2002/2003. They showed that the company had suffered losses. The Court of First Instance had acquitted the two accused and rejected Fadi’s complaint.

DUBAI — After hearing testimonies of the plaintiff and arguments of the defence lawyers, and reviewing the necessary documents pertaining to the claim of a widow and her son, Bojwandas Kishabji, who demanded a sum of $50,000 — equivalent to Dh183, 500 from the Alliance Insurance Company — the Dubai Civil Court has turned down their case and cancelled the insurance contracts.

DUBAI — The Dubai Grand Hotel in Al Quasis, Sea World Tourism and at least two other companies including a car rental agency have been taken for a ride by an alleged conman who goes by the name Ebrahim Al Vijjala, and claims he is the General Manager of Al Kamzari Trading Company.

DUBAI — An Indian, who was injured at work and subsequently sanctioned six-week medical leave, returned to work only to find himself on the streets after a month. His employer had shown him the door for no apparent reason.