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A Shareholder Agreement UAE is not legally mandatory, but it is the single most important document founders sign together. This guide explains what to include under the 2025 Commercial Companies Law amendments, how onshore, DIFC, and ADGM rules compare, and how to align your agreement with your MOA.
A Power of Attorney UAE document lets you appoint someone to act on your behalf for property, banking, corporate, or legal matters. This 2026 guide explains the General vs Special POA, notary fees from AED 100 to AED 15,000, validity rules in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, UAE Pass remote signing, and what founders and SMBs must prepare before visiting the notary.
Confused about Power of Attorney vs notarisation in the UAE? This 2026 guide explains the legal difference, fees at Dubai Courts and ADJD, POA validity for property under DLD rules, the MOJ digital e-notary process, and how to revoke or attest a POA, with verified references to UAE government sources for founders and SMBs.
A UAE power of attorney for property lets a notarised representative buy, sell, or manage real estate at the Dubai Land Department on a principal’s behalf. This 2026 guide explains how the document works, where to notarise it, costs at RT centres, and how to legalise a POA issued abroad so your transaction closes on time.
Buying or selling a UAE SME involves more than agreeing a price. This 2026 guide walks founders through deal structures, the new merger notification regime, Corporate Tax reliefs, beneficial owner disclosure, and a practical due diligence checklist, so you can close confidently and avoid the common traps that derail smaller transactions.
A practical, founder-focused guide to mainland vs free zone UAE choices. We compare ownership, corporate tax, customs, visa quotas, and trading rights, and explain when a free zone wins for export and re-export, and when a mainland licence wins for direct UAE sales and government tenders. Includes a side-by-side comparison table and answers to the most common founder questions.
A free zone company can trade in mainland UAE, but only through a defined legal route: a local distributor, a DET mainland operating permit, a mainland branch, or a separate LLC. This 2026 guide breaks down each option, the costs, the new Dubai rules under Resolution No. 11 of 2025, and the tax treatment of mainland income.
Dying without a will in the UAE leaves your estate to be distributed under the civil default rules of Federal Decree-Law No. 41 of 2022, with the courts deciding shares, freezing accounts, and appointing guardians. This guide explains what really happens, how DIFC and ADJD wills work, and how founders and expat families can protect assets, businesses, and minor children.
A practical 2026 guide to the Dubai mainland license: how DET issues commercial, professional, industrial, and tourism licences, the document checklist, the realistic three-to-four-week timeline, and how the 2021 Commercial Companies Law amendments let most foreign founders own 100% of a mainland company without a UAE-national partner.
The Dubai Courts online notary lets UAE residents and businesses ratify powers of attorney, affidavits, and corporate resolutions remotely through UAE Pass and a video-call identity check. This practical 2026 guide walks through how the Smart Electronic Notary works, which documents qualify online, indicative fees, and when a counter visit is still required.