TERMS OF USE
Please read the following carefully, as it is a binding contract between you and Amal Khamis Advocates & Legal Consultants or Lawyers UAE or AK Advocates. If you are under the age of eighteen (18), you may not use Amal Khamis Advocates & Legal Consultants or Lawyers UAE or AK Advocates. By using Lawyers UAE or AK Advocates website you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not accept these terms and conditions, you may not use Amal Khamis Advocates & Legal Consultants or Lawyers UAE or AK Advocates.
What is Lawyers UAE? Lawyers UAE is a technology platform (a website portal) for communication between lawyers and adult members of the public. Lawyers UAE does not offer legal advice. Lawyers that access Lawyers UAE are not Lawyers UAE’s partners, employees or agents; they are third parties. Lawyers UAE does not recommend or endorse any lawyer on this website, and cannot warrant or guarantee their credentials or qualifications. You are responsible for conducting your own diligence regarding any lawyer.
No Attorney-Client relationship is intended or formed between you and Amal Khamis Advocates & Legal Consultants or Lawyers UAE by your use of Lawyers UAE. Although Amal Khamis Advocates & Legal Consultants or Lawyers UAE or AK Advocates may facilitate an online legal consultation between you and a lawyer, Lawyers UAE is not a party to any agreement for representation you may enter with any lawyer.
Accordingly, you agree that Lawyers UAE is not liable for any acts or omissions of lawyers. Lawyers UAE or AK Advocates does not endorse or recommend particular lawyers. Before retaining any lawyer or requesting a consultation with a lawyer on Lawyers UAE, you should carefully consider the lawyer’s knowledge and experience. If you retain the services of a lawyer beyond a consultation on Lawyers UAE, you should ask for a written legal services agreement detailing the terms and conditions of the representation, including all fees, expenses, and other obligations. Lawyers UAE has no responsibility to verify the identity, credentials or qualifications of lawyers that access Lawyers UAE including, but not limited to, the information contained in lawyer profiles, such as a lawyers name, law firm, title, contact information, educational background, bar admissions, practice areas or any other information. Lawyers UAE is not responsible to review, edit, modify or verify profile information. Lawyers UAE has no responsibility to inquire or verify whether lawyers are insured against professional negligence or malpractice. You are responsible for conducting your own diligence regarding the identity or qualifications of any lawyer. Unless otherwise specified herein, “Lawyers UAE” means Lawyers UAE and the lawyersuae.com website.
User Communications. Lawyers UAE is a venue for non-lawyers and lawyers (collectively “Users”) to communicate. Users of the website, not Lawyers UAE, provide the content of the communications. Lawyers UAE is not a party to the communications between Users. Lawyers UAE has no responsibility to edit, modify, filter, screen, monitor, endorse or guarantee communications on this website. Lawyers UAE disclaims all liability for the content of any communications between Users on the website or any actions you may take or refrain from taking as a result of any such communications. You are solely responsible for assessing and verifying the identity and trustworthiness of the source and content of any communications.
Lawyers UAE assumes no responsibility for verifying, and makes no representations or warranties regarding, the identity or trustworthiness of any lawyer or non-lawyer or the content of any communications on this website. As used herein, communications include, but are not limited to, any communications directed to you from any User directly or indirectly in connection with this website. Communications includes, but are not limited to, communications by lawyers on Lawyers UAE, including profile information.
Communications on this website are limited, do not involve in-person evaluations or visits, and do not include safeguards and procedures typical of in-person evaluations and visits. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Lawyers UAE reserves the right, but is not obligated, to prohibit or delete any communication on Lawyers UAE. If your legal matter involves a potential lawsuit, it is important that you realize a lawsuit must be filed, or responded to, within a certain period of time or your rights may be negatively affected. Therefore, if an attorney declines to represent you, you are encouraged to immediately consult with another attorney to protect your rights.
An attorney’s decision not to represent you should not be taken by you as an expression regarding the merits of your case. Lawyers UAE features forums where Users may participate in the general discussion of law, discuss the qualifications of lawyers or other non-confidential topics. Communications may be unprotected against disclosure by the attorney-client privilege or other privilege doctrines.
Confidentiality; Privileges. Lawyers UAE or AK Advocates may include interactive forums and features that are inappropriate for discussing confidential information or legal advice. Confidential information may include but is not limited to, your name, contact information, identifying information about other persons or entities, evidence or admissions of civil or criminal liability, or other information about your legal matters. The purposes of the forums and features on Lawyers UAE are the general discussion of law and the qualifications of lawyers.
AK Advocates or Lawyers UAE is not responsible for the intentional or unintentional disclosure of confidential information. It is possible that any communications on this website may be received or intercepted by third parties, including non-lawyers, due to security breach, system malfunction, site maintenance, or for other reasons. Users of this website assume the risk that their communications may be received by third parties and may not be protected against disclosure by the attorney-client privilege or other privilege doctrines, and agree not to hold Lawyers UAE responsible in such instances. The information and services provided by Lawyers UAE are proprietary in nature and the User acknowledges that it is not a competitor of Lawyers UAE and agrees not to share such information with any competitors of Lawyers UAE.
You further agree that monetary damages for breach of this section may not be adequate and that Lawyers UAE will be entitled to injunctive relief, without the requirement to post bond. This section will survive any termination of this Agreement for a period of two (2) years, or for as long as the information in question remains a trade secret under applicable laws and regulations, whichever period is longer.
Legal Queries. Legal queries by Users (“Cases”) on Lawyers UAE may be accessed by third parties and/or email to third parties lawyers and non-lawyers. Users should not submit or post information that they do not wish to disclose to the public. Lawyers who are not representing you, non-lawyers, and members of the public may view Cases. Cases may be unprotected against disclosure by the attorney-client privilege or work product doctrine. Submitting confidential or incriminating information that may be used against you as evidence or an admission of civil or criminal liability is prohibited. Users who submit Cases agree to be contacted by lawyers and third parties, including Lawyers UAE or AK Advocates.
Lawyer responses may be accessed by third parties and/or email to third parties including lawyers and non-lawyers. However, Lawyers UAE reserves the right not to publish, not to email, or to edit or delete any Case, and we also reserve the right not to publish, not to email, or to edit or delete any response to any Case. On Lawyers UAE, querying-Users may be sometimes be referred to as “Clients” and attorney-Users may sometimes be referred to as “Lawyer,” “Attorney” or “your Lawyer” or “your Attorney.” However, whether an attorney-client relationship actually exists may be a factual question that varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, and use of these terms on Lawyers UAE should not be construed as a representation by Lawyers UAE that an attorney client relationship exists.
Limited Scope Initial Consultations. Users may engage in limited-scope initial consultations on Lawyers UAE for a fee. Lawyers UAE may be used to send communications and payments for limited-scope initial consultations between a querying-User and an attorney-User. The fee may be pre-authorized, processed, transferred or refunded in a manner deemed appropriate by Lawyers UAE in its sole and absolute discretion. Payment does not give querying-Users a right to receive an initial consultation or other services from an attorney-User. Querying-Users acknowledge that an attorney-User has the right to revoke an offer for an initial consultation before or after payment is made for any reason, including but not limited to: the identification of a potential or actual conflict of interest, scheduling conflicts, or if the attorney-User believes that he or she does not have the relevant expertise to provide consultation to the querying-User.
The Users agree that any consultation on Lawyers UAE is limited in scope to preliminary advice based upon the information posted by the querying-User on the Lawyers UAE website. The querying-User understands and acknowledges that any advice received is preliminary in nature and does not act as a substitute for an in-person consultation and full review of the matter by a qualified attorney. The querying-User further understands and acknowledges that at the time of an initial consultation on Lawyers UAE, the attorney-User does not have access to all of the information necessary to provide full legal advice to the querying-User and that any advice received by the querying-User is, therefore, preliminary in nature.
The attorney-User shall have no obligation to provide legal services beyond the limited scope initial consultation. If a querying-User decides to retain additional services of an attorney-User on Lawyers UAE, the querying-User should request to enter a written legal services agreement detailing the terms and conditions of the representation, including all fees, expenses and other obligations. All parties acknowledge that Lawyers UAE is not a party to any representation that may occur beyond the limited scope initial consultation, and agree to hold Lawyers UAE harmless for any disputes arising out of such representation.
Attorney Membership. Attorney-Users may create a Lawyers UAE profile and conduct consultations on Lawyers UAE. Proceeds from a paid initial consultation may be deposited into the bank account selected by the attorney-User. The benefits each attorney-User is entitled to may depend upon the membership plan selected by the attorney-User. Attorney-users may cancel their membership at any time and are not entitled to a refund on a pro-rata or other basis. Attorney-users acknowledge and agree that Lawyers UAE has the right to revise the benefits of each membership plan at any time, and that the attorney-User’s sole recourse to such revisions is to cancel their membership.
Service Fees. Lawyers UAE and or its affiliates may deduct Service Fees from payments made by querying-Users for consultations based on the membership level of attorney-Users. Service Fees may be equal to 50% for consultations with Basic Members and 20% for Professional Members. Service Fees are based on marketing and technology services provided by Lawyers UAE. Users agree that Service Fees are fair and reasonable. Lawyers UAE may change the rates for Service Fees at any time for any reason in its sole and absolute discretion.
Payments. Lawyers UAE processes payments using the Stripe online payment platform. All Users making or receiving payments via Lawyers UAE agree to the Stripe terms of service found at www.stripe.com or www.paypal.com. To ensure uninterrupted service and to enable Users to conveniently purchase additional products and services, Lawyers UAE and/or Stripe or PayPal may store your payment method on file. Please note that it is your responsibility to maintain current billing information on file with Lawyers UAE.
Payment processing services for Users on Lawyers UAE are provided by Stripe or PayPal and are subject to the Stripe Connected Account Agreement, which includes the Stripe Terms of Service (collectively, the “Stripe Services Agreement”). By agreeing to these terms or continuing to operate as a User on Lawyers UAE, you agree to be bound by the Stripe or Paypal Services Agreement, as the same may be modified by Stripe from time to time.
As a condition of Lawyers UAE enabling payment processing services through Stripe, you agree to provide Lawyers UAE accurate and complete information about you and your business, and you authorize Lawyers UAE to share it and transaction information related to your use of the payment processing services provided by Stripe or Paypal.
Attorney’s Duties Regarding Conflicts, Competence, and License. All attorney-Users must ensure that there are no conflicts of interest and that the attorney-User is capable of competently providing the initial consultation requested. The fee paid by the querying-User is not paid to the attorney-User until the initial consultation has been rendered. Thus, if any issue prevents the attorney from being able to provide the initial consultation, the attorney-User has the obligation to quickly conclude the initial consultation as soon as possible and allow for the querying-User to receive a refund and/or select another attorney-User.
All attorney-Users warrant that they are licensed to practice law and in good standing with one or more state bar associations in the United Arab Emirates or Dubai at the time of creating a Lawyers UAE account and at the time of offering and providing consultation services to querying-Users. Attorney-Users agree that they will discontinue offering and providing services on the Lawyers UAE platform and remove their account from Lawyers UAE immediately if his or her license to practice law is suspended or revoked.
Attorney’s Other Duties. In addition to the above duties regarding conflicts, competence, and license, attorney-Users agree that if they offer to provide an initial legal consultation on Lawyers UAE, then they will respond to querying-Users quickly and diligently. Attorney-Users agree that they will complete initial consultations and submit billable time within three (3) days after the client preauthorizes payment by selecting the Submit Time option on the Messages page including the chat history with the querying-User. Attorney-Users acknowledge that they forfeit any right to receive a payment if they have not completed the initial consultation and submitted time by the deadline. Attorney-Users acknowledge that the satisfaction of a querying-User is guaranteed, and any charges that are disputed for any reason will not be paid.
Attorney Ethics Notice. If you are an attorney participating in any aspect of this website, you acknowledge that the Rules of Professional Conduct of the jurisdictions where you are licensed (“Rules”) apply to all aspects of your participation and that you will abide by these Rules. These Rules include but are not limited to, the rules relating to confidentiality, advertising, solicitation of clients, unauthorized practice of law, and misrepresentations of fact. Lawyers UAE or AK Advocates disclaims all responsibility for compliance with these Rules. Users agree to hold Lawyers UAE harmless for any ethical violations by lawyers using this website. Lawyers agree to keep all information and communications obtained through this website strictly confidential, including but not limited to proprietary information regarding Lawyers UAE services.
Privacy Policy. Protecting your privacy is very important to Lawyers UAE. Please review our Privacy Policy, which explains how Lawyers UAE treats your personal information and protects your privacy.
Limitations on Use. The content on this website is for your personal use only and not for commercial exploitation. You may not use this website to determine a consumer’s eligibility for: (a) credit or insurance for personal, family, or household purposes; (b) employment; or (c) a government license or benefit. You may not decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, rent, lease, loan, sell, sublicense, or create derivative works from this website. Nor may you use any network monitoring or discovery software to determine the site architecture, or extract information about usage, individual identities or users. You may not use any robot, spider, other automatic software or device, or manual process to monitor or copy our website or the content without our prior written permission.
You may not use this website to transmit any false, misleading, fraudulent or illegal communications. You may not copy, modify, reproduce, republish, distribute, display, or transmit for commercial, non-profit or public purposes all or any portion of this website, except to the extent permitted above. You may not use or otherwise export or re-export this website or any portion thereof, or the content in violation of the export control laws and regulations of the United States of America. Any unauthorized use of this website or its content is prohibited.
No Unlawful or Prohibited Use. As a condition of your use of the Lawyers UAE website, you warrant to Lawyers UAE that you will not use the Lawyers UAE website for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms, conditions, and notices. You may not use the Lawyers UAE website in any manner which could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Lawyers UAE website or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of the Lawyers UAE website.
You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided for through the Lawyers UAE websites. Lawyers UAE may only be used by querying-Users and attorney-Users for the purpose of conducting initial online legal consultations. Any use by Users who are not querying-Users or attorney-Users that is not limited to conducting initial online legal consultations is strictly prohibited.
Our Rights and Responsibilities. Lawyers UAE is not the publisher or author of legal communications or content on this website. It is a venue for communication between Users. Lawyers UAE has no responsibility to review, edit or approve communications. Although we cannot make an absolute guarantee of system security, Lawyers UAE takes reasonable steps to maintain security. If you have reason to believe system security has been breached, contact us by email for help.
If Lawyers UAE’s technical staff finds that files or processes belonging to a member pose a threat to the proper technical operation of the system or to the security of other members, Lawyers UAE reserves the right to delete those files or to stop those processes. If the Lawyers UAE technical staff suspects a user name is being used by someone who is not authorized by the proper user, Lawyers UAE may disable that user’s access in order to preserve system security.
Lawyers UAE has the right, in our sole and absolute discretion, to (i) edit, redact or otherwise change any content, (ii) re-categorize any content to place it in a more appropriate location or (iii) pre-screen or delete any content that is determined to be inappropriate or otherwise in violation of these terms of Use, including but not limited to content containing offensive language and advertisements. Lawyers UAE reserves the right to refuse service to anyone and to cancel user access at any time. You agree that Lawyers UAE has no responsibility to maintain or produce data that is published or stored on Lawyers UAE. You agree Lawyers UAE shall have no obligation to produce or provide information or data published on the Lawyers UAE to You or third parties for any reason.
Your Rights and Responsibilities. You are legally and ethically responsible for any communications that you publish or transmit using this website. You are responsible for honoring the rights of others, including intellectual-property rights (copyright, patent and trademark), the right to privacy and the right not to be libeled or slandered. You give permission to Lawyers UAE to any works you create on this website as part of the normal backup process. You have the right to remove any of your works from the website at any time. Submitting content for any illegal activity is a violation of these Terms of Use.
Lawyers UAE is open to members worldwide, and Lawyers UAE cannot guarantee that you won’t run into legal trouble in other jurisdictions over your communications. If you have a complaint about the behavior or communications of another User, it is your responsibility to attempt to resolve the conflict, typically by contacting that person directly, if possible. Normally, Lawyers UAE will not take a role in mediating conflicts between you and other Users.
Lawyers UAE or AK Advocates does not take responsibility for your behavior or that of other Users. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if such a complaint or conflict arises, the User or Users may request that Lawyers UAE intervene and attempt to resolve a dispute. Any such request is not a guarantee that Lawyers UAE will (i) intervene, (ii) intervene in a timely manner, (iii) resolve the dispute in favor of one party or the other or (iv) successfully resolve the situation. The decision to intervene rests with Lawyers UAE, in our sole and absolute discretion. Your access to Lawyers UAE is for your personal use only. If you want to redistribute communications you find on this website, it is your responsibility to obtain permission from the author of the communication (and any other person with rights). You agree to help protect your account and the security of other users by guarding your password. If you have reason to believe your password has been compromised or there has been any unauthorized use of your account, you agree to contact Lawyers UAE as soon as possible.
Inappropriate Content. When accessing the website, you agree not to upload, download, display, perform, transmit or otherwise distribute any content that: (i) is libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, abusive or threatening; (b) advocates or encourages conduct that could constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national or foreign law or regulation; or (c) advertises or otherwise solicits funds or is a solicitation for goods or services. Lawyers UAE reserves the right to terminate or delete such material from its servers. Lawyers UAE will cooperate fully with any law enforcement officials or agencies in the investigation of any violation of these Terms of Use or of any applicable laws. You waive the right to request or subpoena records from Lawyers UAE including but not limited to any information or data that is published on Lawyers UAE for any reason.
Links to Third Party websites. This website may contain links to websites controlled by parties other than Lawyers UAE. Lawyers UAE may provide links to other citations or resources with whom it is not affiliated. Lawyers UAE is not responsible for and does not endorse or accept any responsibility for the availability, contents, products, services or use of any third party website, any website accessed therefrom, or any changes or updates to such sites. Lawyers UAE makes no guarantees about the content or quality of the products or services provided by such sites. Lawyers UAE is not responsible for webcasting or any other form of transmission received from any third-party website.
The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by Lawyers UAE of the Third Party website, nor does it imply that Lawyers UAE sponsors, is affiliated or associated with, guarantees, or is legally authorized to use any trade name, registered trademark, logo, legal or official seal, or copyrighted symbol that may be reflected in the links. You acknowledge that you bear all risks associated with access to and use of the content provided on a third-party website and agree that Lawyers UAE is not responsible for any loss or damage of any sort you may incur from dealing with a third party.
Ownership. This website lawyersuae.com or Lawyers UAE is owned and operated by Amal Khamis Advocates & Legal Consultants. All right, titles and interests in and to the materials provided on this website, including but not limited to information, documents, logos, graphics, sounds and images are owned either by Lawyers UAE or by their respective third party authors, developers or vendors.
Except as otherwise expressly provided by Lawyers UAE, no materials may be copied, reproduced, republished, downloaded, uploaded, posted, displayed, transmitted or distributed in any way and nothing on this website shall be construed to confer any license under any of Lawyers UAE’s intellectual property rights, whether by estoppel, implication or otherwise. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved by Lawyers UAE or Amal Khamis Advocates & Legal Consultants or AK Advocates.
Copyrights. All website design, text, graphics, the selection and arrangement thereof, are owned by Amal Khamis Advocates & Legal Consultants, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Trademarks. Amal Khamis Advocates & Legal Consultants, all images and text, and all page headers, custom graphics and button icons are service marks, trademarks and/or trade dress of Amal Khamis Advocates & Legal Consultants. All other trademarks, product names and company names or logos cited herein are the property of their respective owners.
Liability Disclaimer. The information, software, products, and services included in or available through the lawyersuae.com website may include inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes are periodically added to the information herein. Lawyers UAE and/or its affiliates may make improvements and/or changes in the lawyersuae.com website at any time. Advice received via the Lawyers UAE website should not be relied upon for personal, medical, legal or financial decisions and you should consult an appropriate professional for specific advice tailored to your situation. Lawyers UAE and/or its affiliates make no representations about the suitability, reliability, availability, timeliness, and accuracy of the information, software, products, services and related graphics contained on the lawyersuae.com website for any purpose.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, all such information, software, products, services and related graphics are provided “as is” without warranty or condition of any kind. Lawyers UAE and/or its affiliates hereby disclaim all warranties and conditions with regard to this information, software, products, services and related graphics, including all implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall Lawyers UAE and/or its affiliates be liable for any direct, indirect, punitive, incidental, special, consequential damages or any damages whatsoever including, without limitation, damages for loss of use, data or profits, arising out of or in any way connected with the use or performance of the lawyersuae.com website, with the delay or inability to use the lawyersuae.com website or related services, the provision of or failure to provide services, or for any information, software, products, services and related graphics obtained through the lawyersuae.com website, or otherwise arising out of the use of the lawyersuae.com website, whether based on contract, tort, negligence, strict liability or otherwise, even if Lawyers UAE or any of its affiliates has been advised of the possibility of damages.
Because some states/jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, the above limitation may not apply to you. If you are dissatisfied with any portion of the lawyersuae.com website, or with any of these terms of use, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using the lawyersuae.com website.
No Warranty. The site and all materials, documents or forms provided on or through your use of the site are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Amal Khamis Advocates & Legal Consultants or Lawyers UAE expressly disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement.
AK Advocates or Amal Khamis Advocates & Legal Consultants or Lawyers UAE makes no warranty that: (a) the site or the materials will meet your requirements; (b) the site or the materials will be available on an uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free basis; (c) the results that may be obtained from the use of the site, or any materials offered through the site, will be accurate or reliable; or (d) the quality of any products, services, information or other material purchased or obtained by you through the site or in reliance on the materials will meet your expectations. Obtaining any materials through the use of the site is done at your own discretion and at your own risk. Amal Khamis Advocates & Legal Consultants or Lawyers UAE shall have no responsibility for any damage to your computer system or loss of data that results from the download of any content, materials, information or software.
Limitation of Liability and Indemnification. You will hold Amal Khamis Advocates & Legal Consultants or Lawyers UAE and its officers, directors, employees, and agents harmless and indemnify Amal Khamis Advocates & Legal Consultants or Lawyers UAE for any indirect, punitive, special, incidental, or consequential damage, however it arises (including attorneys fees and all related costs and expenses of litigation and arbitration, or at trial or on appeal, if any, whether or not litigation or arbitration is instituted), whether in an action of contract, negligence, or other tortious action, or arising out of or in connection with this agreement, including without limitation any claim for personal injury or property damage, arising from this agreement and any violation of any federal, state, or local laws, statutes, rules, or regulations, even if Lawyers UAE has been previously advised of the possibility of such damage.
If there is liability found on the part of Lawyers UAE, it will be limited to the amount paid for the products and/or services, except as allowed pursuant to the arbitration agreement of these terms of use, and under no circumstances will there be consequential or punitive damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply. In no event shall Amal Khamis Advocates & Legal Consultants or Lawyers UAE, its related companies, or each such company’s respective directors, officers, members, employees, shareholders, affiliates, distribution partners or agents be liable for any legal fees or indirect, special, consequential, incidental, exemplary, or punitive damages of any kind (including, without limitation, any damages for loss of revenue, profits, use or data), however, caused, whether for breach of contract, negligence or under any other legal theory, whether foreseeable or not and whether or not Amal Khamis Advocates & Legal Consultants or Lawyers UAE has been advised of the possibility of such damage and notwithstanding the failure of essential purpose of any limited remedy. Users agree that these limitations of liability are agreed on allocations of risk and are reflected in the fees agreed upon by the parties. The limitations of liability set forth in this Agreement are fundamental elements of the basis of the bargain and the Parties would not enter into any legal agreement to provide the service without Agreement to these limitations.
EXCEPT FOR THE USER’S INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS TO Amal Khamis AVOCATES & LEGAL CONSULTANTS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, EACH PARTY’S LIABILITY TO THE OTHER SHALL NOT EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT PAID BY THE USER TO LAWYERS UAE OVER THE PRECEDING THREE MONTH PERIOD, AND EACH PARTY’S LIABILITY TO THE OTHER SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE THOUSAND DIRHAMS(AED 1,000.00).
Choice of Law. By using this website, you expressly agree that your rights and obligations shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the United Arab Emirates, excluding its choice of law rules. Any legal action or proceeding relating to your access to or use of the website is governed by the Arbitration Agreement in this terms of Use. These terms of Use expressly exclude and disclaim the terms of the U.N. Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, which shall not apply to any transaction conducted through or otherwise involving this website.
Dispute Resolution; Arbitration. Amal Khamis Advocates & Legal Consultants or Lawyers UAE and you agree to attempt to resolve all disputes informally for 30 days prior to filing for arbitration. In the event, we are unable to resolve the dispute and at least 30 days have passed since all parties have been on notice of the existence of the dispute, Amal Khamis Advocates & Legal Consultants or Lawyers UAE and you agree to arbitrate all disputes and claims between us before a single arbitrator. The types of disputes and claims we agree to arbitrate are intended to be broadly interpreted.
It applies, without limitation, to claims arising out of or relating to any aspect of the relationship between us, whether based in contract, tort, statute, fraud, misrepresentation, or any other legal theory; claims that arose before these or any prior Terms (including, but not limited to, claims relating to advertising); claims that are currently the subject of purported class action litigation in which you are not a member of a certified class; and claims that may arise after the termination of these terms. For the purposes of this Arbitration Agreement, references to “Amal Khamis Advocates & Legal Consultants or Lawyers UAE” “we” and “us” include our respective subsidiaries, affiliates, agents, employees, predecessors in interest, successors, and assigns, as well as all authorized or unauthorized users or beneficiaries of services or products under these terms or any prior agreements between us. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party may bring an individual action in small claims court.
You agree that, by entering into these terms, you and Amal Khamis Advocates & Legal Consultants or Lawyers UAE are each waiving the right to a trial by jury or to participate in a class action. These Terms evidence a transaction or website use in interstate commerce, and thus the Federal Arbitration Act governs the interpretation and enforcement of this provision. This arbitration provision will survive termination of these terms. A party who intends to file an action in small claims court or seek arbitration must first send, by UAE certified mail, a written Notice of Dispute (“Notice”) to the other party, which shall be addressed to: case@lawyersuae.com (the “Notice Address”), and an electronic copy must be sent via email to raj@lawyersuae.com. The Notice must (a) describe the nature and basis of the claim or dispute and (b) set forth the specific relief sought (“Demand”). If Lawyers UAE and you do not reach an agreement to resolve the claim within 30 days after the Notice is received, you or Lawyers UAE may commence an arbitration proceeding.
During the arbitration, the amount of any settlement offer made by Lawyers UAE or you shall not be disclosed to the arbitrator until after the arbitrator determines the amount, if any, to which you or Lawyers UAE is entitled. The arbitration will be governed by the Commercial Dispute Resolution Procedures and the Supplementary Procedures for Consumer-Related Disputes of the UAE Arbitration, as modified by these terms, and will be administered by the AAA. The arbitrator is bound by these terms. The arbitrator shall issue a reasoned written decision sufficient to explain the essential findings of fact and conclusions of law on which the award is based. The parties agree that any awards or findings of fact or conclusions of law made in an arbitration of their dispute or claim are made only for the purposes of that arbitration, and may not be used by any other person or entity in any later arbitration of any dispute or claim involving Amal Khamis Advocates & Legal Consultants or Lawyers UAE. The parties agree that in any arbitration of a dispute or claim, neither party will rely for preclusive effect on any award or finding of fact or conclusion of law made in any other arbitration of any dispute or claim to which Amal Khamis Advocates & Legal Consultants or Lawyers UAE was a party. The arbitrator may award injunctive relief only in favor of the individual party seeking relief and only to the extent necessary to provide relief warranted by that party’s individual claim.
YOU AND Amal Khamis AVOCATES & LEGAL CONSULTANTS AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN YOUR OR ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITIES AND NOT AS PLAINTIFFS OR CLASS MEMBERS IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING OR IN THE CAPACITY OF A PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL. The arbitrator shall not have the power to commit errors of law or legal reasoning, and the parties agree that any injunctive award may be vacated or corrected on appeal by either party to a court of competent jurisdiction for any such error. Each party will bear its own costs and fees on any such appeal. The arbitrator shall not award relief in excess of what these terms provide or award punitive damages or any other damages not measured by actual damages. Further, unless both you and Amal Khamis Advocates & Legal Consultants or Lawyers UAE agree otherwise, the arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person’s claims, and may not otherwise preside over any form of a representative or class proceeding.
If this specific proviso is found to be unenforceable, then the entirety of this arbitration provision shall be null and void. All aspects of the arbitration proceeding, and any ruling, decision or award by the arbitrator, will be strictly confidential, other than as part of an appeal to a court of competent jurisdiction. The Arbitrator, and not any federal, state, or local court or agency, shall have exclusive authority to resolve any dispute relating to the interpretation, applicability, enforceability or formation of this Agreement including, but not limited to, any claim that all or any part of this Agreement is void or voidable. If this specific proviso is found to be unenforceable, it is severable from the rest of the arbitration agreement.
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