The UAE Laws & how they are applied to Expatriates
INTRODUCTION
¬Every Expatriate has a bank account in the UAE and many also won property
¬Some hold the majority of their savings in their UAE bank account.
¬This presentation looks at the laws in place, how these would affect you and your family and what you can do to ensure your family are secure.
UAE Succession Laws
Foreign Nationals:
Article 17.1 of the Civil Transactions Law states that the law of the country of the nationality testator on his death will be applied to his estate. Therefore, the estate of a non-Muslim who is not UAE national who dies in the UAE will be subject to law of the country of his nationality, unless all the beneficiaries agree to apply Islamic Sharia, in which case the court will apply the latter.
