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Lawyers mount vigorous defence in Billy Hood appeal

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Nov 3, 20213 min read

Lawyers mount vigorous defence in Billy Hood appeal

Appeal court to review evidence in Billy Hood case in Abu Dhabi tomorrow. Billy Hood, a 24 year old footballer, is about to find out...

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US veteran JAILED in Dubai 'hell hole' over bank debts will never be allowed to leave

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Nov 3, 20215 min read

US veteran JAILED in Dubai 'hell hole' over bank debts will never be allowed to leave

Afghanistan soldier with PTSD jailed in Abu Dhabi, reveals hellish prison conditions A 44 year old PTSD sufferer and Afghanistan veteran...

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Family's desperate plea to save grandfather Albert from 'totally inhumane' Dubai jail

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Nov 3, 20213 min read

Family's desperate plea to save grandfather Albert from 'totally inhumane' Dubai jail

A family is appealing for a grandfather to be released from a Dubai jail after he was imprisoned following the downfall of his son's...

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Breaking News - ANOTHER Dubai Rental Car Extortion SCAM

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Nov 3, 20213 min read

Breaking News - ANOTHER Dubai Rental Car Extortion SCAM

As if James Dua-Wiafi and Stanley Kundishora’s widely reported ordeal wasn’t sufficient warning, a THIRD Londoner has just fallen prey to...

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Israelis sold the elusive “Dubai dream” could be walking into a nightmare - Gulf in Justice Podcast

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Nov 3, 20214 min read

Israelis sold the elusive “Dubai dream” could be walking into a nightmare - Gulf in Justice Podcast

Gulf in Justice Podcast reveals Israelis keen to do business with the UAE might be jumping in the deep end, risking their reputations and...

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Nov 3, 20212 min read

Don’t ignore Dubai’s UK debt collectors

It may be tempting to ignore UK based debt collection firms acting on behalf of UAE banks. This is why you should never do so: UAE banks...

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New Gulf in Justice Podcast Episode - Joseph Sarlak, Australian jailed in Doha by Qatari Royal

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Nov 3, 20212 min read

New Gulf in Justice Podcast Episode - Joseph Sarlak, Australian jailed in Doha by Qatari Royal

In this new episode, Radha Stirling interviews for the first time, Australian national Joe Sarlak, who has been detained in Doha for many...

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Banks in the UAE are judge, jury, and jailer

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Nov 3, 20215 min read

Banks in the UAE are judge, jury, and jailer

In May of 2018, British national Ryan Cornelius was coming to the end of a 10 year prison sentence in Dubai when he was unexpectedly...

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Scottish grandfather hostage in Dubai returns home

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Nov 3, 20212 min read

Scottish grandfather hostage in Dubai returns home

Malcolm David Faren, 63, from Dundee had been held as a debt hostage in Dubai. After being penniless and homeless in the UAE, Detained...

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Stirling warns investors to leave Dubai or face jail after Arabtec liquidation

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Nov 3, 20212 min read

Stirling warns investors to leave Dubai or face jail after Arabtec liquidation

UAE government owned construction giant Arabtec’s liquidation has put thousands of expats at risk of imprisonment and Interpol red...

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Radha Stirling: Alan Stevenson catalyst for Interpol reform and human rights compliance

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Nov 3, 20212 min read

Radha Stirling: Alan Stevenson catalyst for Interpol reform and human rights compliance

Czech court rules detention of dual British / Australian citizen Alan Stevenson was a violation of human rights;

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Locked down and locked out; Scotsman homeless and stranded in Dubai

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Nov 3, 20214 min read

Locked down and locked out; Scotsman homeless and stranded in Dubai

After a series of hardships, British national Malcolm David Faren finds himself penniless and on the street in UAE, with no visa and no pass

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Debt persecution in UAE likely to worsen in 2019

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Nov 3, 20213 min read

Debt persecution in UAE likely to worsen in 2019

Slow economic growth in the UAE connected with lower oil prices, and the property market’s consistent failure to live up to expectations,...

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Paralysed British stroke victim “held hostage” in Dubai over business debt.

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Nov 3, 20213 min read

Paralysed British stroke victim “held hostage” in Dubai over business debt.

71 year old British pensioner Malcolm Munroe has been hospitalised after suffering a stroke in 2013 that left him paralysed and...

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Mentally ill American stroke victim "held hostage" in Dubai over missed debt instalments

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Nov 3, 20216 min read

Mentally ill American stroke victim "held hostage" in Dubai over missed debt instalments

David Oliver, an American former university professor is a stroke victim with mental health issues. David lost his job teaching in the...

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Expats advised: Prepare properly if forced to leave debts in the UAE.

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Nov 3, 20214 min read

Expats advised: Prepare properly if forced to leave debts in the UAE.

It is one of the enduring legends of Dubai. Supercars left behind at the airport to gather dust as high flying expats’ debt suddenly...

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Trapped as Dubai dream goes sour. Brits stuck in homelessness nightmare surviving on handouts.

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Nov 3, 20214 min read

Trapped as Dubai dream goes sour. Brits stuck in homelessness nightmare surviving on handouts.

Steven C is in his late 50s. Born in London but raised in the far North of Scotland, he made the move to Dubai in 2002 lured by high,...

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3 British Nationals arrested in 3 months in Europe on Interpol notices issued by UAE banks

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Nov 3, 20213 min read

3 British Nationals arrested in 3 months in Europe on Interpol notices issued by UAE banks

In July a British woman was arrested in Italy for an Interpol Red Notice because of an unpaid credit card. She was held for 30 days...

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Mediclinic, one of two hospitals in Dubai Healthcare City is being sued for $55,000,000

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Nov 3, 20213 min read

Mediclinic, one of two hospitals in Dubai Healthcare City is being sued for $55,000,000

Mohammad Imran Hussain, husband and father of four, who worked as business development manager for US giant Dow Chemical, suffered...

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