Every service, every fee, published in advance
Pick the situation you are in. The fee you see is the fee you pay, and a UAE-licensed lawyer starts within ten minutes.
Quick Legal Checks
One document, one answer, same day. Credited if you upgrade within 7 days.
- Check a Contract Before SigningSomeone sent you a contract and you need to know today whether it is safe to sign.UAE onshore contracts under Dubai Courts, DIFC and ADGM common law clauses, and DIAC arbitration wording.AED 950Answer the same working day
- Check a legal notice you receivedA legal notice, demand letter or police or court paper has arrived and the clock is running.Dubai Courts, execution and public prosecution, with the equivalent route in Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and the northern emirates.AED 350Answer the same working day
- Check your final settlement before you signYou are leaving a job and want to know whether the final settlement is correct before you sign it.MOHRE mainland contracts, DIFC and ADGM employment regulations, and free zone authority rules including DMCC and JAFZA.AED 350Answer the same working day
- Check your website terms and privacy policyYour website, app or store is live and you are not certain the terms and privacy page are compliant.UAE consumer protection law, the Personal Data Protection Law, TDRA e-commerce rules and DED trade name use.AED 550Answer the same working day
- Check my rent increase or eviction noticeYour landlord has raised the rent or served notice to vacate and you need to know today whether it is legal.Dubai Land Department, RERA rental index and Decree 43, Ejari registration and the Rental Dispute Centre.AED 499Answer the same working day
- Check an influencer or promotion campaignYou are about to run a paid promotion or influencer campaign in the UAE and want it checked first.UAE Media Council influencer licensing, advertising disclosure rules and consumer protection law.AED 350Answer the same working day
Start or Expand in the UAE
Mainland, free zone, DIFC and ADGM, planned before you spend.
- Start a UAE CompanyYou are ready to trade here and need the company, the licence and the bank.Dubai mainland (DED), DIFC and ADGM, and the free zones including DMCC, IFZA, JAFZA, RAKEZ, Meydan and SHAMS.AED 3,950Filed within 5 working days of documents
- UAE Expansion PlanYou have decided the UAE is next and need the plan before you spend.Dubai mainland (DED), DIFC and ADGM, and the free zones including DMCC, IFZA, JAFZA, RAKEZ, Meydan and SHAMS. Federal Tax Authority corporate tax and VAT positions.AED 3,450Delivered in 5 working days
- Open a UAE BranchYour company already exists abroad and now has to trade here legally.Dubai mainland (DED), DIFC and ADGM, and the free zones including DMCC, IFZA, JAFZA, RAKEZ, Meydan and SHAMS. Ministry of Economy branch registration and MOFA attestation.AED 4,450Filed within 7 working days of documents
- Enter the UAE and Find CustomersYou want to enter the market and start winning UAE customers at the same time.Dubai mainland (DED), DIFC and ADGM, and the free zones including DMCC, IFZA, JAFZA, RAKEZ, Meydan and SHAMS.AED 7,950Delivered in 10 working days
Run a UAE Company
Renewals, shareholder changes, tax deadlines and closing down.
- Check your website terms and privacy policyYour website, app or store is live and you are not certain the terms and privacy page are compliant.UAE consumer protection law, the Personal Data Protection Law, TDRA e-commerce rules and DED trade name use.AED 550Answer the same working day
- Annual Company ProtectionYou want one yearly sweep that finds the fines before they find you.Dubai mainland (DED), DIFC and ADGM, and the free zones including DMCC, IFZA, JAFZA, RAKEZ, Meydan and SHAMS. Federal Tax Authority deadlines, UBO and economic substance filings.AED 3,450Report in 5 working days, cover for 12 months
- Renew My Trade LicenceYour licence is due and you cannot afford it to lapse.Dubai mainland (DED), DIFC and ADGM, and the free zones including DMCC, IFZA, JAFZA, RAKEZ, Meydan and SHAMS.AED 1,450Submitted within 2 working days
- Change a Shareholder or DirectorOwnership or management is changing and it has to be registered properly.Dubai mainland (DED), DIFC and ADGM, and the free zones including DMCC, IFZA, JAFZA, RAKEZ, Meydan and SHAMS. Notary public, free zone registrars, DIFC and ADGM registries.AED 2,950Documents in 3 working days
- Add an Activity or Change My CompanyYou are doing something your licence does not actually cover.Dubai mainland (DED), DIFC and ADGM, and the free zones including DMCC, IFZA, JAFZA, RAKEZ, Meydan and SHAMS.AED 1,950Filed within 3 working days
- Close or Liquidate My CompanyThe company is finished and you need it closed without anything following you.Dubai mainland (DED), DIFC and ADGM, and the free zones including DMCC, IFZA, JAFZA, RAKEZ, Meydan and SHAMS. Liquidator appointment, tax deregistration and labour file closure.AED 3,950Process started within 3 working days
Hire and Manage People
MOHRE, DIFC, ADGM and free zone contracts, visas and exits.
- Check your final settlement before you signYou are leaving a job and want to know whether the final settlement is correct before you sign it.MOHRE mainland contracts, DIFC and ADGM employment regulations, and free zone authority rules including DMCC and JAFZA.AED 350Answer the same working day
- Hire an EmployeeYou are hiring someone and need the paperwork done properly, today.MOHRE mainland contracts, DIFC and ADGM employment regulations, and free zone authority rules including DMCC and JAFZA.AED 1,450Delivered within 24 hours
- Hire a Senior ExecutiveYou are bringing in someone senior who will hold equity, clients or authority.MOHRE mainland contracts, DIFC and ADGM employment regulations, and free zone authority rules including DMCC and JAFZA.AED 2,950Delivered in 2 working days
- Get or Renew an Employee VisaSomeone needs a residence visa issued or renewed without a rejected file.MOHRE work permits, GDRFA Dubai and ICP residence, medical fitness and Emirates ID, plus free zone visa quotas.AED 950Application started same day
- Employee Exit PackSomeone is leaving and you cannot afford a labour claim afterwards.MOHRE mainland contracts, DIFC and ADGM employment regulations, and free zone authority rules including DMCC and JAFZA.AED 2,450Delivered in 2 working days
Contracts & Revenue
Review before signing, your own contract drafted, unpaid invoices chased.
- Check a Contract Before SigningSomeone sent you a contract and you need to know today whether it is safe to sign.UAE onshore contracts under Dubai Courts, DIFC and ADGM common law clauses, and DIAC arbitration wording.AED 950Answer the same working day
- Check a legal notice you receivedA legal notice, demand letter or police or court paper has arrived and the clock is running.Dubai Courts, execution and public prosecution, with the equivalent route in Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and the northern emirates.AED 350Answer the same working day
- Check an influencer or promotion campaignYou are about to run a paid promotion or influencer campaign in the UAE and want it checked first.UAE Media Council influencer licensing, advertising disclosure rules and consumer protection law.AED 350Answer the same working day
- Create a Sales ContractYou need your own contract, written to protect you, not them.Dubai mainland (DED), DIFC and ADGM, and the free zones including DMCC, IFZA, JAFZA, RAKEZ, Meydan and SHAMS.AED 2,450Delivered within 48 hours
- Recover an Unpaid InvoiceAn invoice is overdue and the polite emails have stopped working.Dubai Courts, execution and public prosecution, with the equivalent route in Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and the northern emirates.AED 1,250Within 24 hours
- Redline and Negotiate a ContractYou have to send changes back and you do not want to look unprepared.Dubai mainland (DED), DIFC and ADGM, and the free zones including DMCC, IFZA, JAFZA, RAKEZ, Meydan and SHAMS.AED 2,950Redline in 48 hours
- Sign an NDAYou are about to share something you cannot un-share.Dubai mainland (DED), DIFC and ADGM, and the free zones including DMCC, IFZA, JAFZA, RAKEZ, Meydan and SHAMS.AED 650Delivered within 12 hours
- One Hour With a Dubai LawyerYou want a lawyer's read on the whole situation before you buy anything.Dubai mainland (DED), DIFC and ADGM, and the free zones including DMCC, IFZA, JAFZA, RAKEZ, Meydan and SHAMS. Any UAE matter, including Dubai Courts, DIFC and free zone authorities.AED 750Scheduled today, written note same day
Founders, Partners & Investors
Founders' agreements, term sheets, diligence and clean partner exits.
- Protect the FoundersYou started together and nothing is written down.Dubai mainland (DED), DIFC and ADGM, and the free zones including DMCC, IFZA, JAFZA, RAKEZ, Meydan and SHAMS.AED 3,450Delivered in 3 working days
- Review My Investment Term SheetAn investor has sent a term sheet and wants an answer.Dubai mainland (DED), DIFC and ADGM, and the free zones including DMCC, IFZA, JAFZA, RAKEZ, Meydan and SHAMS. DIFC and ADGM holding structures and offshore vehicles used by GCC funds.AED 1,950Report within 24 hours
- Check an Investment Before I PayYou are about to put money into a company you have not verified.Dubai mainland (DED), DIFC and ADGM, and the free zones including DMCC, IFZA, JAFZA, RAKEZ, Meydan and SHAMS. UAE court, execution and insolvency searches.AED 4,450Report in 3 working days
- Get Fundraise ReadyYou are raising and your legal file will not survive diligence.Dubai mainland (DED), DIFC and ADGM, and the free zones including DMCC, IFZA, JAFZA, RAKEZ, Meydan and SHAMS.AED 3,950Report in 5 working days
- Resolve a Partner BreakupThe partnership has broken down and you need out cleanly.Dubai Courts, execution and public prosecution, with the equivalent route in Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and the northern emirates.AED 4,450First position within 48 hours
Property, Family & Wealth
DLD, RERA and escrow checked, and UAE wills registered properly.
- Check my rent increase or eviction noticeYour landlord has raised the rent or served notice to vacate and you need to know today whether it is legal.Dubai Land Department, RERA rental index and Decree 43, Ejari registration and the Rental Dispute Centre.AED 499Answer the same working day
- Buy Dubai Property SafelyYou are buying in Dubai and the deposit is about to become non-refundable.Dubai Land Department, RERA, Oqood off-plan registration, Ejari and developer escrow accounts.AED 2,450Report within 24 hours
- Make My UAE WillYou own things here and no will covers them.DIFC Wills Service, the Abu Dhabi non-Muslim wills registry, Dubai Courts notary and UAE personal status law.AED 2,950Draft in 3 working days
- Sell Dubai Property SafelyYou are selling and the money has to land before the title moves.Dubai Land Department, RERA, Oqood off-plan registration, Ejari and developer escrow accounts.AED 1,950Report within 24 hours
- Family and Asset ProtectionYou want your family to find everything in one place if anything happens.DIFC Wills Service, the Abu Dhabi non-Muslim wills registry, Dubai Courts notary and UAE personal status law.AED 4,450Documents in 5 working days
- Protect a Private LoanYou are lending money privately and want a document you could enforce.Dubai Courts, execution and public prosecution, with the equivalent route in Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and the northern emirates.AED 1,950Delivered in 48 hours
Four guarantees
Full refund, including for quality
If we start late, deliver late, or the work is not up to the standard published on this page, the full professional fee is refunded. You do not argue for it.
Counsel Standard or refund
Counsel meeting every published standard is assigned within 10 minutes of payment, or you are refunded in full.
Right-Service
If the service you selected is unsuitable or unnecessary, we tell you before starting and refund or transfer the payment to the correct service.
No-Wasted-Fee
The fee for an initial review is credited in full toward the related negotiation, drafting, dispute, diligence or transaction instruction.
The Dubai Legal Office Promise
Buy with complete confidence.
Every fixed-fee matter is backed by our service promise.
10-Minute Response Guarantee
After you complete your purchase, a member of our legal team will personally contact you within 10 minutes during business hours. If we don't, we'll refund your purchase in full.
Fixed Fee Guarantee
The price shown is the price you pay for the agreed scope. No hourly billing. No surprise invoices.
Wrong Service? We'll Fix It.
If you've purchased the wrong service, we'll transfer your payment to the correct one before work begins.
Transparent from the Start.
If your matter requires a different scope, we'll explain everything before any additional work begins.
Handled by a vetted UAE lawyer
Every legal professional on our panel is licensed to practise in the UAE, checked for standing and matched to the type of matter before any work starts.
How we can promise a flat rate
This service has a defined scope, so we know the work it takes. You pay one published fee for that scope. If the matter turns out to be larger, we tell you before anything else is done, and nothing is charged without your written approval.
How we can promise the turnaround
A duty lawyer is on rotation during working hours and paid matters are routed the moment payment clears, which is how we hold the 10-minute contact window and the delivery time shown above.
Your information stays confidential
Details and documents you share are treated as confidential, used only for your matter and stored on encrypted infrastructure. Card details are handled by Stripe and never touch our systems.
Dubai Legal Office is operated by Index and works with licensed UAE legal professionals. Court, government and third-party fees are quoted separately and never charged without your approval.
Frequently asked questions
- What happens after I pay?
- A UAE legal professional will contact you by WhatsApp or phone within 10 minutes. They will confirm the request, collect anything else required and begin the service.
- What happens if Index cannot handle my request?
- Your Index service fee will be refunded in full.
- Are government fees included?
- No, unless the service expressly says they are included. Government, court, notary, licence, registration, translation and other third-party fees are shown separately before they are incurred.
- Is the work reviewed by a lawyer?
- Where the service involves UAE legal advice or legal drafting, it is reviewed or delivered by an appropriately qualified UAE legal professional.
- How are your lawyers vetted?
- We work with a small panel rather than an open marketplace. Each professional is licensed to practise in the UAE, checked for good standing, and only given matters in the areas they practise in day to day.
- How can the fee be fixed?
- Each service has a defined scope, so the work is predictable and priced once. If your matter turns out to need more than the published scope, we tell you first and nothing further is charged without your written approval.
- Can I speak to someone before paying?
- Yes. Book One Hour With a Dubai Lawyer for AED 750, credited in full against any service you instruct within 30 days.
- How quickly will I receive the work?
- The delivery time is shown on every service. Many reviews and documents are delivered within 24 hours.
- Can I request changes?
- Each service states whether a revision or follow-up question is included.