Full Context
Messages and posts examined in their entire context, since extracts frequently carry a meaning the exchange does not.
The UAE cybercrime law is considerably wider than most residents expect. It covers not only hacking and online fraud but also material posted on social media, messages sent in private groups, and photographs taken or shared without consent.
Dubai Legal Expert defends individuals and companies facing cybercrime allegations across the UAE, including online fraud, defamation, unauthorised access, blackmail and offences arising from social media activity.
The legislation on combating rumours and cybercrime covers a wide range of conduct carried out using information technology. Complaints frequently arise from disputes between individuals, where a message, a post or a shared image becomes the basis of a criminal file.
Many people are genuinely unaware that conduct which would attract no consequence elsewhere is an offence here. That does not provide a defence in itself, but it does shape how a case should be approached and where reconciliation may be available.
Contact UsDefence where a post, message or comment is alleged to have insulted or defamed another person.
Cases involving access to accounts, devices or systems, including disputes between former partners or employees.
Allegations of deception carried out through electronic means, including account and payment related complaints.
Cases involving threats, sharing of private images, or photography and recording without consent.
Where the offence permits settlement with the complainant, that route is pursued promptly.
Messages and posts examined in their entire context, since extracts frequently carry a meaning the exchange does not.
Whether the account or device can properly be attributed to the accused is often a genuine and decisive issue.
Device, log and metadata evidence examined rather than accepted from a summary report.
Many of these complaints arise from personal disputes and can be resolved through reconciliation where the law allows.
Early action matters, since account restrictions, travel bans and detention can follow quickly in these cases.
Matters frequently involving private material are handled with strict confidentiality.
Two questions recur. Was it actually this person who sent or posted the material, given shared devices, shared accounts and the ease of access others may have had. And does the material, read in full, mean what the complaint says it means.
Both are answered by evidence rather than assertion. Device analysis, access records and the complete exchange rather than selected screenshots are what allow the case to be assessed properly, and they frequently produce a different picture.
Move quickly, establish attribution, then address the complaint at source.
We advise before any statement is given, since accounts of online activity are easy to state imprecisely.
The complete exchanges, device information and access records are preserved before anything is lost or deleted.
We examine whether the account, device or activity can properly be attributed to the accused.
The full communications are assembled so the material is assessed as a whole rather than as extracts.
Where the offence permits settlement, the complainant is approached properly, which frequently ends the matter.
Where the case proceeds, full defence at trial with appeal prepared where necessary.
The screenshots in the complaint were three lines from a long argument. The full exchange changed how it read entirely.
They acted the same week and the complaint was withdrawn through a proper settlement.
The legislation covers a wide range of conduct carried out using information technology, including online fraud, unauthorised access, defamation and insult, blackmail and sharing material without consent.
Yes. Posts, comments and messages, including in private groups, can form the basis of a complaint under the cybercrime law.
Photographing or recording a person without consent, and sharing such material, can constitute an offence under the legislation.
For certain offences, reconciliation with the complainant can bring the case to an end, and it is often the most effective route in personal disputes.
Attribution is a genuine issue in these cases, and device, access and log evidence is examined to establish who was responsible.
Travel restrictions can follow a cybercrime complaint, which is one reason early action matters in these cases.
Preserve the full exchanges and take advice before responding. The first consultation is free and confidential.
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