Galadari’s Senior Associate Mahmood Shakir Quoted in Gulf News on UAE Cybercrime Law and Cyberbullying

Galadari Advocates & Legal Consultants’ Senior Associate Mahmood Shakir was recently quoted in Gulf News magazine, providing crucial legal insight on cyberbullying and online harassment in the UAE.

The article emphasizes the seriousness of these offenses under the UAE’s legal framework for cybercrime and highlights the definition of cyberbullying as the act of using digital devices or computers to harm victims by threatening, spreading rumors, or using hate speech.

The piece also explores specific actions that constitute cyberbullying under UAE law, including spreading false rumors, cyberextortion, invasion of privacy, and defamation, among others, and their corresponding legal consequences. Furthermore, the article provides official channels for reporting cyberbullying incidents in the country, underlining the importance of raising awareness and taking action to prevent these offenses.

Read the full article here

Mahmood specialises in wide range of criminal matters. He is also the author of “Organized Crimes” published by Dar Alnahda Al Arabia Egypt and Dar Al Nahda Alelmiya UAE in 2018. The book is also available at Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Dubai Courts Library and Public Prosecution Library.

For queries related to cyberbullying, please contact Mahmood directly.

Mahmood Shakir Al Mashhadani Senior Associate mahmood@galadarilaw.com