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- This week’s Movers & Shakers (Nov 26, 2020)
- Pinsent Masons rolls out the Mindful Business Charter in the Middle East
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- Legal Deals of the week (Oct 28, 2020)
- Baker McKenzie launches AI collaboration with SparkBeyond
- Legal deals of the week (Oct 22, 2020)
Top Stories
Virtual arbitration hearings: Top 10 tipsThe current pandemic has had a significant impact on dispute resolution across the globe with parties adapting to a new way of dealing with disputes. Stephenson Harwood outlines ten practical considerations for the efficient planning and management...
Top Stories
Digital signatures, the new normal?Fadi Hassoun of Galadari Advocates & Legal Consultants highlights the scope of electronic signatures in the UAE, recognising its increasing significance in business operations amidst the current outbreak. As COVID-19 continues to spread, with new active cases...
Top Stories
KSA’s merger control reformBaker Botts reviews the robust competition and merger enforcement activities led by the General Authority for Competition in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (“Saudi Arabia”) is quickly becoming a more sophisticated and...
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Adapt to thriveAjith Madhavan of Aster DM Healthcare shares his perspective on how an in-house legal function can evolve and transform into a profit centre in an organisation. Is the in-house legal function a ‘cost centre’ or a ‘revenue...
Top Stories
Pivotal or pointless?Rachel Hill of Hadef & Partners offers practical guidance to employers on the application and enforceability of post-termination restrictions in the UAE’s onshore jurisdiction. What is the legal position on restrictions? Article 127 of the Labour Law...
Middle East & International News
Norton Rose Fulbright announced that Gerry Pecht has assumed the role of Global Chief Executive of Norton Rose Fulbright, effective October 1, 2020....
ArbitralWomen and the Abu Dhabi Global Market Arbitration Centre (ADGMAC) are pleased to announce that they have agreed to partner with the shared goal of raising...
A new law firm, Deans IP, has launched in the Middle East. Conceived pre-COVID-19 and born into a different world, Deans IP is...
The taskforce will be mandated to reinforce and share industry developments and best-practices, encompassing an advisory...
Keystone Law announced last month that it has finalised the arrangements for its first office in the Middle East. The establishment of Keystone Law Middle...
CMS has announced the opening of an office in Abu Dhabi and the extension of its Dubai office lease in Burj Daman Tower,...
Features
The current pandemic has had a significant impact on dispute resolution across the globe with parties adapting to a new...
Digital signatures, the new normal?Fadi Hassoun of Galadari Advocates & Legal Consultants highlights the scope of electronic signatures in the UAE, recognising its increasing...
Opinions
Dr. Rita Waked Jaber shares her thoughts on the effectively legal course that can be initiated to enable creditors recover...
A secure digital judiciaryAbdulla Galadari, senior partner of Galadari Advocates & Legal Consultants provides insight on the future of court hearings in Dubai...
Legal Deals
Legal advisors, Abdulaziz Alajlan & Partners alongside Baker McKenzie, London, have advised Saudi Arabian supermarket giant BinDawood Holding Company (“BinDawood...
Norton Rose Fulbright advises on shariah-compliant financing for sewage treatment plantNorton Rose Fulbright has advised the National Commercial Bank (NCB) as senior lender to a consortium comprising The Power and...
Interviews
In-House Insights
Ajith Madhavan of Aster DM Healthcare shares his perspective on how an in-house...
Private Eye
Guido Labriola of Global Advocacy and Legal Consultants talks about trends...
Movers & Shakers
Allen & Overy has appointed Khalid Garousha as the new regional managing partner for the Middle East and Turkey. Garousha succeeds Ian Ingram-Johnson who has held the position since November 2016. Ian will continue to play an integral role in leading client relationships within the region and the wider network. Khalid...
Movers & Shakers
Squire Patton Boggs has appointed banking, Islamic finance and financial services regulatory expert Ahmed Butt as a partner in its Financial Services Practice based in its Riyadh office. Ahmed joins from Simmons & Simmons, where he established that firm’s Riyadh presence, headed its Middle East banking practice and led its Saudi Arabia...
Movers & Shakers
Kennedys has announced that partners Victoria Clucas and Bill Evans have moved from London to Dubai as part of the firm’s plans to strengthen its capabilities across the Gulf and Middle East region. Evans and Clucas are partners in the firm’s international Property, Energy and Construction group. The group is...
