- This week’s Movers & Shakers (May 27, 2021)
- Ashurst advises Sojitz Corporation on acquisition of an interest in MIPCO
- Linklaters advises Etisalat on new UAE blockchain-based platform
- Legal deals of the week (April 29, 2021)
- Legal and practical guidance published for seafarers abandoned across the globe
- Dubai’s Courts of Space launches an international Working Group
- Keystone Law Middle East appoints four new partners
Top Stories
Fighting corruption in Saudi ArabiaAlDhabaan & Partners in association with Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP reviews Nazaha powers and recent activities in light of KSA Anti-Bribery Law, while comparing it to the FCPA and UK Bribery Act The Saudi Oversight and Anti-Corruption...
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What’s an administrative decision?When are the decisions of the Commercial Agencies Committee deemed to be administrative ones? Nayiri Boghossian of Al Owais Advocates & Legal Consultants elaborates. The Commercial Agencies Committee Activities of commercial agents in the United Arab Emirates...
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The Re:NMC Healthcare decisionTransforming companies using the ADGM Companies Regulations 2020: The consequences of redomiciliation for insolvency and litigation in the UAE by Timothy Killen and Robert Whitehead. BACKGROUND There are three legal regimes that operate in cross-border insolvency situations...
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Post-Brexit disputesBen Bruton and Daniel Meagher of Winston & Strawn highlight key dispute resolution considerations for in-house counsel in the Middle East. Many contracts relating to business in the Middle East select English law and English courts (or...
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Arbitration & climate disputesThe flexibility of arbitration makes it an ideal forum to achieve swift decisions in disputes related to climate change, when underpinned with the right legislation, writes Pamela McDonald of Pinsent Masons Climate change is a global, complex...
Middle East & International News
Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has issued a consultation paper proposing to issue Intellectual Property Regulations (“Proposed Regulations”) under the Intellectual Property Law...
The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) has announced that it has entered into a Memorandum of...
Emirati lawyer Abeer Sharif has launched an app to help UAE residents navigate the law quickly and affordably. Ask Legal will cover areas...
ADGM has enacted the Electronic Transactions Regulations 2021. The objective of these Regulations is to confirm that electronic signatures, contracts, records and documents...
In 2021, the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts and the Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) will embark on a new Courts of the...
Abu Dhabi Global Market has announced that it has enacted the Data Protection Regulations 2021, which...
Features
As businesses in the Middle East adapt to the impact of the global pandemic, economic recession and unprecedented low demand...
In the interest of justice…An analysis by Afridi & Angell on the first judgement issued by the DIFC Courts allowing the examination of UAE...
Opinions
Whilst there has been a significant improvement in the GCC’s corporate governance over the past decade, there is still a...
What’s an administrative decision?When are the decisions of the Commercial Agencies Committee deemed to be administrative ones? Nayiri Boghossian of Al Owais Advocates...
Legal Deals
Baker McKenzie has advised Gulf Marketing Group (GMG), a family-owned retail company in the Middle East, on the acquisition of...
Latham & Watkins advises NogaholdingLatham & Watkins has advised The Oil & Gas Holding Company B.S.C. (c) (nogaholding) of Bahrain in relation to the...
Interviews
In-House Insights
Joanne Fischlin, head of corporate, external and legal affairs, Microsoft talks to the...
Private Eye
Guido Labriola of Global Advocacy and Legal Consultants talks about trends...
Movers & Shakers
Allen & Overy has announced the promotion of 30 new partners across its global network, effective from May 1, 2021. The new partners represent 16 of the firm’s international offices, with 66 per cent of the newly promoted partners based outside of London. One third of the 30 new partners...
Movers & Shakers
Pinsent Masons has announced the promotion of 19 individuals to its partnership, taking effect from May 1, 2021. The Middle East practice sees the promotions of Faisal Attia who is head of litigation, Middle East based in Dubai and Pamela McDonald and infrastructure and energy expert based in Doha. The...
Movers & Shakers
Reed Smith announced the expansion of its global corporate group in Dubai with the hire of three senior associates- Zahir Sabur, Marize Coetzer and Marie Borye. The announcement follows a significant year of growth for the corporate team which welcomed 10 new partners across the EMEA region in 2020. Sabur joins Reed Smith...
