- New Lex Mundi GC Summit Report highlights harnessing the potential of GenAI
- Pinsent Masons launches Vario in the Middle East
- Clyde & Co strengthens its presence in the KSA, in line with RHQ Programme
- Launch of new law firm in the UAE by former General Counsel of Aster DM Healthcare
- Meysan Partners launches in London
- Squire Patton Boggs appoints Middle East practice co-chairs
- PwC Legal continues to strengthen Middle East service offering
Top Stories
NHB Legal’s journey to the forefrontNHB Legal – Nassar H Bajamal Emboldened with decades of strategic legal excellence, NHB stands apart for the breadth of its comprehensive expertise. The UAE has undergone a remarkable transformation in recent decades, establishing itself as a...
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ESG roadmapping & arbitrationSomesh Tiwari and Luv Tripathi analyse the challenges of ESG roadmapping when it comes to arbitrating environmental disputes across jurisdictions, and offers solutions to enhance the effectiveness of such processes. The increasing complexity of environmental disputes, coupled...
Top Stories
The UAE’s New PPP LawAn in-depth look into the provisions of the law that regulates projects between the federal public sector and the private sector by David Moore, Iona Hunter and Sam Ridge of CMS. On December 1, 2023, in the...
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Environmental sustainability in DubaiRony Eid of Baker McKenzie sheds light on the recent decision regulating single-use products that is applicable to both sellers and consumers in the Emirate. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has constantly been a pioneer in the...
Top Stories
eFuels, a game-changer?Is the EU Renewable Energy Directive regime too ‘rigid’ to attract low-carbon fuel investment and supply? Mark Rowley, Shane Wilson and Chad Passlow of Baker Botts consider the EU approach to the more sustainable eFuel sector. At...
Middle East & International News
Morgan Lewis is preparing to open an office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, continuing its expansion and...
Al Tamimi & Company has published its inaugural Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report, highlighting the...
Allen & Overy (A&O) and Shearman & Sterling (Shearman) announced the appointment of David Foster as...
Akin’s award-winning legal data productivity platform OverRuled has acquired the Turbofac Comprehensive U.S. Sanctions Research System,...
Allen & Overy (A&O) has received its license to operate in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia...
The Luiss Business School is organising an upcoming course, “Doing Business in the Gulf – UAE...
Features
Somesh Tiwari and Luv Tripathi analyse the challenges of ESG roadmapping when it comes to arbitrating environmental disputes across jurisdictions,...
Determining the valueAmir Fardoun highlights the aspects involved in pre-acquisition company valuation in the United Arab Emirates – regulations, steps and valuation...
Opinions
Is the EU Renewable Energy Directive regime too ‘rigid’ to attract low-carbon fuel investment and supply? Mark Rowley, Shane Wilson...
A new era for personal debt resolutionSandeep Bhalothia and Aman Garg of Node.Law talk about the key provisions of the UAE Personal Insolvency Law introduced to...
Legal Deals
Clyde & Co has advised Alpha Dhabi Holding PJSC (ADH) on the sale of 49 per cent of the entire...
Morgan Lewis advises TVM Capital Healthcare on Investment into neurocareMorgan Lewis is advising its long-term client TVM Capital Healthcare in its investment into Munich-based neurocare group AG (neurocare), an...
Interviews
In-House Insights
The Conscious Lawyer, authored by Kiran Scarr, inspires leaders to embrace growth mindset...
Private Eye
Stephenson Harwood talks to the Oath about maritime decarbonisation and its...
Movers & Shakers
Clyde & Co has announced the appointment of partner Ben Brown to its global employment group. Brown joins from Addleshaw Goddard, together with senior associate David True and both will be based in the Dubai office. Brown re-joins the firm after four years....
Movers & Shakers
Simmons & Simmons has announced the promotion of Adam Wolstenholme and David McDonald to partners in its Dubai office, effective as of May 1, 2024. These appointments underscore the firm’s commitment to nurturing talent and reinforcing its leadership position in its core sectors. Adam Wolstenholme now assumes the role of...
Movers & Shakers
Allen & Overy (A&O) and Shearman & Sterling (Shearman) announced the appointment of David Foster as regional managing partner for the Middle East, Turkey and Africa for the combined firm A&O Shearman, effective May 1, 2024. He will serve an initial term of two years. Foster’s appointment follows the recent...
Middle East Events
May 2024
ICCA Congress 2024 Hong Kong - ‘International Arbitration: A Human Endeavour’
05 - 08 May 2024
ICCA's biennial Congresses attract a large number of participants from across the globe and have made significant contributions to the development of dispute resolution theory and practice. Renowned for stimulating in-depth discussion and providing new insights on matters related to international arbitration, the ICCA Congress is the largest regular conference devoted to international arbitration and caters to both practitioners looking to build a practice in international arbitration and experts in the arbitration community.
