Chris Edwards, Mohammed Alammar and Juri Alghamdi of Reed Smith explain how the Kingdom’s new Government Tenders and Procurement Law speeds up decision-making, levels the playing field and gives contractors new protections. For contractors who have...
The UAE’s latest stablecoin milestone has been viewed as another step forward for digital assets. The bigger story may be what it reveals about how the country is preparing its financial system for the next phase...
Addleshaw Goddard examines what recent developments to the UAE’s competition law regime mean for dealmakers and how the new regulations reshape merger control and transaction planning. Cabinet Decision No. 59 of 2026 Regarding the Executive Regulations...
Letizia Santin of BonelliErede examines how the New UAE Civil Code reshapes construction arbitration, clarifying hardship, termination, liquidated damages and contractual risk allocation. The entry into force of Federal Decree-Law No. 25 of 2025 on June...
Businesses should prepare for a more coordinated regulatory landscape by strengthening AI governance, privacy compliance, vendor oversight and accountability before detailed rules emerge, writes Ksenia Andreeva and Shamma Biny Sied of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius. The...
As AI agents increasingly act on behalf of consumers, UAE’s Personal Data Protection Law must confront what meaningful consent really means in agentic commerce. This article has been authored by Vaibhavi Tadwalkar, with guidance and contributions...
Bilal Ambikapathy of Wisefields examines Saudi Arabia’s new foreign real estate ownership regulations, outlining what investors, developers and companies need to know about compliance, fees and market access. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has taken another...
Recent English court judgments signal a purposive approach to sanctions enforcement, balancing commercial certainty, foreign policy and national security against an evolving sanctions landscape. An analysis by WFW. The Russian sanctions landscape has become an issue...
Bracewell discusses the regional conflict and the contractual terms that will determine relief. Developers must test force majeure, political risk and notice provisions before deadlines foreclose protection. The escalation of hostilities between the United States, Israel...
NBB takes a closer look at Bahrain’s new Secured Transactions Law that is set to reshape secured lending, requiring banks and in-house counsel to ensure readiness. Bahrain’s introduction of the Secured Transactions Law No. 3 of...
