Addleshaw Goddard offers a snapshot of the latest legal and business trends in Saudi Arabia that reflects the Kingdom’s aim to diversify its economy, boost investment and align with international best practices. In 2016, an ambitious...
Nabeel Ikram, Ilham Kabbouri and Bella Dunk of Vinson & Elkins highlight UAE’s ambitions in Africa and the safety nets of bilateral investment treaties which aim to boost FDI on the continent. In recent years, the...
As AI in law progresses, there is still value in the wet signature. Nasser Ali Khasawneh, Rebecca Copley and Andrew Garbett consider the Middle East perspective offering valuable insight on how culture still plays a significant...
A guide to the concept of arbitrability of claims in international arbitration considering recent developments by Peter Smith and John Olatunji of Charles Russell Speechlys. When parties agree to submit disputes to arbitration there is often...
Ben Brown, Sara Khoja, Sarit Thomas and Emma Higham of Clyde & Co offer commentary on the evolving landscape of whistleblowing policies in the UAE, KSA and Qatar that foster responsible corporate citizenship in the region....
Pamela McDonald and Sylvia Tonova of Pinsent Masons share their expert insight on global developments and current trends in arbitration across geographies in the year ahead. Arbitration continues to develop as the dispute resolution mechanism of...
Enacted in March 2024, the new legislation aims to keep pace with rapid technological developments in the financial markets and provide legal certainty for investors and users of Digital Assets. A commentary by Norton Rose Fulbright....
Jonathan Burns and Saeed Khunaizi of ZH Partners and Ellen Ray of Hourani & Partners discuss what businesses in KSA need to know with regard to personal data access rights under the new PDPL. “Discovery” is...
Petteri Häkkänen and Akseli von Koch analyse the EU approach to AI patentability in line with recent developments to the European Patent Office’s updated examination guidelines. In the dynamic landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) patenting, the...
Julian Haslam-Jones and Janusz Oczyp of Alvarez & Marsal discuss how data management and technology assisted analytics in construction can enable companies and lead to greater efficiency, innovation and sustainable growth. The construction sector continues to...
