The UAE’s Foundations Regimes
Rima Mrad and Bradley Moran of BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associates offer a detailed comparison of the Foundations in the ADGM, DIFC & RAK ICC – the formation, key features and differences. Foundations are a...
- 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
Features
Restrictive covenants: The view from the UAE
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented disruption to businesses and it is arguably more important than ever before for employers to have in place adequate protections against unlawful employee competition. In this article, we address some...
Reading between the emojis
Kanupriya Jain of Control Risks navigates the complex world of emojis in corporate investigations and analyses their impact on the interpretation of evidence. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then an emoji is worth...
Standard 59 & Murabahas
Dentons analyses Murabaha financings post-AAOIFI Standard 59 and offers a couple of alternative approaches while the dust settles. The adoption of Shari’a Standard Number 59 regarding the Sale of Debt (Standard 59) by the Accounting and...
Combating Ransomware
How should companies respond to the increasing threat of ransomware attacks? Darren Mullins of Accuracy takes a closer look at the latest trends using case examples. There’s no question that the most severe cyber threat of...
Changing roles, new challenges
As businesses in the Middle East adapt to the impact of the global pandemic, economic recession and unprecedented low demand for oil, in-house legal teams are more important than ever. The coming year promises to be...
In the interest of justice…
An analysis by Afridi & Angell on the first judgement issued by the DIFC Courts allowing the examination of UAE witnesses. The DIFC Court of First Instance has, for the first time in its history, issued...
The Re:NMC Healthcare decision
Transforming 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...
An efficient response to fraud
Accuracy’s Rae Lawrie on the risks of delaying internal investigations during COVID-19, with an insight into key questions business leaders should ask if they are considering a ‘wait and see’ approach. It is not news that...
Post-Brexit disputes
Ben 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...
