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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The 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,...
