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Reinforcing business transparency

An insight into the filing requirements relating to beneficial ownership introduced by the United Arab Emirates by Danielle Lobo and Saurbh Kothari of Afridi & Angell. On August 24, 2020, the UAE issued Cabinet Resolution 58...

Building a progressive framework

Norton Rose Fulbright provides an overview of the recent amendments to the ADGM Founding Law that reinforces the financial centre’s growing reputation as a dispute resolution venue. On May 27, 2020, ADGM, Abu Dhabi’s financial free...

KSA’s merger control reform

Baker Botts reviews the robust competition and merger enforcement activities led by the General Authority for Competition in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.  The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (“Saudi Arabia”) is quickly becoming a more sophisticated...

Adapt to thrive

Ajith Madhavan of Aster DM Healthcare shares his perspective on how an in-house legal function can evolve and transform into a profit centre in an organisation. Is the in-house legal function a ‘cost centre’ or a...

Pivotal or pointless?

Rachel Hill of Hadef & Partners offers practical guidance to employers on the application and enforceability of post-termination restrictions in the UAE’s onshore jurisdiction. What is the legal position on restrictions? Article 127 of the Labour...

Restructuring? Rescue the Data!

If you are closing down, acquiring, merging or reorganising a business, stop for a minute and consider one more thing: what data are you going to lose during the process and what will that cost you...

Oman’s PPP Law

Thomas Wigley of Trowers & Hamlins takes a closer look at the impact of the recent regulatory developments on public private partnership projects in Oman, introduced by way of the Public Private Partnerships Law (Decree No....

A renewed focus

The Equator Principles 4 enter into force – what will this mean in practice? Norton Rose Fulbright reviews the new commitments and changes introduced in the latest version.   The Equator Principles 4 (EP4) came into...

Containing the economic impact

A commentary by Shalakany Law Office on the new legislation in Egypt tackling the economic repercussions of pandemics and natural disasters. With the adverse economic repercussions that have swept the Egyptian economy since the outbreak of...

Rethinking the lease

CMS analyses the impact of COVID-19 on commercial lease arrangements in the UAE, emphasising on the scope of payment obligations, force majeure provisions and rent relief negotiations. COVID-19 has disrupted the global economy and affected various...

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