UAE’s Personal Data Protection Law
A commentary by Eamon Holley of DLA Piper on the key features of the recently enacted Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021, which was issued on September 26, 2021. The Protection of Personal Data Protection Law (“PDPL”)...
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Features
Doing well by doing good: Part III
Human rights as a pillar of corporate social responsibility: In the third part, Catherine Gilfedder and John Balouziyeh of Dentons highlights the positive developments of the UN Working Group’s latest report and on the vision for...
Setting clear standards
Joanna Matthews-Taylor and Aqsa Khan-Sadiq of Baker McKenzie Habib Al Mulla talk about the latest updates to the Employment Law within the Dubai International Financial Centre. As of 21st September 2021, the Dubai International Financial Centre...
The rise of non-conventional trademarks
Althea Rozario explores the scope of registration of non-conventional trademarks in the UAE, in line with the new Trademarks Law which will come into effect in January 2022. Trademark is a word that is used frequently...
Strengthening access to justice
Christopher Grout, registrar of the QICDRC explores the expanded jurisdiction of the Qatar International Court, and how it has been granted the status of one of the competent judicial authorities under the state arbitration law. The...
Exhaustion of IP Rights
Ezgi Baklaci Gülkokar of Moroğlu Arseven on understanding the doctrine of exhaustion in the context of trademark rights in Turkey’s intellectual property landscape. As the global economy grows, technology expands, and the sale of electronic goods...
KSA’s new Data Protection Law
Eamon Holley of DLA Piper talks about the scope and the key takeaways of the landmark Personal Data Protection Law that was published in the Saudi Arabian Official Gazette in September 2021. The Middle East’s data...
Doing well by doing good – Part 2
Human rights as a pillar of corporate social responsibility: In this second part to the series on business and human rights, John Balouziyeh and Catherine Gilfedder of Dentons discuss how human rights compliance is evolving into...
The cyber due diligence checklist
Stina Connor and James Owen of Control Risks on why it is critical for investment teams to consider cyber due diligence as another tool in the toolbox to make informed decisions before an acquisition. As the...
Offshore FinTech trends
The Cayman Islands has leveraged its position as an offshore funds jurisdiction to establish itself as an offshore Fintech hub. Walkers shares insight on the latest strategies, with a closer look at what the UAE has...
