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UAE – The perfect regulatory storm for fintech?

Kate Bennett of Arbor Law takes a look at how Dubai’s forward-thinking approach is helping drive investment and examines the opportunities this offers for growing fintech businesses to expand into the UAE. Pioneering fintech businesses are...

Large Action Models – New types of risk?

Lidia Kamleh and Rajesh Vyakarnam of the Dubai Future Foundation talk about how to stay ahead of the curve with LAMs and mitigate the risks that may come with its use, while continuing to foster innovation...

The UAE’s new Maritime Law

CMS highlights the key aspects of the Maritime Law, which aims to modernise the legal framework for maritime activities and secure the UAE’s status as a regional shipping hub. The UAE government recently issued Federal Decree-Law...

KSA looks to the future…

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...

The investment powerhouse

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...

Why wet signatures still matter…

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...

Arbitrability in a nutshell

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...

The speak-up culture shift

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....

International arbitration in 2024

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...

The DIFC’s Digital Assets Law

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....

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