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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....

Personal data regulation: New litigation frontiers

Jonathan Burns and Saeed Khunaizi of ZH Partners and Ellen Ray of Hourani & Partners discuss what businesses in KSA need to know with regard to personal data access rights under the new PDPL. “Discovery” is...

Navigating the new frontier

Petteri Häkkänen and Akseli von Koch analyse the EU approach to AI patentability in line with recent developments to the European Patent Office’s updated examination guidelines. In the dynamic landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) patenting, the...

Data, AI & construction

Julian Haslam-Jones and Janusz Oczyp of Alvarez & Marsal discuss how data management and technology assisted analytics in construction can enable companies and lead to greater efficiency, innovation and sustainable growth. The construction sector continues to...

ESG roadmapping & arbitration

Somesh Tiwari and Luv Tripathi analyse the challenges of ESG roadmapping when it comes to arbitrating environmental disputes across jurisdictions, and offers solutions to enhance the effectiveness of such processes. The increasing complexity of environmental disputes,...

Determining the value

Amir Fardoun highlights the aspects involved in pre-acquisition company valuation in the United Arab Emirates – regulations, steps and valuation methods. As businesses seek growth opportunities, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have become a common strategy. However,...

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