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Ensuring transparency & access
Zouhdi Yakan and Sameer Goel delve into the effects of registration of security rights in the Emirates Movable Collateral Registry Corporation (EMCR). The Federal Law no. (20) of 2016 on the Mortgage of Movable Property to Secure Debt...
A secure investment
An analysis of the new legal concepts that were set out in a landmark judgment of a property dispute in Dubai led by Ghassan El Daye of Charles Russell Speechlys. In one of the most complex...
Enforcing restrictive agreements
BonelliErede talks about the identification of compliance priorities for vertical agreements under UAE Competition Law. The competition law regime in the United Arab Emirates (the UAE) has been fully established following the enactment of the UAE...
Data security in healthcare
It’s an exciting time for companies in the HealthTech sector looking to establish a presence in the UAE. However, they also need to be mindful of patient privacy and security of patient data, writes Patrik Daintry....
A new regime for FDI
UAE strengthens its position as leading investment destination in the region by issuing a Foreign Direct Investment Law. An analysis by BakerMckenzie Habib Al Mulla. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has recently issued the long-anticipated Federal...
Internships and Secondments in the DIFC
A quick guide to what DIFC employers need to know when it comes to internships and secondments by DWF Middle East. As it stands, the Current Law does not account for interns or secondees. Although this...
Expert evidence in the Dubai Courts
Rana Shashaa from Deloitte discusses the role of court appointed experts in the UAE and the recent circular allowing parties to appoint their own advisor to produce a report which would be considered by the Dubai...
Africa and the UAE: A leading light in Africa’s bright future
Dark Continent? Henry Morton Stanley, the famous (or perhaps infamous) Victorian explorer who coined the phrase “Dr. Livingstone, I presume”, is also believed to have popularised the description of Africa as the “Dark Continent”. This description...
Milestone ruling, significant impact
Ghassan El Daye of Charles Russell Speechlys discusses a landmark judgment in Qatar and its implication on public order concepts, the jurisdiction of courts and the merits to annul the arbitration award and to enforce it....
