As the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries continue to evolve their respective immigration policies in line with their national priorities and ongoing regional collaboration, Murtaza Khan of Fragomen reveals why careful planning and due diligence is...
The three new Ministerial Decrees issued by the UAE Ministry of Labour focuses on enhanced transparency, clarity and protection of workers’ rights. Nadim Al Jisr elaborates. Several months after coming into force in January 2016, Ministerial...
While similar in many respects, the Private Equity or leveraged buyout investment model largely differs from the Venture Capital investment model. A brief comparison by K&L Gates. ‘Private Equity’ (PE) and ‘Venture Capital’(VC) ‘Private equity’ is...
Herbert Smith Freehills in association with FT Remark produced the first edition of the global cross-border M&A report, revealing an increased appetite for deals in the next few years despite the current volatility in the...
DLA Piper analyses Dubai’s new Economic Security Centre, set up to combat fraud, bribery and the financing of terrorism. A new economic security regulator, the Dubai Economic Security Centre (“DESC”), has been established under the Dubai...
In the light of a recent report on cloud computing, Eversheds and Microsoft talk about the need for education, awareness and a standalone data protection law in the UAE. Eversheds in collaboration with The Lawyer produced...
The second Infrastructure Index published by international law firm Nabarro, ranks countries across the globe in the order of infrastructure investment attractiveness. The Middle East edition of the report was recently launched at an event in...
The future of intellectual property licensing lies in addressing the need for individual choice. Paul Muscat and Rami Filfil present the case on how individual choice is driving this new evolution by citing examples and trends...
Mohammed Majid of Nabarro looks at some of the issues that arise in joint ventures in the Middle East, based on recent trends in the market. Many international investors enter into the Middle East market through...
The importance of e-discovery should not be underestimated by companies based in the Middle East. Based on report released by Deloitte, Wendy Robinson highlights why it is critical for the general counsel to develop advanced e-discovery...
