Getting a grip on movables
The Federal Law No. 20 of 2016 introduces a whole new regime for registering a security interest over movable assets in the UAE. Federal Law No. 20 of 2016 (the New Law) on Mortgaging Movable Property...
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Features
Enforcing contracts in the Middle East
Richard Ward of Eversheds Sutherland provides an overview of ‘The World Bank Flagship Report – Doing Business 2017’, with a focus on time, cost and procedural quality in the region. The World Bank annual reports on...
Creating a competitive advantage
A series of new laws have been implemented over the past 12 months with the principal aim of promoting business in Bahrain and encouraging investors to choose Bahrain as their destination of choice when doing business...
Countdown to compliance
Kelly Tymburski takes a closer look at the new E-payment regulations issued in the UAE and on the key aspects businesses need to comply with. On January 1, 2017, the Central Bank of the United Arab...
Protection guaranteed
Can you attach assets in the United Arab Emirates when you have filed arbitration proceedings abroad? A case analysis by Nayiri Boghossian. A question clients often ask is whether they can obtain attachment in the United...
A Sound Game Plan
An insight into sports investment and the development of autonomous legal infrastructure in the Middle East by Stuart McInnes. Investment from the Middle East and Asia into sport in Europe and the US continues to grow...
Clearer picture in 2017?
White & Case analyses construction trends in the Middle East – the year that was, and the year ahead. The world of construction in 2016 revolved around the consequences of downward pressures placed on oil prices....
A counsel in crisis
Bernadette Baynie of Batelco Group lists the best ways for a general counsel to succeed in times of trouble. One of the main roles of a General Counsel is to protect their company and its assets...
A long-awaited answer
Christopher Grout of QICDRC talks about the significance of the first enforcement of a Qatar International Court judgment. As legal practitioners will be acutely aware, obtaining a court judgment in favour of a client is of...
To infinity and beyond
Raymond Kisswany of Hadef & Partners explores the UAE’s ambitious plans to be an international hub in the space sector. From SpaceX to Virgin Galactic to Juno, the space sector has not dominated the news this...
