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The Middle East’s Legal Market Trends

In its second annual Middle East Report, Fox Rodney highlights the legal market trends within this increasingly active region. The report provides a full market map of movements between firms within the legal sector and M&A...

Airline Sukuk Takes Off in the UAE

Amna Al Jallaf and Jeremy A. Brown highlight the opportunities and the challenges involved in using Islamic finance to fund projects within the aviation sector.  In November, Dubai South (formerly Dubai World Central) hosted the Dubai...

The Benefits of Debt Factoring

In light of the continuing growth of the Middle East as a business hub, and particularly the UAE, Paul Afif and Rohat Jumani highlight the benefits of factoring arrangements as well as the legal position as...

In pursuit of legal excellence

A dazzling ceremony recognising the exceptional achievements of the Middle East’s legal fraternity over the past year. On November 25th, the Middle East’s legal stalwarts came together to celebrate the inaugural The Oath Middle East Legal...

Jordan: The Debut Sukuk Offering

Saliba Sunna takes a closer look at how the new law can draw in investors into the country. On September 19, 2012, the Law of Islamic Finance Sukuk No. 30 of 2012 was published in the...

Can you keep a (trade) secret?

Peter Hansen of Hogan Lovells explores amendments to UAE’s New Companies Law on the protection of trade secrets – What has changed? The new UAE Companies law that came into force on July 1, 2015 contains...

Intellectual Property – Quo Vadis?

Jan Wrede of Dennemeyer analyses the status quo of Intellectual Property conventions in the MENA region. By the time “quo vadis?” was allegedly uttered for the first time in the Middle East, the ancient Romans had...

Developing an Anti-fraud Strategy

Rebecca Kelly considers the impact of fraud on companies operating in the Middle East, and in particular in the UAE, and highlights the need for companies to monitor and improve their compliance programs and reactive anti-fraud...

Dealing with Discrimination

Iain Skinner and Sam Whittaker offer their take on the changing landscape for employers in the UAE with regard to workplace discrimination. In the last three months, the United Arab Emirates ("UAE") has introduced new laws...

The GCC Trade Mark Law: Moving closer, in different ways

When will the GCC Trade Mark Law be implemented in member states? Is further legislation required prior to implementation? Are member states planning local modifications to the Law? Following the publication of the Trade Mark Law...

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