The Power of Anti-monopoly
Oman’s Anti-monopoly Law was introduced with an aim to boost foreign investment and promote healthy competition in the market. Edouard Salwan of BSA highlights the key areas addressed by the Law. In an effort to promote...
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Features
Shall I compare thee to a Shakespeare play?
Readers may wonder how William Shakespeare and his plays have any relevance to international commercial contract drafting and negotiation? However, the link is perhaps not as tenuous as it may first appear, writes Stuart Paterson. Shakespeare...
Iran Sanctions: A Complex Situation
Organisations in the region and beyond need to stay cognizant of the risks involved when re-establishing ties with Iran and exploring the many promising opportunities available, writes Ernst Pienaar. As a consequence of scaling back its...
Making Sense of Conduct Risk
Rebecca Copley’s insight into effective conduct risk management in the financial services world – underestimate its importance at your peril. Why is conduct risk important? Good conduct risk is considered to be a critical step towards...
Compliance & the C-Suite: Coping with regulatory fatigue
Stuart Paterson and Joseph Bentley examine the evolving role of compliance in the Middle East and the importance of a standalone compliance function in organisations to tackle business risks. The regulatory and compliance landscape is changing...
A Tale of Two Centres
Raza Mithani and Richard Dupay provide an in-depth insight into the development, progress and expectations of the DIFC and ADGM in driving arbitration in the UAE. Recent developments in arbitration in the UAE show an interesting...
Legal Process Outsourcing: What you need to know
As legal process outsourcing gains ground in MENA, what can law firms do to ensure that their legal service provider is a seamless extension of their office? Suhayl Hendricks presents the case for outsourcing as well...
LNG Price Review Arbitration – The Essentials
In times of economic turbulence, the likelihood of disputes increases significantly. In the energy sector, the sharp decline in the price of oil is bound to have a knock-on effect for long-term LNG contracts which form...
A Game Changer
Qatar’s new Commercial Companies Law came into effect in August 2015 and made significant changes to doing business in the country. Reem Al Ansari highlights the key provisions. The Commercial Companies Law No. 11 of 2015...
A Paradigm Shift
Bahrain’s legal system has recently undergone significant changes. KBH Kaanuun explores some of the more significant changes that have been introduced as a result of the implementation of the Rent Law and the amendment to the...
