Nabarro’s Mohammed Majid and Ahmed Gmati focus on the key initial documentation required for preliminary agreements in regional M&A. Preliminary agreements are agreements that are entered into early on in the course of an acquisition or...
Rosemary Ioannou of Vannin Capital takes a closer look at the practice direction on third party funding in the DIFC Courts. Knowledge, experience and use of dispute resolution funding across the globe has grown exponentially in...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
