Introducing the Bermuda LLC
Oliver J. Simpson of Conyers Dill & Pearman on Bermuda’s latest offering and why it promises to be popular in the Middle East and North Africa. While the British Virgin Islands (BVI) and the Cayman Islands...
- John Maciver elected senior partner at Pinsent Masons
- Clyde & Co strengthens global aviation practice with Dubai partner hire
- Kirkland advises Rakiza and Iv3 on acquisition of Oman industrial water utilities platform
- TLA supports Albatha Healthcare’s acquisition of Health First Pharmacy
- CMS delivers strong growth as it unveils next strategic phase
- A&O Shearman advises Masdar on USD6.1 billion financing for landmark solar‑plus‑storage project
- DIFC Courts reports AED10 billion in claims and record caseload in H1 2026
Features
Sustainable infrastructure: A path for the future
Norton Rose Fulbright takes a look at how cities are planned and financed is changing as people demand economically, socially and environmentally sustainable infrastructure. A staggering USD90 trillion is needed to finance infrastructure over the next...
The Islamic Finance Renaissance
Tarek El-Assra and Shah M. Nizami talk about the effect of global economic downturn on Islamic Finance highlighting areas of resurgence and on how it is an alternative to conventional finance. After the great recession...
M&A preliminary agreements demystified
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...
Shining a light on funding
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...
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...
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...
