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And the winner is…

The lucky draw: When is it an acceptable marketing tool, and when is it considered illegal gambling?  Chad Dowle & Corey Judson explore what counts as permissible in the GCC region.  Lucky draws, raffles, sweepstakes, wheels...

Big Data: Is the GCC ready?

Joby Beretta of Dentons considers some of the key legal issues arising from the proliferation of Big Data and questions whether the current GCC legislative framework is ready for these challenges.   What is Big Data? Most...

Telecoms Update: Potential Game Changers

A snapshot of what’s new and what’s next in the telecoms markets of UAE and Qatar by Kelly Tymburski of Bird & Bird. United Arab Emirates Perhaps one of the most significant regulatory developments during 2014...

Telecoms Update: Towards Progress

Eamon Holley of DLA Piper briefly reviews some key developments in four Gulf telecoms markets during 2014 and looks to what might lie ahead in 2015. Bahrain Bahrain's TRA has a reputation for being a dynamic...

The Challenge of Success

 Squire Patton Boggs offers their take on how Qatar’s proposed revamp of its legal framework will impact the country’s business and work environment. While important legal changes are being implemented across a number of Gulf states,...

Alternative Dispute Resolution: A PANORAMIC VIEW

An overview of Alternative Dispute Resolution methods across the region by Henry Quinlan of DLA Piper. Adapt, and adapt fast, is what is required of the legal systems of ambitious, rapidly-expanding countries – especially when it...

Corruption in Focus

Herbert Smith Freehills analyses anti-corruption developments in the UAE and the possible implications of the GSK investigation. In April, 2014 a number of publications, including Bloomberg and Wall Street Journal, reported that pharmaceutical manufacturer, GlaxoSmithKline PLC...

A Milestone for Dubai

The first of its kind in the Middle East, the Netting legislation recently enacted in the DIFC enforces close-out netting in case of insolvency. Hadef & Partners highlights the main provisions of this new law. After...

Taking It Up a Notch

Simmons & Simmons provides a brief summary of some of the recent changes in Qatar law as part of the Qatar 2030 National Vision and in the run up to the 2022 Football World Cup. The...

Arbitration: Key Lessons

Dubai was filled with a fresh breeze of cutting edge arbitration practitioners last November as the city played host to Dubai Arbitration Week. Antonios Dimitracopoulos summarises the subjects discussed. At the Arbitration Week , GAR Live,...

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