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...
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- Kirkland advises King Salman Park Foundation on USD3.8bn development
- Pinsent Masons enters joint venture with China Commercial Law Firm
- Harneys hires new partner to strengthen Dubai litigation and insolvency practice
- Gateley Middle East appoints Alim Khamis as head of disputes
- Gibson Dunn hires leading M&A partner Waleed Rasrommani in Riyadh
- Phillip Sacks rejoins Dechert as partner to strengthen Dubai offering
Features
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,...
Limits to the Jurisdiction Question?
Cleary Gottlieb's David Billington discusses the key issues of a recent judgement passed by the English Courts with regard to schemes of arrangement for foreign companies. A recent judgment has confirmed that English courts are willing...
GCC: 2015 in focus
KUWAIT Having a majority in the National Assembly during the current legislative term, the government of Kuwait has been able to push through a myriad of legislations in 2014, most of which relate to the business...
Applying Shari’ah Principles
Natasha Kavanagh of Norton Rose Fulbright outlines the typical structures of Islamic project finance in the Middle East. The Islamic finance market is going from strength to strength on a global scale. In the Middle East,...
“Trust me, I’m a lawyer”
With an ever-growing supply of talent and alternatives for clients to consider, competition is rapidly increasing in the legal industry and a greater emphasis is being placed on the marketing and publicising of our professional services. How do we find clients...
M&A in the Middle East
Tim Watkins of Hadef & Partners identifies and addresses the real challenges businesses have to deal with in the region. A recent study into global M&A trends undertaken by a prominent global law firm identified and...
Staying Connected in KSA
A review of the legal and regulatory framework governing the licensing and importation of telecoms equipment in Saudi Arabia. The telecommunications sector is a vital component of any economy and has gained further significance in this...
A Unified Approach
Rob Deans and Rachel Armstrong highlight the key provisions of the most recent draft of the GCC Trade Mark Law. The reality of a regional trademark law in the Middle East has moved forward during 2014,...
