The past year has been an eventful one for employers in the Middle East with the introduction of new legislation and a number of developments in practice and procedure. This pace of change is set to...
Oil and gas have made Qatar one of the highest per-capita income countries, and one of the world’s fastest growing. Its effort in continuously enacting and updating legislation bolsters the trend of economic openness across many....
Nabil A. Issa partner in King & Spalding’s Dubai and affiliated Riyadh offices, is one of the leading experts inShari’ah-compliant transactions and structuring foreign investment in the Middle East. Here he talks to the Oath...
DIFC Courts’ 2012 lecture series highlight options available to businesses with ‘Which Case-Which Court?’ panel. A frequent concern for commercial lawyers in Dubai is the question: which legal issue belongs in which court? In Dubai, uniquely,...
Countries around the world are stepping up their fight against financial malpractices and various offenses related to graft. While corruption fight is taking front seat globally, two experts from Tribonian Law Advisors (TLA), Carlo Pianese, partner...
There has been much speculation about the release of the new draft Investor Protection, which aims to codify the relationship between investors and developers. Mamoon Ashraf, corporate associate and Jimmy Haoula, managing partner at Bin Shabib...
People have been taking oaths for thousands of years, and the issue of affirming as opposed to swearing only really began to arise in the 1600s. The alternative of an affirmation began to be suggested, with...
The Middle East region is set to benefit from a new issue- specific dispute resolution scheme for insurance and reinsurance matters, which is to be launched by the Qatar International Court and Dispute Resolution Centre. Q...
Cynthia Trench, principal lawyer at Trench & Associates, shares her knowledge and expertise in relation to inheritance and estate planning issues impacting expatriates in the United Arab Emirates. What is a Will and do you need to...
Charles Schofield, partner at Trowers & Hamlins shares his thoughts and knowledge about what he sees as increasing growth opportunities in Oman and its legal framework which introduced strong economic themes in the recent years. W ith...
