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AN M&A TOOLKIT FOR THE MIDDLE EAST

Hardeep Plahe, partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP takes us through the distinctive M&A landscape of the Middle East. The Middle East in recent years has been subject to political uncertainty and has not been...

BUSINESS AVIATION IN 2013: READY FOR TAKE OFF?

According to industry experts at a seminar held by Clyde & Co, despite the current challenges facing the sector, the private aviation industry in the Middle East could triple over the next 20 years. What are...

QATAR PUSHES TO REACH NEW HEIGHTS

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....

KSA: UNDERSTANDING LEGISLATION HOLDS THE KEY TO SUCCESS

  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...

WHICH CASE-WHICH COURT?

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,...

FIGHTING CORRUPTION IN THE GCC

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...

THE DRAFT INVESTOR PROTECTION LAW: PROS AND CONS

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...

OATHS: TO SWEAR OR TO AFFIRM

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...

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