Aryan Schoorl, legal director, DLA Piper and former DFSA regulator takes a look at the new Markets Law and the amendments to the Regulatory Law issued recently. “A s a former DFSA regulator I’ve seen a...
Being one of the richest countries in the world per capita, Kuwait has seen very little movement in terms of legal reform and the introduction of new laws as compared to other countries in the Arab...
If there is one sphere of activity – apart from oil and gas – rooted firmly in the country’s past and integral to its future, it has to be the ports and all the logistics operations...
While providing further evidence of Dubai’s growing role as an international business hub, the guide to enforcement recently issued by the DIFC Courts clarifies procedures for lawyers, businesses and individuals using the Courts. M ark Beer,...
Mamoon Ashraf, corporate associate, Bin Shabib and Associates (BSA) LLP provides an overview and comparison of the key provisions of the UAE insolvency regime with the equivalent provisions established in the regime of England and Wales....
UAE firm Hadef & Partners gives an in-depth insight into the recently released draft Investor Protection Law Hadef & Partners has reviewed the English and Arabic versions of the recently released draft Investor Protection Law. The...
When more than 400 legal professionals from 60 jurisdictions gather in one place, you know things will get interesting. When the hand-picked participants include Ministers, Supreme Court Justices from around the world, senior judges, academics and...
By Mohammed El Ghul and Intisar Sadek, Habib Al Mulla & Company This year started with lively disc¬ussion on the proposed UAE Federal Law on Commercial Companies. This new law has now been approved by the...
A new arbitration law for Saudi Arabia – approved in April – represents a significant step forward in the development of law, and has wide-ranging implications for businesses – both local and international – trading in the...
Manal Al-Sharif was a name few had heard of until recent¬ly when she took a huge step forward to help change in Saudi Arabia, simply by driving a car. When she took to the wheel, officially...
