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...
Dr. Adli A. Hammad is founding partner of Saudi Arabian law firm Hammad, Al-Mehdar & Co. Here he talks to The Oath about the country’s legal business, challenges and opportunities. Business is growing rapidly...
Jobs in specialist occupations are law will continue to be in demand, despite ingly stringent regulatory environment. expected to dominate the jobs general uncertainty facing the economy Professionals who provide commercial market in 2012, according to...
Whether you’re an employment law specialist, an in-house counsel or a new employee in either sector, it’s useful to know the basics. Norton Rose has produced a series of guides to local law, and here The...
What are the biggest challenges facing Bahrain from a legal perspective? companies in Bahrain (and elsewhere in the region) have had to quickly adapt to the changing circumstances in 2011. Many companies have faced, and continue...
There has been a significant increase in disputes across the Middle East over the last few years. These disputes have arisen principally as a consequence of the global financial crisis and, unsurprisingly, most often affect the...
