OMAN: Living Up To Promises?
Adrian Jones, partner at Trowers & Hamlins LLP looks back at the past two years and shares his views on the challenges and opportunities that have arisen in Oman following the Arab Spring. The popular protests...
- Mishcon de Reya expands into UAE with Dubai office opening
- Fraser Dawson returns to Addleshaw Goddard to boost Abu Dhabi corporate practice
- Dentons adds Christopher Neal and Selman Ansari to Dubai corporate practice
- Gateley Middle East appoints Renan Ozturk as partner and head of tax
- Middle East expert and former US State Department official joins Squire Patton Boggs
- Gowling WLG enhances Middle East TMT capabilities with Christine Khoury appointment
- Winston Taylor completes landmark transatlantic law firm combination
Features
EPCM AND EPC CONTRACTS: “CHALK AND CHEESE”
Jon Nash and Christina Kersey, partner and associate at Vinson & Elkins LLP Abu Dhabi, make a comparison between EPCM and EPC contracts. WHAT IS EPC AND EPCM? We regularly advise clients on both types of...
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...
SALARIES ON THE RISE AS UAE COMPANIES STRUGGLE TO FIND TALENT
» Average base salaries across the UAE expected to rise 5.0 per cent » Financial services expected to see the strongest gains; technology and HR to follow » Compliance, risk and regulation resulting in demand for...
MANAGING YOUR WORKFORCE IN THE GCC: A REVIEW OF 2012 AND A LOOK FORWARD INTO 2013
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...
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...
