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...
Soheyla Dad of Trench & Associates, explores how the UAE civic code sits with the FIDIC conditions of contract for construction and sets out the various circumstances in which rights of work suspensions and terminations arise....
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has recently introduced new Markets law, designed to promote investor protection that brings the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) closer in line to international standards, particularly European Union (EU) requirements...
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...
