Balancing Interests During Bankruptcy
Hussain Mahdi of EDB Bahrain, along with Gaby Samir El Hakim and Maha Alkhabbaz of the National Bank of Bahrain provide an overview of the liability of the Board of Directors under the Bankruptcy Law in...
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Features
Resolving jurisdictional disputes
Hessam Kalantar of KBLG shares insights on the Emirate of Dubai’s decision to adopt a legislative solution to manage conflicts of jurisdiction between the Dubai Courts and DIFC Courts. On April 3 of this year, the...
UAE – The perfect regulatory storm for fintech?
Kate Bennett of Arbor Law takes a look at how Dubai’s forward-thinking approach is helping drive investment and examines the opportunities this offers for growing fintech businesses to expand into the UAE. Pioneering fintech businesses are...
Large Action Models – New types of risk?
Lidia Kamleh and Rajesh Vyakarnam of the Dubai Future Foundation talk about how to stay ahead of the curve with LAMs and mitigate the risks that may come with its use, while continuing to foster innovation...
The UAE’s new Maritime Law
CMS highlights the key aspects of the Maritime Law, which aims to modernise the legal framework for maritime activities and secure the UAE’s status as a regional shipping hub. The UAE government recently issued Federal Decree-Law...
KSA looks to the future…
Addleshaw Goddard offers a snapshot of the latest legal and business trends in Saudi Arabia that reflects the Kingdom’s aim to diversify its economy, boost investment and align with international best practices. In 2016, an ambitious...
The investment powerhouse
Nabeel Ikram, Ilham Kabbouri and Bella Dunk of Vinson & Elkins highlight UAE’s ambitions in Africa and the safety nets of bilateral investment treaties which aim to boost FDI on the continent. In recent years, the...
Why wet signatures still matter…
As AI in law progresses, there is still value in the wet signature. Nasser Ali Khasawneh, Rebecca Copley and Andrew Garbett consider the Middle East perspective offering valuable insight on how culture still plays a significant...
Arbitrability in a nutshell
A guide to the concept of arbitrability of claims in international arbitration considering recent developments by Peter Smith and John Olatunji of Charles Russell Speechlys. When parties agree to submit disputes to arbitration there is often...
The speak-up culture shift
Ben Brown, Sara Khoja, Sarit Thomas and Emma Higham of Clyde & Co offer commentary on the evolving landscape of whistleblowing policies in the UAE, KSA and Qatar that foster responsible corporate citizenship in the region....
