Features

Features

Be prepared

Philip Clarke of Stephenson Harwood reviews Volume 18 of The DFSA in Action and offers a snapshot of the regulatory outlook for the year ahead. In what has become a familiar theme as we enter a...

Protect your brand…

Althea Edwina Rozario analyses the key differences between three-dimensional and industrial design trademarks, with an insight into the scope of protection, rights and registration process. Every individual sets up his business with the main goal of...

The change that everyone hoped for?

An insight into the UAE’s new labour law, coming into force in February 2022, by Ben Brown and David True. 2021 was a busy year in the employment sector in the UAE; updates to the DIFC...

Limitation of liability for maritime claims

The proper application of limitation rights as provided for by both international conventions and local laws has long been a topic of discussion in the UAE and the wider GCC. This has recently been considered again...

UAE’s Personal Data Protection Law

A commentary by Eamon Holley of DLA Piper on the key features of the recently enacted Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021, which was issued on September 26, 2021. The Protection of Personal Data Protection Law (“PDPL”)...

Doing well by doing good: Part III

Human rights as a pillar of corporate social responsibility: In the third part, Catherine Gilfedder and John Balouziyeh of Dentons highlights the positive developments of the UN Working Group’s latest report and on the vision for...

Setting clear standards

Joanna Matthews-Taylor and Aqsa Khan-Sadiq of Baker McKenzie Habib Al Mulla talk about the latest updates to the Employment Law within the Dubai International Financial Centre. As of 21st September 2021, the Dubai International Financial Centre...

The rise of non-conventional trademarks

Althea Rozario explores the scope of registration of non-conventional trademarks in the UAE, in line with the new Trademarks Law which will come into effect in January 2022. Trademark is a word that is used frequently...

Strengthening access to justice

Christopher Grout, registrar of the QICDRC explores the expanded jurisdiction of the Qatar International Court, and how it has been granted the status of one of the competent judicial authorities under the state arbitration law.  The...

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