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Private Eye

Decarbonising shipping – a green light for efficiency?

Stephenson Harwood talks to the Oath about maritime decarbonisation and its impact on the shipping sector – the risks, opportunities and what needs to change to achieve targets. In January 2023, the Oath attended a session...

Islamic Finance makes its mark

Guido Labriola of Global Advocacy and Legal Consultants talks about trends and facts impacting the development of the Islamic Finance industry in the Middle East. What are some of the key factors impacting the growth of...

Shaping the future of courts

In conversation with Tim Taylor QC, managing partner at King & Wood Mallesons, on the evolution of the DIFC Courts, establishing more specialist divisions and new laws that will ensure greater efficiency. In your view, what...

Rising to the D&I challenge

It has become critical for businesses to have an effective diversity and inclusion (D&I) strategy in place. It should be more than just a box-ticking exercise, a diverse workforce in an inclusive work environment can reap...

Middle East IP reform, long overdue

Kate O’Rourke and Patrick Gearon of Charles Russell Speechlys were in Dubai at the beginning of this year to speak about Intellectual Property (IP) issues specific to the Middle East at the annual World IP Forum....

The future of arbitration…

In conversation with international arbitrator J William Rowley QC on how arbitration has developed and transformed over the last two decades. Renowned arbitrator J William Rowley QC was in Dubai last month for the Dubai Arbitration...

At the helm of digital transformation

Kit Burden and Paul Allen of DLA Piper talk about how digitalisation is changing business today highlighting key trends, issues and the need for sound legislation. Is the region ready for change? The law firm DLA...

Africa Rising

The future looks bright for the continent. An insight to pursuing investment opportunities in Africa. Africa’s strong economic fundamentals and investment opportunities sparked interest from Gulf investors during the third ALN Annual International Conference that held...

Equip, Educate & Empower

Private practice lawyers, take note! An insight into the region’s first Continuing Legal Professional Development Programme for Dubai developed by the Legal Affairs Department and Kwintessential Arabia/Creative Word. In a first for the Middle East, the...

A Roadmap for Success

The bar has been raised and the standards have changed over the years. The legal industry has come a long way with respect to gender-bias issues, yet more needs to be done. The Oath sat down...

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