DIFC has announced that His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, in his capacity as the Ruler of Dubai, has enacted the Employment Law Amendment Law No. 4 of 2021, which makes amendments to the...
Baker McKenzie has elected two new members to its Global Executive Committee. London-based Kirsty Wilson, corporate partner and chair of the Global Reorganisations Group, joins both the Executive Committee, and the firm’s EMEA Regional Council, while...
The DIFC Courts has released its figures for the first six months of 2021, confirming a maturing trend of significant year-on-year increases in claims filed with Dubai’s English-language common law jurisdiction. Since the onset of the...
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP has announced the opening of an office in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in association with newly-formed Trafua Legal Consultants. The office will provide Saudi and international legal services to...
The Office of Data Protection (ODP) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) has adopted and released Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) regarding the transfer of personal data outside of ADGM. The SCCs adopted reflect the requirements outlined...
ADG Legal, a Dubai based bespoke law firm has signed an agreement with Evolvin’ Women, a social enterprise dedicated to the empowerment of women in developing countries and help advance the skill development of women in...
Jameson Legal Tech is the world’s second legal-tech marketing consortium (and the first outside the US) that connects in-house legal teams and private practice lawyers to leading legal technologies. Jameson Legal Tech combines over a decade...
The DIFC has announced new Intellectual Property Regulations (IP Regulations) which came into effect from July 5, 2021. The introduction of the regulations reflects the Centre’s continuing commitment to maintaining a transparent and robust legal and...
The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts has acquired the qualified electronic seal solution Ethaq, a paperless initiative that enables digital authenticity of documents with the support of UAE PASS, the secure national digital identity platform for the United Arab...
HFW has been appointed to the DIFC Courts Users’ Committee – an independent liaison body between the Courts and users that is tasked with building the profile of the Courts and helping ensure that the service provided...
