The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts today released its annual figures for the full year of 2021, with total a volume of 747 cases across all divisions. The main Court of First Instance (CFI) recorded 147 cases, with a...
Lex Mundi has launched the latest edition of its annual report on the key trends for global mergers & acquisitions (M&A). The Global M&A Trends Report 2022 draws upon insights gathered from practitioners across 66 jurisdictions. It finds that, despite...
As part of its efforts to cement Dubai’s position as a global alternative dispute resolution hub, the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) has finalised its new 2022 Arbitration Rules. Following review by the Arbitration Court of...
Norton Rose Fulbright has appointed Madhavi Gosavi as head of banking and finance for Europe, Middle East and Asia (EMEA), effective January 1, 2022. Gosavi will succeed Chris Brown, who has held the leadership role since...
Abu Dhabi Global Market, the leading International Financial Centre in Abu Dhabi, announced that it had achieved a ‘carbon-neutrality’ status by offsetting its 2021 carbon emissions as an organisation, thereby reinforcing ADGM’s commitment to building a...
The Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation (the ‘Pro Bono Foundation’), a non-profit affiliate of Lex Mundi, the world’s leading network of independent law firms, launched a new report on the formation and development of social enterprise globally, Legal reform as a catalyst for...
A new specialist disputes and investigations firm, Conselis Law, has launched in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The firm is headquartered in the UAE but with a global reach. Conselis Law has been founded with a...
PwC Legal in the Middle East signed a strategic alliance agreement with the Dr. Qaisar H Metawea Law Firm in Saudi Arabia as part of its regional expansion and integrated services offering. The alliance establishes a...
The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts has officially confirmed 100 per cent of internal processes and customer-facing services as now operating fully digital. Following the launch of the Dubai Paperless Strategy by His Highness Sheikh...
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) launched the Task Force on Sustainable Finance (TFSF) in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). Comprised of members from 12 DIFC-based entities, the TFSF aims to drive forward discussions regarding...
