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...
Lex Mundi has launched an expanded Global Attorney-Client Privilege Guide. This has been developed as a collaboration between the Lex Mundi Litigation, Arbitration and Dispute Resolution Group and Jenner & Block, the Lex Mundi member firm from Illinois,...
The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE), the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA), the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) and the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi...
Kobre & Kim has opened in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, expanding its globally integrated disputes and investigations offerings in the Dubai International Finance Centre jurisdiction as well as the greater Middle East and Africa. The location will serve...
Law firm highlights Simmons & Simmons has announced the launch of a new GreenTech fund, which will support start-ups that are focused on using technology to mitigate the climate and biodiversity emergencies. The fund will award...
