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...
The Office of Data Protection (ODP) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the international financial centre situated in the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has become an accredited member of the Global Privacy Assembly...
The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts confirmed the appointment of His Excellency Justice Omar Al Mheiri to the position of director by His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of...
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has launched its regulatory framework for Investment Tokens. The framework reflects the proposed regulations outlined in Consultation Paper 138 issued in March 2021 and forms the first of two phases...
Baker McKenzie has announced revenues for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021 (FY21) of USD3.1 billion, the first time the Firm has crossed the USD3 billion mark. Revenues increased by 7.8 per cent compared to...
