Abu Dhabi Global Market has announced that it has enacted the Data Protection Regulations 2021, which will replace the current Data Protection Regulations 2015. This initiative follows a period of public consultation, where the proposed Regulations...
Lex Mundi has launched a new report on the key trends for global mergers & acquisitions (M&A). The Global M&A Trends Report 2021 sets out insights from 2020 and predictions for the year ahead from 67 law firms in respect...
Saleh Alobeidli & Co and International Consultant Law Office (ICLO), two law firms based in the United Arab Emirates announced the completion of their merger, providing a stronger footprint for businesses in the UAE. The combined...
Four new judges at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts have been sworn in before His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai. In his capacity as...
ADGM that it has published a public consultation paper on its proposed new Data Protection Regulations, which will substitute the Data Protection Regulations 2015. Global attention has been drawn towards enhancements in data protection regulations, with...
Leveraging the expertise of its member firms, Lex Mundi has created an interactive guide that identifies high-level regulatory and legislative developments expected in the first half of 2021. Lex Mundi has launched a new, user-friendly tool: 2021 Global Risk Navigator. This is a global horizon scan tool for General Counsel and their in-house teams working in multinational...
Trainees at the firm can now qualify as England and Wales solicitors. The current selection of trainees is based across Bahrain, Jordan, Abu Dhabi and Dubai and due to be admitted in 2022. Trainees at Al...
The initiative adopts and promotes a culture of openness about mental wellbeing and encourages working arrangements that will reduce the unnecessary causes of stress and pressure in the workplace, thereby ensuring higher team performances. Pinsent Masons...
Norton Rose Fulbright announced that Gerry Pecht has assumed the role of Global Chief Executive of Norton Rose Fulbright, effective October 1, 2020. Pecht succeeds Peter Martyr, who led Norton Rose and then Norton Rose Fulbright...
ArbitralWomen and the Abu Dhabi Global Market Arbitration Centre (ADGMAC) are pleased to announce that they have agreed to partner with the shared goal of raising awareness and promoting diversity in international dispute resolution. ArbitralWomen and ADGMAC entered into...
