New IP law firm in the Middle East
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Middle East & International News
DIFC Courts launches new Arbitration Working Group
The taskforce will be mandated to reinforce and share industry developments and best-practices, encompassing an advisory team of arbitration professionals, bodies, centres, educational institutions, and industry-related organisations. The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts has launched a new...
Keystone Law launches operations in the Middle East
Keystone Law announced last month that it has finalised the arrangements for its first office in the Middle East. The establishment of Keystone Law Middle East LLP (“KLME”) has been now been approved by the Abu Dhabi Global...
CMS expands in the UAE
CMS has announced the opening of an office in Abu Dhabi and the extension of its Dubai office lease in Burj Daman Tower, DIFC, through to November 2027. Expanding the firm’s presence into Abu Dhabi adds...
Squire Patton Boggs to close Doha office
Squire Patton Boggs is closing its Doha office after deciding to invest in growth elsewhere on the Arabian peninsula. The firm expects the closure to be completed in the coming months and is working closely with...
New opportunities at DIFC through expanded prescribed company regime
Dubai International Financial Centre has expanded the applicant criteria for its successful Prescribed Companies regime. The expanded Prescribed Company regime is expected to attract companies to establish structures at DIFC that align with international best practice....
Anglo-Israeli professional services marketing consultancies launch JV to support companies in the UAE and Israel
Myddleton Communications Ltd, one of the UK’s leading professional services communications consultancies and Noa Mayer Consulting & Business Development, one of Israel’s top business development consultancies, have announced the formation of a new international joint venture...
DIFC companies to benefit from Master Employee Health Insurance Policy
DIFC has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with EC3 Brokers to implement a Group Health Insurance Master Policy. The Group Health scheme will be available to over 2,400 active registered firms in DIFC who provide...
ADGM publishes amendments to its regulations
The Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) has announced amendments to the Insolvency Regulations 2015 and Companies Regulations 2020. The amendments to the Insolvency Regulations enhance the ADGM’s insolvency framework, including providing greater clarity on the prescribed...
DFSA and Deloitte Middle East publish discussion paper on Digital Assets Custody
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) along with Deloitte Middle East published “A Market Overview of Custody for Digital Assets” with the aim of highlighting the importance of digital asset custodians and the key role they...
