Lex Mundi, in conjunction with members of the Lex Mundi Environmental Group and the Lex Mundi Energy and Natural Resources Industry Group, has published a new interactive guide – Lex Mundi Global Climate Change Law Guide....
Enforcement of maritime claims in the UAE was discussed at the most recent Breakfast with EMAC on February 17, 2020, at the Emirates Maritime Arbitration Centre in DIFC. Guest speaker, Mark Lakin, a senior associate for...
Code Engines Software, a LegalTech firm in the UAE has attracted the attention of Dubai Cultiv8, for its robust and lawyer-friendly Legal Practice Management System “CasEngine”. Dubai Cultiv8 announced Series A investment through its USD100 million...
Kennedys’ strategy of helping clients use lawyers less has taken a huge leap forward with the launch of Kennedys IQ, a separate technology driven company whose purpose is to be “Kennedys, without the lawyers”. Combining human...
Charles Russell Speechlys has launched Feesible, a flexible suite of litigation funding options, designed to deliver effective solutions for clients by taking the cost and cash flow concerns inherent in dispute resolution out of the equation....
Dentons celebrated its 50thanniversary in Dubai and Abu Dhabi in style by becoming the first law firm to project onto the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa. Hosting over 200 guests at an awe-inspiring event by...
Lex Mundi has welcomed three new members to its Client Advisory Council: Isabelle Deschamps, General Counsel and Member of the Executive Committee, Akzo Nobel; Katarina Nilsson, General Counsel, SCA; and Rania Rizk, SVP & General Counsel...
The UAE has treaties with several countries for judicial co-operation and the mutual recognition and enforcement of judgments. These include Tunisia, the GCC countries, Algeria, France, Jordan, Egypt, Syria, Armenia, China, Sudan and Pakistan. On October...
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has announced that it had been accepted as a signatory to the IOSCO Enhanced Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding (Enhanced MMoU). The DFSA is the independent regulator of Financial Services in...
The DIFC has signed individual memorandums of understanding (MoU) with two leading institutions to fuel the region’s insurance sector by upskilling talent as well as promoting efficiency and improvement. MoUs were signed with Lloyd’s, the world’s...
