Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has issued a consultation paper proposing to amend the DIFC Prescribed Company Regulations. The Proposed amendments will enhance the regulatory framework within DIFC and provide further structuring options for businesses operating...
Lex Mundi, the world’s leading global network of independent law firms, announces the launch of its annual thought leadership report featuring findings from its most recent General Counsel Summit, held in Munich. The Lex Mundi Summit Report 2022 (‘Report’), Enterprise Values vs....
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has launched its regulatory regime for Whistleblowing. The regime is the first of its kind to be introduced by a financial service regulator in the UAE and applies to all...
Trowers & Hamlins has pledged to achieve a target of net zero emissions by 2030 as part of the firm’s responsible business strategy. The strategy is embedded in the firm’s governance and brought to life by...
The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts today released its annual figures for the full year of 2021, with total a volume of 747 cases across all divisions. The main Court of First Instance (CFI) recorded 147 cases, with a...
Lex Mundi has launched the latest edition of its annual report on the key trends for global mergers & acquisitions (M&A). The Global M&A Trends Report 2022 draws upon insights gathered from practitioners across 66 jurisdictions. It finds that, despite...
As part of its efforts to cement Dubai’s position as a global alternative dispute resolution hub, the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) has finalised its new 2022 Arbitration Rules. Following review by the Arbitration Court of...
Norton Rose Fulbright has appointed Madhavi Gosavi as head of banking and finance for Europe, Middle East and Asia (EMEA), effective January 1, 2022. Gosavi will succeed Chris Brown, who has held the leadership role since...
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...
