LOD (Lawyers On Demand) and Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) have announced that LOD has agreed terms to bring in new capital to support LOD’s growth plans through a partnership with Bowmark Capital (Bowmark), which specialises...
According to the Kuwait Times, Kuwait’s finance ministry has formed a special committee to implement value added tax (VAT), while its experts helped the committee frame the VAT law, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) has said. PWC also noted...
The Petition Kuwaiti pension fund, the Public Institution for Social Security (the “Fund”), filed a petition against the Dubai-based private-equity fund, Abraaj Group (“Abraaj”), in the Cayman Islands on May 22, 2018. The petition states that...
BonelliErede announced the integration of regional boutique law firm Tribonian Law Advisors (TLA), based in the UAE and operating in Lebanon and Saudi Arabia through an international partnership. The integration comes as a strategic move to...
UAE companies running out of time to comply with EU data protection regulations, says lawyer A UAE-based lawyer today warned a large number of businesses operating in the UAE, that in order to do business in...
The Finance and Economic Affairs Committee of Bahrain’s Shoura Council has approved in principle a bill to reorganise the country’s bankruptcy law, state news BNA said on Tuesday. Bahrain first introduced a bankruptcy law in 1987 but the...
Richard Davies will continue in his role as country managing partner for the UAE. The launch is a return to the region for Bryan Cave, who previously had offices in KSA, Kuwait and Dubai. Bryan Cave...
As per a statement released by the Government of Dubai Media Office, the Dubai Courts is all set to revolutionise its operations with ‘C3 Court’, the world’s first judicial system in which all three courts –...
Across the jurisdictions, the focus now needs to shift from an amateur debate on ‘whether or not the cryptocurrencies are a viable mode of payment’, to a more pragmatic dialogue of understanding the efficacy and implementation...
Last month, Saudi law firm AlSabhan & AlAjaji signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with international law firm Pinsent Masons during the Saudi-UK CEO Forum, to facilitate co-operative efforts to develop the Saudi firm’s legal know-how in...
