Middle East & International News

Middle East & International News

TRA issues new fees for frequency spectrum use

The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has issued new regulation for fees for use of frequency spectrum and wireless equipment in the UAE. The new regulation will be effective from January 1, 2017, as reported by Zawya....

Ras Al Khaimah partnership with DIFC Courts

The attraction of Ras Al Khaimah as one of the UAE’s top investment destinations has been boosted by new legal steps designed to promote economic growth, secure foreign investment, and protect assets of investors and residents....

Law Firm Highlights – December 2016

Galadari Advocates & Legal Consultants has announced that the firm has been appointed to the legal panel of Dubai Airports. While the firm has already commenced work for Dubai Airports, selection to the legal panel indicates...

Partnership between DRA & BPP University

Non-law graduates living in the UAE and wider Gulf can now make the switch to a career in the global legal profession more easily following a partnership between the Academy of Law for the DIFC Dispute...

Conyers Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary in Dubai

Marking its 10th anniversary in 2016, Conyers’ Dubai office continues to lead the way in providing offshore legal and corporate services to the MENA region. Over the last decade the Dubai office has developed a successful...

Key mergers and associations

New alliance for Clifford Chance Clifford Chance announced that its co-operation with the newly established Abuhimed Alsheikh Alhagbani Law Firm (AS&H) in Saudi Arabia became effective. The new co-operation replaces the stand-alone Clifford Chance Law Firm...

A call to women in arbitration

‘Women in Arab Arbitration’ (WIAR), an independent networking forum for female arbitration practitioners, was launched last month during the Dubai Arbitration Week. The forum is the brainchild of three prominent private practice lawyers Heba Osman of...

Fordham Law School comes to Dubai

2016 was a busy year for the Fordham Law School’s alumni in the Middle East. Fordham Law alumni practicing law in Dubai and Saudi Arabia were planning the launch of the Fordham Law Chapter in the...

Emirates Maritime Arbitration Centre launches in Dubai

The Emirates Maritime Arbitration Centre (EMAC) officially launched at the Dubai Maritime Summit, which took place at the Address Dubai Marina on November 2, 2016, under the patronage of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid...

Qatar track for PPP legislative framework

According to the Gulf Times, various stakeholders in the state are currently finalising a legislative framework for public-private partnership (PPP) models in Qatar, a move that would further develop country’s economy, Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) Authority...

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