Middle East & International News

Middle East & International News

Navigating Change

  Dentons partner Kara Baysinger; Sophie Moloney, general counsel and company secretary at OSN; Kiran Scarr, general counsel with Dubai Multi Commodities Centre; Yvonne Hilst, senior compliance counsel with Mubadala Development Company; and  Antony Cook, associate general counsel for Legal and Corporate Affairs in...

Iran: More opportunities ahead

An agreement has been reached between the International Group of P&I Clubs and the US authorities which will allow the shipping and trading industries to obtain more adequate insurance cover for Iranian related trades, and engage...

Penalty alert

On April 3, 2016, judgment was issued in the first case in the DIFC Court of First Instance in which the DIFC Employment Law Article 18 penalty provision has been considered – CFI 015/2014 Asif Adil...

HFW joins hands with Wintell & Co

Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) announced that following approval by the Shanghai Justice Bureau, the firm, through its Shanghai office, has entered into a formal association with local law firm Wintell & Co operating in the Shanghai...

Vinson & Elkins closes Abu Dhabi office

  Vinson & Elkins has become the latest firm to close in Abu Dhabi, with all staff set to relocate to its Dubai office. Vinson & Elkins has stated in a release that following a strategic...

New premises for Dubai law firm

The Squire Patton Boggs Dubai office relocated to the Burj Daman Office Tower of the Dubai International Financial Centre on March 13, 2016. “The new premises provide enhanced facilities for clients and ideal accommodation for the...

Mergers & Associations

Squire Patton Boggs has merged with US firm Carroll Burdick & McDonough, in a deal that sees the former boost its lawyer headcount by over 50, The Lawyer reported. Litigation and risk management firm Carroll Burdick...

News from the Courts

England and Wales’s senior judge, The Right Honourable The Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, was in Dubai recently for a first-hand look at the DIFC’s system for resolving business disputes, highlighting the close bond between the two...

VAT in the UAE

The UAE will implement value added tax (VAT) at the rate of five per cent from January 1, 2018, said Obaid Humaid Al Tayer, UAE Minister of State for Financial Affairs, the Gulf News reported. The...

New risk management rules

The United Arab Emirates plans to release new risk management and corporate governance rules for banks by the end of this year, a senior central bank official said, as a looming economic slowdown threatens to pressure...

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