Push for clean energy in Dubai
Dubai is set to spend billions of dollars on generating clean energy, the government said on last month, aiming to have solar panels installed on the roofs of all buildings by 2030, according to Reuters. The...
- Dubai International Arbitration Centre broadens reach to Vietnam
- New Lex Mundi GC Summit Report highlights harnessing the potential of GenAI
- Pinsent Masons launches Vario in the Middle East
- Clyde & Co strengthens its presence in the KSA, in line with RHQ Programme
- Launch of new law firm in the UAE by former General Counsel of Aster DM Healthcare
- Meysan Partners launches in London
- Squire Patton Boggs appoints Middle East practice co-chairs
Middle East & International News
Essar Global Fund’s GC steps down
Essar Global Fund Limited (EGFL) general counsel and chief compliance officer Raminder Singh has announced he will leave the firm at the end of the year, according to The Lawyer. Singh joined Essar in 2010 from...
IP procedures to be streamlined in India
The Indian government has unveiled a new framework for approving and defending intellectual property rights. It is intended to boost innovation and remove obstacles to doing business in India for multinational corporations, particularly drugmakers, according to...
Child Rights Law in UAE
The draft Child Rights Law was returned to the FNC with reservations from President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan on wording of an article of the law. The wording of article 20 of...
News from the DIFC
The memorandum between the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) and DIFC Dispute Resolution Authority (DRA) creates a strategic partnership that will benefit the 60 DFM– listed companies, as well as the large number of issuers of Sukuk,...
Qatar and UNODC sign deal to fund justice projects
On November 27, an agreement between Qatar and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) was signed in Vienna.Qatar will fund to deliver projects related to justice, prisoners, youth and justice education highlighted by the...
The 30% Club launches GCC Chapter
Last month,business leaders across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries announced the launch of the regional chapter of the 30% Club, a global business-led initiative committed to achieving better gender representation in senior leadership positions of...
UAE’s lawyers honoured by popular vote
The Annual Legal Gala 2015 was held on October 29, 2015 under the auspices of the Academy of Law for the DIFC, an independent entity that provides quality services to the UAE legal community designed to...
DIAC launches the Middle East’s first Arbitration Awards
Dr. Tarek Fouad Riad and Dr. Habib Al Mulla Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) launched a first-of-its-kind award programme that will recognise the Middle East’s best performing arbitration firms and lawyers. “The UAE is one of...
Law Firm Highlights December 2015
· Dentons, the Chinese firm Dacheng, the Singapore firm Rodyk & Davidson, and the Australian firm Gadens, are considering a combination that would secure the position of the world’s largest law firm as the dominant global...
