The chief executive and senior registrar of the DIFC Courts, Mark Beer, OBE, was today named President-elect of the International Association for Court Administration (IACA), where he will work to raise the standards of justice systems...
The Centre has obtained preliminary approval to open an office in DIFC, to facilitate the implementation of arbitrators’ provisions. Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC), a Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) initiative, announced that it...
The changes include the appointment of a new deputy chief justice, the addition of a new international judge to the bench, and expanded roles for the Courts’ Emirati judges. The DIFC Courts has announced a major...
Dubai’s first dedicated business mediation facility – The Mediation Centre – officially launched on May 16, 2016. This is a significant development that will make available a wide range of internationally renowned legal expertise to the UAE for mediating...
The firm has hired tax specialist Stijn Janssen from Ernst & Young to lead the practice in the DIFC following regulatory approval. Withers is set to open a tax office in Dubai's Dubai International Financial Centre...
Pauline Egan and Alastair Mitchell have been appointed as the firm's first external board member and chief operating officer respectively. Pauline Egan joins the firm's global Board as a non-executive board member. She will combine that...
Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Centre for Responsible Business’s ENGAGE Dubai programme in partnership with Du organised a workshop entitled ‘How can community organisations legally protect their brands?’ at the Dubai Chamber HQ on April...
1) Dentons and 4see hosted the second briefing in Environmental Health and Safety series. Experts from across the construction industry gathered at Dentons Abu Dhabi office last month to consider health and safety matters in the...
His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE, in his capacity as the Ruler of Dubai, issued a decree setting up the Emirates Maritime Arbitration Centre (EMAC) to settle...
The institutions have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a framework to enable facilitation of the judicial cooperation procedures by both parties. Abu Dhabi Judicial Department and Abu Dhabi Global Market Courts (ADGM Courts) have...
