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Middle East & International News
News from the DIFC
The Academy of Law for the DIFC has joined forces with the University of Sharjah to help young lawyers in the UAE achieve success in the in the English-language, commercial common law system. The two...
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...
