· 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...
1) The DIFC Courts’ growing framework of cooperation agreements with commercial courts in Asia took a significant step forward last month with the signing of a memorandum with the Supreme Court of Korea. The document, which covers...
The 8th Annual Corporate Legal Counsel: A New Era forum was organised by Marcusevans conferences from 2-4 November, 2015. The theme of the conferences was on leading change, transcending boundaries and engaging legal facets to rise...
· Dentons has won Deal of the Year at the Seatrade Maritime Awards, held at the Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai on 19 October 2015. The deal was a USD550 million conventional and Islamic multi-tranche facility to...
Abu Dhabi Global Market, ADGM, announced the appointments of the chief justice, and the registrar and CEO of the ADGM Courts, reported Emirates News Agency. The Right Honourable Lord David Hope of Craighead is the chief...
According to Reuters, Microsoft Corp and Google Inc have agreed to bury all patent infringement litigation against each other, the companies announced on last month, settling 18 cases in the United States and Germany. In another...
The Dubai Data Law was launched last month to allow the sharing of government data with the private sector, His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler...
The UAE Insurance Authority announced that it would launch a new set of regulations around insurance policies to govern the banking sector by 2016. The Authority is currently working with the country’s Central Bank to draft...
According to Emirates News Agency, six new judges were sworn in before HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Presidential Affairs and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Judicial Department. Sheikh Mansour, during...
Saudi Arabia's market regulator has further tightened its restrictions on anonymous investors trading shares through brokers, citing the need to prevent money laundering and financing of militant groups. The Capital Market Authority (CMA) told licensed brokers...
