Middle East & International News

Middle East & International News

UAE and Italy sign agreements on judicial cooperation

The United Arab Emirates and the Republic of Italy have signed two agreements for judicial and legal cooperation, including extradition rules and mutual legal assistance in criminal matters between the two countries. The agreements were signed...

Bahrain’s new statute on conflicts of law

With the recently enacted Law No. 6 of 2015, Bahrain has finally adopted a much-needed legal framework for the resolution of conflicts of law in civil and commercial matters involving a foreign element. The new Law...

Eximius Law launches in the Middle East

Legal recruitment firm Eximius Law has launched in the Middle East following success in London and Hong Kong. The new practice has been created to meet increasing client demand for legal professionals in the region and...

DFSA’s new general counsel

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) today announced that Muna Dandan will join them as General Counsel. Dandan has held a number of senior legal positions in the private sector and has significant experience in legal...

DIFC’s new academy signs first international MoU

The  chair of University Affairs Committee of ECUPL DU Zhichun and DIFC Courts registrar and CEO Mark Beer during the signing of the MoU  The new DIFC Dispute Resolution Authority Academy of Law announced  that it has...

Revised judicial fees in Dubai courts

Vice President and Prime Minister His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has issued, in his capacity as the Ruler of Dubai, law no. 21 for 2015 on the judicial fees in Dubai courts. The...

Hitachi Rail Europe set to hire its first GC

Hitachi Rail Europe is to hire its first ever general counsel, less than a year after the company revealed which firms had won places on its inaugural legal panel, reported The Lawyer. The new general counsel...

ADX issues new law for investors

The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange has issued new law for trading, clearing and depositary system for its investors. “This law will determine the best practices in the financial markets in order to achieve specific tasks market...

Google turns to Cleary as it creates new Alphabet company

Alphabet’s CEO Larry Page Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has won the top role advising on Google’s corporate reorganisation and the creation of a new parent company called Alphabet, according to The Lawyer. Corporate partners Ethan...

New law to govern private-public partnerships

Gurmeet Kaur His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, issued a law regulating the partnership between the public and private sector. Law No. 22...

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