Holman Fenwick Willan has announced a formal law alliance (FLA) between its Singapore office, Holman Fenwick Willan Singapore LLP, and Singapore law firm AsiaLegal LLC. The alliance, which has received approval from the Singapore Attorney General's...
The President, HH Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued a law regulating the real estate sector in the emirate of Abu Dhabi. The new law specifies the jurisdictions of the Department of Municipal Affairs (DMA)...
The United Arab Emirates' bank industry association has discussed a proposal to create a centralised Shari’ah board that would monitor Islamic banking, which could spur the growth of the industry, according to Reuters. The central...
1) Following the conclusion of a public consultation, the DIFC Courts announced a series of practical enhancements that will help businesses access justice more simply and cost effectively. The first sees the default jurisdiction of the...
King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) is officially open for business in Singapore. The firm’s new office opened last month in the Ocean Financial Centre. Three KWM partners will lead the establishment of the office with an...
The telecom regulator of Iraq has scrapped a USD100 million fine imposed on the country's largest mobile phone operator, Zain Iraq, ending a case that had dragged on for several years, according to Reuters. In 2011,...
Pharmaceutical giant Shire has hired Reckitt Benckiser (RB) group general counsel Bill Mordan as its new general counsel and corporate secretary, reported The Lawyer. Mordan replaces interim general counsel Mark Enyedy who will continue as the...
The British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (BASCA), the Musicians’ Union (MU) and UK Music have succeeded in their substantive judicial review against the Government over its recent changes to copyright laws, The Lawyer reported....
According to the Times of Oman, a final approval for the draft takaful or Islamic insurance regulation, which was cleared by the State Council in February, is expected soon. The draft Takaful Insurance Law, which was...
Fadi Hammadeh and HE Abdul Aziz Abdulla Al Ghurair Most family-owned businesses in the GCC will face a succession challenge within the next decade. A groundbreaking legal white paper by the Family Business Network GCC provides...
