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Middle East & International News
LLC firms in QFC
The Qatar Financial Centre Authority (QFCA)has enlarged the scope of its companies' regulation and rules to include limited guarantee entities with a view to foster private sector development in the country. This update aims to further diversify the QFC platform...
Lloyd’s new GC
Lloyds Banking Group has appointed Kate Cheetham as its new general counsel as reported in The Lawyer. Cheetham was previously deputy general counsel to Andrew Whittaker who took on the role on a fixed two-year term...
DWF opens in Dubai
Andrew Leaitherland, managing partner & CEO, DWF To support its clients across the construction, energy, insurance and transport sectors in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, UK legal business DWF is opening an office...
Law to regulate use of drones
A new law aimed at regulating the use of drones and robotics and selling them for scientific and commercial purposes will be issued soon, said a top judicial official according to Gulf News. UAE is geared...
News from the Courts
· The DIFC Courts has introduced a new innovative Practice Direction (procedural guideline) that will facilitate greater international enforcement of judgments and increase the speed of settling commercial disputes. The Practice Direction is the first of its...
Law firm highlights – April 2015
· A team from global business law firm DLA Piper delivered a successful two-day workshop last month in Beirut, Lebanon, on the topics of legal drafting and negotiations skills for Arab law students and trainees, in...
Morgan Lewis to combine with Stamford Law in Singapore
Morgan Lewis and Singapore’s Stamford Law Corporation announced last month they are joining forces to create the only fully integrated law firm in Singapore that can practice across all legal service areas. The combination will establish...
Billion dollar solar plant in Dubai
A consortium of Saudi Arabia's ACWA Power and Spain's TSK has won a bid to build a 1.2 billion dirhams (USD327 million) solar power plant in Dubai, as the emirate looks to diversify to meet its growing...
Banks tighten due diligence to check bad debts
A number of banks in the UAE are preparing for lower credit growth and are implementing stricter due diligence on both retail and corporate customers. At least three leading banks in the country have initiated tighter...
