RICS is hosting an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Symposium themed: Driving Change: New Perspectives on ADR in the MENA Built Environment at The RITZ Carlton in DIFC on June 1, 2015. Her Honour Frances Kirkham CBE, Justice of...
Dr. Habib Al Mulla Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) has established a network for young arbitrators called DIAC 40 – Young Practitioners Group. The decision to launch the group was decided by the Board of Trustees...
· The DIFC Courts published their 2014 Annual Report, detailing another milestone year in the history of Dubai’s English language common law courts with the total value of claims and counterclaims filed increasing by 81 per...
DLA Piper has opened its second office in Saudi Arabia and has announced plans for a third office opening before the end of the year, taking the total number of Middle East offices to eight. The...
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...
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...
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...
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...
· 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...
· 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...
