Anti-smoking law comes into effect
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Middle East & International News
DIFC Courts’ new enforcement department
The UAE’s position as a global dispute resolution hub was strengthened with the launch of the DIFC Courts Enforcement Department. Operating under the leadership of HE Judge Omar Al Muhairi, the newly formed department has been...
CCME Awards 2014
Legal Week and the Corporate Counsel Middle East Group (CCME announced that the third annual Corporate Counsel Middle East Awards 2014 will take place in Dubai on Thursday,15th May 2014 at The Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi Hotel....
Law Firm Highlights
Clifford Chance launched a joint Saudi and foreign owned law firm in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with a team of 30 permanently based Saudi and foreign lawyers. It is the first international law firm to...
Event update
WFES 2014 The 2014 edition of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week anchored by the 7th World Future Energy Summit and including the 2nd International Water Summit, both hosted by Masdar, ended having received an estimated 30,000 attendees...
New law firm in Turkey
Fırat – İzgi announced the launch of its new law firm. The firm will focus primarily on the business and legal needs of companies within the industries of life sciences and healthcare, energy and natural resources,...
Barbri Int’l comes to Dubai
An attorney-at-law qualification has become an entry level requirement for many of the leading areas of international legal services. This legal qualification can now be obtained in Dubai as well from Barbri International, a part of...
FBI hires new GC
According the The Lawyer, the FBI has turned to investment management firm Bridgewater Associates for general counsel hire James Baker. Baker, who joined Bridgewater as associate general counsel two years ago, succeeds outgoing GC Andrew Weissmann....
Firm advises on billion-dollar oil and gas restructuring
Mayer Brown is advising on the USD1.2bn restructuring and USD133m sale of ATP Oil & Gas UK to Alpha Petroleum, the UK subsidiary of private equity house Petroleum Equity. The firm has been advising the bankrupt...
Hogan Lovells combines with South African law firm
HOGAN Lovells and leading South African law firm Routledge Modise have announced the approval of their respective partnerships to combine their firms. The combination which took effect from December 1, 2013 with Routledge Modise expected to...
