THE DIFC Courts and Dubai Courts came together on 15 September 2013 to give final details of the Middle East’s first international conference on court management, which is taking place in the UAE in December. Organised...
AL Jazeera is to take legal action against Egypt’s military-backed government over what the media network says is a “sustained campaign of harassment and intimidation” against its journalists in the country. The Qatar-based network says that...
DUBAI will set up a centre to swiftly settle rent disputes in the emirate, a local newswire reported last month. Simplified procedures will help settle cases swiftly from centre based at Dubai Land Department. HH Shaikh...
THE recent case of the Emirati man who was caught on video assaulting an Indian truck driver and the controversial video footage posted on the web, has put the UAE’s defamation law in the spotlight. ...
PLANS for Kuwait’s new commercial licences law have been completed, the Kuwait commerce and industry minister has said. “The single-window system will facilitate trade through the single-window system and will offer traders the opportunity to complete...
FOREIGN mothers of Saudi children have been given permanent residence status in the Kingdom. They will no longer need a sponsor to stay in the country, with which they have formed a unique bond through their...
ASHURST Middle East announced the launch of the Ashurst Aquathon Series in association with Race ME Events. The series, which consists of three events varying in difficulty, will take place from November 2013 to April 2014...
LEGAL and business ties between Australia and the UAE were cemented through the signing of a Memorandum of Guidance (MoG) between the New South Wales Supreme Court and the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts. ...
IN an effort to create more job opportunities for the nationals, the Omani government has changed visa regulations, under which only those expatriates earning more than 600 riyals per month will be eligible to bring...
» Following the success of Pro Bono Gala Dinner in 2012, the DIFC Courts is organising the ‘Annual Legal Gala Dinner’ at 7.30pm at the Raffles Hotel in Wafi, Dubai on Friday, 25 October 2013....
