» THE QICDRC hosted a roundtable discussion on the development of professional legal education in Qatar. The seminar was attended by universities, legal bodies and industry lawyers. Key issues addressed at the roundtable included the requirement...
ACCORDING to the newswire Reuters, a legal fight over AT&T Inc’s refusal to carry the US news channel of Qatar-based broadcaster Al Jazeera can remain under wraps for now, despite a ruling by a Delaware state...
EVERSHEDS » The law firm expanded its Middle East operations with the opening of a second office in Iraq, located in Erbil, Kurdistan Region. The opening of the Erbil office will mark the opening of...
A host of firms including Linklaters, Allen & Overy, and Baker & McKenzie have filed a collective objection against Dewey & LeBoeuf’s estate over its attempt to win compensation for client work originated at the defunct...
THE Dubai Courts has entered the Guinness Book of Records for setting a new world record in e-auctions. The Dubai Courts has been able to break the record for the most expensive property sold via an...
ACCORDING to the newswire Reuters, Abu Dhabi-listed Dana Gas, leading a consortium of energy investors, has filed an arbitration case in London against the Iraqi Kurdistan government, the company said last month. The arbitration proceedings are...
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. ...
