THE updated anti-smoking legislation was announced in the third week of August, and will come into effect in six months. Experts believe that children in families of smokers have an increased chance of becoming smokers themselves....
LAW firm Eversheds has advised a consortium of three UK further education colleges on establishing a women’s college in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. North East Surrey College of Technology (NESCOT) has lead a consortium and to secure...
JASAMIN Fichte, managing partner of Fichte & Co and president of WISTA UAE has been appointed as a member of the judging panel for the upcoming Lloyd’s List Awards 2013. The judging panel comprises independent, senior...
DLA Piper, has been recognised by Euromoney Legal Media Group’s European Women in Business Law Awards 2013, winning the Regional Award for the firm’s efforts in the Middle East. The award ceremony was held in June...
THE Lawyer Awards ceremony took place in London on Tuesday, 25 June 2013 – a celebration of excellence in the legal profession attended by more than 1,400 lawyers. Taylor Wessing was recognised for innovation in the...
CLIFFORD Chance and Al-Jadaan & Partners have advised BNP Paribas Investment Company KSA and GIB Capital LLC (GIB Capital) in their roles as joint lead managers and bookrunners on the issuance by SBG Sukuk Limited of...
A one-year ban will be imposed on anyone who obtains a labour card with a company they are not really working for, said a senior Ministry of Labour official. According to Humaid Bin Deemas Al Suwaidi,...
EXPERTS have stressed the need for establishing special courts for the speedy settlement of real estate disputes in order to stabilize the booming real estate market in the Kingdom. The Kingdom’s real estate sector, which...
A Kuwaiti sheikh is suing UBS for USD21.4m, alleging the bank failed to pay him for helping it become lead arranger on a USD9bn asset sale by the Kuwaiti telecommunications operator Zain, a Dubai court heard...
WHITE & Case has been granted a licence to practise law in Dubai in an extension of its Abu Dhabi offering. The US firm has been expanding its presence in the Middle East in the...
