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...
SAUDI Arabia is finalising a regulatory framework which will allow foreigners to directly own stocks in the kingdom, though the market has no need for liquidity from international investors, the head of the country’s market regulator...
EVERSHEDS has secured a three-year fixed fee contract with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) in Africa and the Middle East. The deal will see Eversheds instructed on a fixed-fee basis for each matter with...
DUBAI Courts Department (DCD) has become the first in the Middle East to launch an online programme that enables its clients to register civil cases electronically. The newly-launched service came at a high commendation by DCD’s...
ACCORDING to a report in Zawya, Saudi law firms are training 21 women to pursue careers in the legal profession, as per the Justice Ministry. Enrollment and Acceptance Committee will issue licenses to the trainees at...
