The former CEO of real estate firm Deyaar, Zack Shahin has been sentenced to 15 years in prison by a UAE court after being found guilty of fraud. Dubai’s Criminal Court found Shahin guilty of accepting...
Glo bal energy law firm Baker Botts has announced plans to expand its Middle East operations with an alliance with the International Legal Group (ILG) of Kuwait. The company said in a statement that this is...
DLA Piper advised Paramount Hotel & Resorts on a deal with property developer DAMAC to construct ‘Damac Towers by Paramount’, a unique, luxury development of four buildings in the Business Bay area of downtown Dubai. The...
Duane Morris LLP in a bid to establish presence in the Gulf region announced the opening of its first office in the Middle East through a joint venture with the Al Mashaikhi and Partners Law Firm,...
A bid by the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority to overturn an arbitration panel’s ruling favouring Citigroup Inc. in a dispute was rejected by a US federal judge. The dispute was over a USD7.5 billion investment by...
FICHTE CO was awarded the Best Maritime Law Firm – 2013 at the Trade Export Excellence Awards on February 25, 2013. The firm expressed their gratitude to their clients and shared, “At Fichte, client satisfaction is...
EGYPTIAN Cabinet recently made the final endorsement of the sukuk bonds bill during a meeting, Minister of Finance’s adviser Ahmed Al-Naggar said, according to Zawya’s report. The Islamic bonds bill will be worked out by the...
THE DIFC Courts, Dubai’s established English language, commercial common law judicial system, have announced the appointment of Maha Al Mehairi as a Judicial Officer. She has been promoted from her previous role as a Case Progression...
THE Qatar International Court and Dispute Resolution Centre (QICDRC) has officially launched a report on the development of professional legal and judicial education in Qatar. Authored by Professor Martin Partington, CBE, QC and Chloë Smythe,...
THE Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) has authorised RasGas Company Limited (RasGas) as a training establishment for trainee solicitors in the laws of England and Wales. This makes RasGas the first company in the Middle East to...
