TAYLOR Wessing (Middle East) has announced the appointment of Tahir Ahmed as a new partner in its Corporate Finance Group. Tahir’s appointment brings the total number of partners in the Dubai office to six and follows...
DLA Piper has welcomed the long-awaited Companies Law for Kuwait, which was recently published in the Official Gazette (Kuwait Al-Yom). The new law introduces a raft of new concepts and principals set to shape the...
QATAR Airways is filing a USD600 million legal claim against a contractor for a delay in opening a new international airport in the emirate’s capital, Doha, according to Reuters. Lindner Depa Interiors, a German-Dubai joint venture,...
DESPITE the current challenges facing the sector, the private aviation industry in the Middle East could triple over the next 20 years, according to industry experts at a recent Clyde & Co seminar, titled ‘Middle East...
THE attorney general of the Gulf state of Qatar, His Excellency Dr Ali bin Fetais Al Marri, recently addressed a distinguished audience at a Qatar Law Forum symposium on the Rule of Law and anti-corruption...
UAE law firm Habib Al Mulla, has strengthened its presence in Abu Dhabi with a move into Sowwah Square development on Al Maryah Island. After ten years in Abu Dhabi, the move is in line with...
THE Qatar International Court and Dispute Resolution Centre (QICDRC) has sworn in Justice Rashid Al-Badr as a specialist Enforcement Judge at a ceremony led by QICDRC president lord Phillips and chief justice HE Masood Bin Muhammad...
SEVERAL protesters were hurt and others detained when protesters clashed with security forces outside Kuwait’s parliament building, reports say. At least 5,000 people took part in the demonstration on the 15th of October. In an...
SAUDI Arabia intends to allow local women to practice law in a departure from a long-standing policy of banning female lawyers due to social and religious constraints, a Saudi newspaper has reported. The Saudi cabinet...
THE Chairman of the Special Tribunal related to Dubai World, Sir Anthony Evans, announced the appointment of Sir David Steel, a DIFC Courts Judge, as the fourth member of the Special Tribunal. The Special Tribunal...
