UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
INTERNATIONAL legal practice Norton Rose Group has advised Absa Bank, a subsidiary of Barclays Bank on one of its biggest deals, in securing Edcon’s store card book worth ZAR10 billion. Edcon is the leading clothing,...
- Dubai International Arbitration Centre broadens reach to Vietnam
- New Lex Mundi GC Summit Report highlights harnessing the potential of GenAI
- Pinsent Masons launches Vario in the Middle East
- Clyde & Co strengthens its presence in the KSA, in line with RHQ Programme
- Launch of new law firm in the UAE by former General Counsel of Aster DM Healthcare
- Meysan Partners launches in London
- Squire Patton Boggs appoints Middle East practice co-chairs
Middle East & International News
SAUDI ARABIA – The Kingdom warns employers
THE Ministry of Labour has stated it is a violation of the Kingdom’s labour regulations to insist a woman should be unmarried to be eligible for employment. There have been reports of women being dismissed because...
QATAR – DLA Piper advises Doha Festival City
DLA Piper, the global law firm, has recently announced its involvement in the financing of Doha Festival City, one of the largest multi-use developments in Qatar. The project is being developed by its owners, Bawabat Al...
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – New partner at TLA
TRIBONIAN Law Advisors (TLA in association with Rindala Beydoun legal consultancy) has recently made Carlo Pianese, new partner of the Dubai office. Pianese previously worked as senior associate at international law firm Vinson & Elkins...
JORDAN – King approves electoral amended law
THE amendments to the 2012 Elections Law, enacted by the two chambers of parliament, were recently approved, according to Jordan news agency, Petra. The Lower House and the Senate passed the overall legislation first, approving...
JORDAN – Chadbourne’s powerful project
CHADBOURNE & Parke represented the Sponsors, Suez Environnement S.A.S., Infilco Degremont, Inc and The Morganti Group, Inc, on all aspects of the US$225 million expansion of As-Samra Wastewater Treatment Plant in Jordan. The Expansion of...
OMAN – SNR Denton advises USG
SNR Denton advised USG Corporation (USG), the Chicago based manufacturer of building materials, on their partnership with Oman based Zawawi Minerals. This strategic and multifaceted partnership has been developed to meet the growing demand...
SAUDI ARABIA – The Kingdom issues new finance laws
THE Saudi Council of Ministers has issued a package of five new laws which many believe will dramatically change the finance market in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. These new laws have been anticipated for a...
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – DIFC Courts’ judge promotes UAE as international business hub
THE DIFC Courts, the UAE’s English-language common law judicial system based in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), have been strongly represented at the recent ‘GCC in the City’, a financial forum in London. The...
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – Hogan Lovells advises on Enoc expansion
INTERNATIONAL law firm, Hogan Lovells has recently acted as counsel to Emirates NBD Bank PJSC, Noor Islamic Bank PJSC and Standard Chartered Bank as arrangers on a US$ 75,000,000 and AED 91, 825,000 Istisna financing facility....
