NEW legislation including tougher punishments for companies that flout health and safety standards, grants private sector workers 30 days of annual leave and increases the length of maternity leave will finally come into effect after four...
THE Qatar International Court and Dispute Resolution Centre (QICDRC) has announced The Rt Hon the Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers (pictured) will replace The Rt Hon the Lord Woolf of Barnes as President of the recently...
A panel of Egyptian judges postponed a case contesting the constitutionality of parts of a law regulating last year’s legislative vote which Islamists won. The advisory panel gave the government’s lawyers and the plaintiff...
A prominent Bahraini human rights activist has appeared in court charged with inciting protests by using social networking sites. Nabeel Rajab was arrested on May 5 at Manama’s airport, on his return from Beirut. ...
EMIRATI lawyers are positive about Dubai’s decision to offer two different legal systems. A recent survey by the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts revealed that 96 per cent of those polled think Dubai’s...
A Casablanca court has sentenced a Moroccan hip hop artist to one year in prison for hurting the image of the police. Mouad Belghouat, better known as “Al Haqed” (The “Sullen”, “Enraged” or “Contemptuous” One,...
HUSSAIN Lootah & Associates, (HLA) the UAE-based law firm with 15 years of experience in practicing law in the GCC region, believes the UAE needs to rapidly prepare for the digital future. Ahmed Hussain...
INTERNATIONAL law firm Trowers & Hamlins has been awarded the Law Society of England & Wales’ Lexcel legal quality mark across all of its international offices in Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Cairo, Dubai and Oman. After...
BUSINESSES are bullish on the prospects for Sharia-compliant products and services, according to new research from the Economist Intelligence Unit. A global survey of C-level and senior executives shows that demand for Sharia orientated products...
CAMPAIGN group Human Rights Watch said the Saudi Labour Ministry’s proposal to abolish the employer-based sponsorship system is a positive step for migrant workers. Human Rights Watch said the sponsorship system fuels human rights abuses...
