The 100-member body charged with drafting Egypt’s new constitution has been suspended by an Egyptian court. A Cairo court decided “to halt the parliament speaker’s decision to form the constituent assembly,” Judge Ali Fikri told Egyptian...
A NEW law has created Dubai Corporation for Aviation Engineering Projects (DCAEP), a body that will help the emirate leverage its expertise in master planning and developing world-class airports in and outside the country. Law...
THE DIFC Courts, the English language, common law judicial system based in Dubai, recently made a legal landmark – after its first enforcement under the Protocol on Enforcement of Judgments, Letters Regulatory and Judicial Notices issued...
Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) released a consultation paper in October last year proposing significant changes to the way a NASDAQ Dubai listing application is presented and approved, and to the requirements for a company seeking...
Iran sentences ‘spy’ to death A court in Tehran has sentenced an Iranian American to death, after he was convicted of spying for the Central Intelligence Agency, according to Iranian media. The sentencing of Amir Mirzaei...
FNC tackles new child adoption law MEMBERS of the UAE’s Federal National Council, which represents the people, recently debated with a government minister for more than seven hours over a new adoption law, over whether abandoned...
SAUDI ARABIA New laws needed for Holy Cities GLOBAL Islamic real estate advisory firm Alpha1Estates International says new real estate, regulatory, immigration, business and finance legislation is required for the real estate sector in the Holy...
Mubarak ruled as a tyrant, Egypt prosecutor tells court EGYPT’S chief prosecutor delivered the harshest assessment of Hosni Mubarak’s rule ever heard in one of the country’s courtrooms recently, accusing the ousted leader of tyranny and...
A more transparent legal framework to deal with insolvencies and corporate bankruptcies – defining the rights of both debtors and creditors – are important to attract both foreign investments and foster domestic entrepreneurship in the region,...
THE UAE federal government has approved a new proposed corporate law, which aims to give greater flexibility to those setting up companies, and strengthen corporate governance of joint stock companies. The new legislation lays down a...
