Chris Williams and Oliver Phillips share their insight on M&A in the Middle East, emphasising on current activity, future opportunities and critical points that buyers and sellers should consider. The first half of 2020 presented governments,...
Bernadette Baynie highlights seven ways to navigate through turbulent times ahead in an evolving, ‘new’ corporate world. General counsel, senior lawyers and law firm partners are currently living and working through one of the most turbulent...
Procurement is an essential function of any business and a major driver in the economy, writes Rajat Rashmi. She explores some of the checks that companies can implement to be better prepared for contingencies, considering the...
The present is digital, and we are never going back. Pooja Singh writes about the changing regulatory landscape for FinTech in UAE under COVID-19. THE UAE FINTECH LANDSCAPE The UAE is leading the Middle East and...
Laurence Shore and Lorenzo Melchionda share their insight on the viability of videoconferencing for hearings in the United Arab Emirates. The restrictions to movements and the precautionary measures that have been imposed following the outbreak of...
Alvarez & Marsal Middle East assesses how the GCC countries progressing in the fight against money laundering. Members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (“GCC”) include a few of the wealthiest countries in the world and are...
As the ICMA set their eyes on Dubai, Majid Obaid bin Bashir of EMAC talks about the uptake of maritime arbitration in the Middle East. The UAE has made credible advances to support legal infrastructure by...
Dr. Constantin Frank-Fahle of Germela Law LLP considers whether China’s Corporate Social Credit System is a role model for the United Arab Emirates. In 2014, the People’s Republic of China announced the introduction of a data-based...
As the crippling impact of the coronavirus pandemic continues to unfold, Sadique M of Five Holdings puts the spotlight on the insurance industry, calling on them to step-up to the crisis and respond to the challenging...
As criminals and fraudsters have adopted emerging technologies to perpetrate crime, the investigation and enforcement community is responding by embracing technology that can fight back. Craig Heschuk of GreyList Trace explains. The asset tracing industry is...
