Arbitration set to be strengthened by new Federal Arbitration Law. Paul Taylor talks about how the new law will support the use of arbitration in the UAE. Recent announcements[1] by the UAE Minister of Economy, Sultan...
Legal practitioners in the UAE are familiar with the process involved in enforcing arbitral awards and foreign judgments in the Dubai Courts but there was until recently some uncertainty over how the DIFC Courts would treat...
Labour Transparency in Supply Chains New Ministry of Labour Resolutions to enhance workers’ rights are due to come into effect in the UAE in January 2016, but these are not the only changes multinational businesses need...
Gareth Mills of Charles Russell Speechlys highlights the global concern of how public policy exemption will impact enforcement of arbitral awards in the region. The recent arbitration laws passed in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, and...
After a series of high profile, successful cyber attacks on a variety of major corporations, in-house lawyers should be doing more and implementing measures to protect their companies from such threats, writes Alex Ridout. It...
Measures to protect intellectual property rights have been gaining traction in the UAE in the last few years; however is it vital for the country to adapt new best practices to progress further. Nadim Bardawil highlights...
Duncan Crerar of Nexus Insurance Brokers shares his knowledge on the most important things you need to think about when buying Group Medical Insurance to cover your employees. Medical Insurance is the subject of much discussion...
David Hull of Squire Patton Boggs, explores the continuing appeal of English football clubs to international and Middle East investors. Is there no end to football's world domination? Few sports have extended such global reach and...
Andrea Gillard sheds light on the corporate governance practices a company needs to follow to run business as per the stakeholders’ desires. Corporate Governance hit the news in 2001 and 2002 with the collapse of global...
How would the Gulf States benefit by engaging more women in corporate leadership roles? Ghada Qaisi Audi of Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons shares her insights on why companies here need to do more. Diversifying boards of...
