David McIlwaine reveals the findings of the survey conducted by Pinsent Masons and Queen Mary University of London on dispute resolution in the TMT industry. While Intellectual Property is predicted to continue as the reason behind...
Mojahed Al Sebae talks about the extent to which the UAE law recognises a LLC’s separate legal personality and the specific cases under which the corporate veil can be lifted. The Limited Liability Company in the...
Islamic finance has the opportunity to be the perfect tool to strengthen and increase the investment flows from Middle Eastern investors into Europe, writes Guido Labriola of Global Advocacy and Legal Consultants. The Islamic finance industry...
Moaz Forawi of Fichte & Co sets out the key aspects of UAE’s New Medical Liability Law, introduced to define medical malpractice and specify the rights and responsibilities of healthcare providers. The healthcare industry is booming...
Sadique Mohd of CSCEC shares his thoughts on the potential consequences of the recent amendment to the UAE Penal code on arbitrator bias. The recent amendment to the Federal Law No. 7 of 2016 amending Article...
Ince & Co’s Mohamed El Hawawy and Mazin Mohamed discuss the arbitrability of lease agreements in the United Arab Emirates. Over the last few years, the issue of the arbitrability of a real estate dispute has...
Stephen Walker QC of Atkins Chambers considers the contractual issues mega projects could generate for those engaged in the delivery of the works. On January 2, 2017, Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum announced the development...
Could smart contracts be the end of lawyers unless they know how to write computer code? Michael Twomey of Law2020 offers his take. As a recent conference, organised by Law2020 and CBD Consultancy Dubai, entitled ‘The Law...
Khaled Shivji of Aggreko shares his experience in using an eProcurement System to appoint a legal panel. Using an, online eProcurement system can pay dividends for General Counsel who want to appoint a legal panel. When...
DLA Piper analyses the implications of Article 257 of the Penal Code on commercial arbitration in the UAE. Does it have potential to weaken the arbitration landscape of the country? In September 2016, an amendment to...
