IP Risk Management
Intellectual property valuation is an inevitable tool for managing risk for innovation. Nevin Jacob Koshy of UTPS highlights the benefits. ‘Now here, you see, it takes all the running you can do to keep in the...
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Opinions
Understanding Ethics: Apples and Oranges
What role does ‘intentional ethics’ play in shaping the ethical behaviour of an individual? Michael Ridgeway, general counsel of DFSA, shares his views on this interesting concept. When I was Editor-in-Chief of the American Indian[1] Law...
Confronting Corporate Corruption
There is a pertinent need for companies to build an effective and comprehensive anti-bribery program. Neill Blundell of Eversheds outlines a step-by-step approach based on six key principles. It is clear from the number of actions...
A Pioneering Approach
The enforcement of judgments of the DIFC Courts and their transportability as arbitral awards: an analysis of the DIFC Courts’ proposed Practice Direction. In July 2014, the Courts of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) announced...
Overcoming the challenges of green growth
Michelle T. Davies and Matthew Gibbs of Eversheds provide insight on hurdles the MENA region is currently facing in the renewables sector and on possible measures to counter these problems. There is a growing emphasis on...
What solar needs to succeed
Building a stronger solar energy industry in the Middle East: an Industry Perspective Governments throughout the region have announced ambitious goals for the deployment of solar and other renewable power. For example, Saudi Arabia announced a...
Putting your foot in the door
Matthew Culver and Sarah French of CMS outline useful information for foreign companies seeking to tender for renewables projects in the UAE. With the award of Expo 2020 and Dubai’s desire to ‘go green,’ the emirate has been putting...
Patenting CleanTech Inventions
With an increase in clean energy innovation in the MENA region, Raka Roy of UTPS talks about how patent plays an integral role to protect these technologies. Most of the Middle East economies are driven by...
Investing in the Kurdistan Region
With a booming oil industry and welcoming foreign direct investment policies, the Kurdistan Region is currently a ‘hot’ jurisdiction. However, there are still certain obstacles in the path of progress in the hydrocarbon sector. Bracewell &...
Smart Cities: Green Revolution or Mission Control?
Is the GCC equipped with adequate data protection and cyber security frameworks to protect personal data in a ‘smart city’ concept? Malcolm Dowden of Charles Russell LLP raises relevant concerns. 2014 promises to be the ‘year...
