Opinions

Opinions

Think before you post!

Susie Abdel-Nabi and Alexandra Lester talk about defamation and social media in the UAE, highlighting the important changes in the laws and potential risks for employers. It is more important than ever for business and individuals...

New DNA detected for an NDA: Process, prevent and protect

Nouf Alkhaja explores the DNA of business deals highlighting the key provisions and considerations for parties entering into non-disclosure agreements. What are NDAs, why have them and what provisions do they contain? Confidentiality of highly valuable...

Decoding derivatives

Gaby El Hakim of NBB and Mahmoud Alawi of Qarooni Law share their view on the implementation of close out netting and set-off procedures under the ISDA Master Agreement in the Kingdom of Bahrain. In this...

The contractor’s cashflow woes

Michelle Nelson and Jane Miles of Reed Smith share their take on the why the construction industry in the UAE needs a much-needed boost, particularly to protect the interests of contractors. There has been a welcome...

The ‘See’ and ‘Saw’ of Crypto: Gen 2 Regulators

Soumya George of KARM Legal Consultants analyses recent developments in the UAE’s crypto landscape environment to create a robust ecosystem fostering growth and ensuring consumer protection. Since the introduction of Bitcoin in 2009, the use and...

A future-ready framework?

Chris Haywood of Charles Russell Speechlys examines the impact of Dubai’s new Virtual Asset Law on NFTs and the Metaverse and takes a closer look at the market. On March 9, 2022, Dubai Law No. 4...

Crypto disputes

Henzie Healley and Riz Mughal of Mezzle Law discuss some of the interesting lawsuits that have come up across the world and the impact of these cases on the crypto landscape. There are a number of...

The data breach response checklist

Jack Fletcher and Waleed Ahmed of FTI Consulting highlight the important elements of an incident response plan and how leveraging machine learning and AI tools can enable a swift and transparent response. Data breaches are ubiquitous,...

Beware of crypto risks

With interest in crypto-coins and NFTs on the rise, and more and more regular members of the public buying into digital assets, Riz Mughal and Henzie Healley of Mezzle Law explore the risks involved in this...

Can Kuwait become an Islamic finance centre…?

Ashley Freeman and Salim Ali of Al-Hamad Legal Group offer a summary of the twelve key elements that would help build an efficient framework. Islamic finance makes good sense on so many levels. Even the secular...

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