Adopting best practices
Whilst there has been a significant improvement in the GCC’s corporate governance over the past decade, there is still a long way to go. Timucin Engin talks about the evolution of corporate governance practices in the...
- New Lex Mundi GC Summit Report highlights harnessing the potential of GenAI
- Pinsent Masons launches Vario in the Middle East
- Clyde & Co strengthens its presence in the KSA, in line with RHQ Programme
- Launch of new law firm in the UAE by former General Counsel of Aster DM Healthcare
- Meysan Partners launches in London
- Squire Patton Boggs appoints Middle East practice co-chairs
- PwC Legal continues to strengthen Middle East service offering
Opinions
What’s an administrative decision?
When are the decisions of the Commercial Agencies Committee deemed to be administrative ones? Nayiri Boghossian of Al Owais Advocates & Legal Consultants elaborates. The Commercial Agencies Committee Activities of commercial agents in the United Arab...
A renewed regional alliance?
Bracewell’s Andrej Kormuth and Shayan Najib talk about the latest developments in Qatar, UAE and Saudi Arabia, and their individual drive towards internationalisation since the end of the embargo. With the lifting of the Qatar embargo...
Harvesting light
A commentary on the state of solar power in the Middle East by Abdul-Haq Mohammed and Sam O’Doherty of Trowers & Hamlins. The vitality of carbon neutrality and the renewable energy industry is fully incumbent upon...
COVID-19 & IP Rights
Althea Rozario of The Legal Group talks about the survival of Intellectual Property Rights during the pandemic – the impact, new measures for protection and what it means for the medical sector. The New Year 2021...
The expert accountant
Clare Lavin of Grant Thornton UAE talks about the integral role of the expert accountant in disputes and on why early appointment provides a significant advantage for both clients and the lawyers. In any dispute the...
A vital jab?
How could the COVID-19 vaccine affect your business? Slava Kiryushin and Joshua Coleman-Pecha of DWF consider the impact of compulsory inoculation on the organisation. On November 9, 2020, pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and BioNTech were the first...
Securing assets in the UAE
Nayiri Boghossian of Al Owais Advocates & Legal Consultants offers practical insight on obtaining an attachment order on the basis of a non-final judgment. Attaching a Debtor’s Assets A favourable judgment is worth nothing when a...
Facilitating digital payments
As the use and scope of digital payments continues to grow exponentially in the Middle East, regulators have the unenviable task of trying to keep up. Joby Beretta, founder of The Bench takes a look at...
The path to debt recovery
Dr. Rita Waked Jaber shares her thoughts on the effectively legal course that can be initiated to enable creditors recover their debts from debtors who have fled the country. The number of defaulters who are leaving...
