Opinions

Opinions

A roadmap to accelerate progress  

The United Arab Emirates’ largest legislative reform to attract expats and boost foreign investment, writes Marco De Leo and Nour El Shinnawi of BonelliErede. Last November, the UAE government announced a series of immediately applicable legislative...

A step towards reform?

A closer look at the main provisions and conditions of the New Public Procurement Law in Lebanon by Dr. Rita Waked Jaber. A new public procurement Law no. 244/2021 has been adopted by the Lebanese Parliament...

English Courts Post-Brexit

Richard Little, Rebecca Copley and Ahmed Abdel-Hakam of Eversheds Sutherland elaborate on the tools available to Middle Eastern litigants before the English Commercial Courts. One cannot approach the subject of English courts, the scope of their...

Take action!

Kevin Wong of FTI Consulting shares five practical steps that organisations in the Middle East can implement to build, improve and sustain a robust cybersecurity culture. Building a cybersecurity culture around awareness and empowering employees should...

A unified arbitration hub?

Chatura Randeniya and Mevan Bandara of Afridi & Angell discuss the impact of the changes brought about by Dubai Decree No. 34 of 2021 concerning the Dubai International Arbitration Centre. On September 20, 2020, in a...

Data discipline

Understanding ethical considerations in data management and what it takes to achieve a high standard of ethics in the organisation by Ben Crew of FTI Technology. Business and ethics are becoming increasingly interdependent—not only because of...

The UAE Health Data Law

Simon Isgar of BSA takes a closer look at the latest changes in the United Arab Emirates that impact the protection and processing of the healthcare sector’s data and information. Healthcare data, and information, and its...

Costs in Arbitration: Too often an afterthought….

Andrew Mackenzie of Baker McKenzie Habib Al Mulla shares key practical and strategic cost-saving considerations parties and tribunals should action in arbitral proceedings. I could almost hear the collective groan from the profession as I wrote...

IP strategies for start-ups

When launching a start-up, investing in intellectual property assets is often an afterthought. However, this can cause setbacks to a start-up’s growth and expansion if not secured early on. Madiha Sheikh of The Legal Group Advocates...

Game on!

Gowling WLG’s expert insight into the legal framework and the investment opportunities of the UAE’s e-gaming industry. The e-gaming ecosystem has expanded at an unprecedented rate in recent years, with e-gaming now considered as the most...

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