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BVI company takeover

Nicholas Davies and Reghard Smith of Walkers offer insight into structuring options that are available to investors seeking to acquire a BVI target company. The venture capital investment ecosystem in the MENA region continues to flourish...

Ready for take-off?

Simon Spells, Manoj Purush and Julia Norsetter of Reed Smith shine a light on the eVOTL investment opportunities taking into account advances in the Middle East and Southeast Asia regions. As we look towards 2023, aviation...

Reviving old solutions for new problems

Joseph Chedrawe and Patrick O’Grady analyse supply chain dispute risk in the Middle East and how the region may already have tools from its rich history to deal with risks. As a region that boasts a...

FATF: One year on…

In March 2022, the UAE was placed on the ‘Grey List’ of countries under increased monitoring by Financial Action Task Force. Karl Masi of Charles Russell Speechlys sheds light on the actions taken by the UAE’s...

KSA’s Tourism Law

Alain Sfeir and Atif Mulla of Clyde & Co elaborate on Saudi Arabia’s recently-amended Tourism Law and on the new regulations that were introduced to boost tourism in the Kingdom. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)...

Towards good governance

In 2022, the Kingdom of Bahrain introduced amendments to its Corporate Governance Code. Brian Howard and Matthew McDonald of Trowers and Hamlins explore the changes and how it supplements the Commercial Companies Law. Introduced by effect...

Will ChatGPT transform healthcare?

With all the buzz surrounding the AI bot and how it’s disrupting industries, Pinsent Masons takes a look at how ChatGPT might be applied in life sciences and medtech. ChatGPT – which has already wowed users...

Victory for lawyers

A commentary by Al Kabban & Associates on a recent assessment of legal fees dispute that the Firm was able to determine and attain in the Dubai Court of Cassation. In an industry where blood, sweat...

Enabling a responsible ecosystem

Gabriella Savastano of CMS outlines key features of the Regulations for Dubai Virtual Assets Regime issued by VARA that are aimed to provide protection and stability to the sector. On February 7, 2023, the Virtual Assets...

Fostering Judicial Cooperation

Gaby Samir Hakim of NBB and Mahmoud Alawi of Qarooni & Partner offers commentary on the move that further propels judicial integration within the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council. The Agreement for the Execution of...

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