Middle East & International News

Middle East & International News

Bird & Bird merges with Australian firm

Bird & Bird merges with Australian TMT firm, Truman Hoyle after a year and a half of jointly providing client services. The firm has also signed non-exclusive alliances with South Korean firm Hwang Mok , Jakarta-based...

Law Firm Highlights

  An expert guide on “Doing Business in Dubai” was produced by Al Tamini & Company, in collaboration with Emirates, as part of their larger “Doing Business in Dubai” series. With Dubai’s economy expected to increase...

Hollywood calling for Snowden’s lawyer

Edward Snowden’s lawyer, Anatoly Kucherena, has reportedly sold the rights for his novel “Time of the Octopus” to Oscar winning Hollywood director Oliver Stone. Stone is set to make a political thriller movie, with producer Moritz...

RoboLaw governs laws concerning robots

If a surgical robot kills a patient or a self-driving car causes an accident, who takes the brunt for the accident? These are some of the issues that the European Union are trying to find solutions...

Luxury clothing brand wins infringement case

A London High Court ruled that Fashion brands can protect their name against fashion companies that are functioning in different markets. The ruling was concluded owing to Thomas Pink suing Victoria’s Secret with trademark infringement. Thomas...

News from the Courts

THE DIFC COURTS welcomed a delegation from the Supreme Court of Singapore, as the leading English language courts in the Middle East and Asia continued to share best practices and strengthen ties. Led by Mr. Foo...

IP in forming strategic alliances

GOAL’S Global IP Conference and Exhibition was organized at the Radisson Blu Hotel by the Global Outsourcing Association of Lawyers (GOAL) at Dubai Media City on September 2, 2014. Over a 100 hundred speakers, sponsors and...

Legal counsels congregate

THE seventh Annual Corporate Legal Counsel: The Next Frontier was held at the Media Rotana, Dubai on September 15, 2014. The conference offered a platform for chief legal and general counsels, enriching quintessential insights on themes...

Kain Knight acquires SettleFirst

KAIN Knight, established since 1976 and now one of UK’s largest firms of costs lawyers, has acquired costs and debt management company SettleFirst.  SettleFirst specialises in advising insurance companies, banks and other institutions on debt recovery...

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