Costs in Commercial Litigation
The DIFC Courts organised Lecture Series No. 2 on May 5, 2014 at the DIFC Conference Centre. Senior costs Judge from the UK, Judge Peter Hurst shared an engaging presentation on the trends in relation to...
- 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
Middle East & International News
ISFIN signs MoU with ICIEC
The ISFIN Middle East, Islamic Finance Advisors, announced that ISFIN has agreed on a MoU partnership with ICIEC – Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit. As a creation of the Islamic Bank...
Deutsche Bank refused SC permission to appeal in Libor battle
Indian property company Unitech will pursue Libor-based claims against Deutsche Bank after the Supreme Court refused the bank permission to appeal (PTA) a claim amendment accepted by the Court of Appeal (CoA), according to The Lawyer....
Law firm highlights
· Conyers Dill & Pearman has surpassed seven offshore firms to be named Offshore Law Firm of the Year by Chambers & Partners, publisher of the world’s foremost guides to the legal profession. In its announcement...
Firms cash in on GSK JV with Novartis
Partners at Linklaters and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer are among the 500 lawyers to have cashed in on the billion-dollar joint venture between Novartis and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), The Lawyer reported. The pharmaceutical giants will swap assets as...
CCME Group announces shortlist for the Awards
Guests and winners at the CCME Awards 2013 Legal Week and the Corporate Counsel Middle East Group (CCME) unveiled the shortlist of in-house lawyers, legal departments and law firms nominated for the Corporate Counsel Middle...
New UAE law to boost SMEs
Planned United Arab Emirates legislation aiming to boost the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises will require 10 percent of future federal government contracts to be awarded to SMEs, the economy minister said last month, as...
Courts publish 2013 annual reports
The Dubai Courts and the DIFC Courts published their 2013 annual reports at a joint ceremonyon Monday, 21 April 2014. Itattended by H.E. Taresh Al-Mansouri, Director-General of Dubai Courts, Michael Hwang, Chief Justice of DIFC...
DIFC Courts legal advocacy training
The DIFC Courts has brought English-style advocacy training, which is undertaken by all barristers in England and Wales, to the Middle East for the first time, ensuring the region’s business community can choose from a deeper...
Cabinet approves Arbitration Centre in KSA
According to The Saudi Gazette, on 14 April 2014, The Council of Ministers on Monday approved setting up of a centre to oversee arbitration procedures in business and civil disputes. It also endorsed the formation of...
