Opinions

Opinions

Regulating digital assets

Soumya George and Akshata Namjoshi of Karm Legal Consultants analyses the key features of the crypto asset framework under the ADGM Financial Services Regulatory Authority. The Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), a financial freezone located in...

The future of Iran-related US Sanctions

Gregor Pannike provides an in-depth analysis of the current economic and political determinators that have a consequential impact on the future of the Iran sanctions. Comprehending underlying geopolitical realities and economic trends in a volatile region...

Taking the lead…

Ethiopia is one of the fastest growing economies in the world considering the recent developments in legislation, infrastructure and increase in foreign direct investment. Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a federal state...

Contracting for RPA

Incorporating Robotic Process Automation into the business can enhance productivity, enable accuracy and engage transformation. Morgan Lewis shares insight on the deployment of RPA from a contractual perspective. Robotic process automation (RPA) uses software ‘robots’ to...

The bottom-line value of Cx

Mandip Dulay explores how legal firms can optimise the customer experience strategy in building a sustainable and competitive practice. The environment in which the service industry operates in today continues to evolve at a rapid rate,...

Changing the business landscape

The new FDI law will reinforce the United Arab Emirates as a leading, diverse and sustainable foreign investment destination. On October 1, 2018, the Federal Decree-Law No 19/2018 on Foreign Direct Investment was brought to life....

A progressive approach

An insight into the scope and application of the new Anti-Commercial Fraud Law in the UAE by Zaid Ali Wani of Mahmood Hussain Law Firm. The United Arab Emirates, for many years, has had one of...

Capacity to arbitrate in the UAE

An analysis of the latest judgment of the Dubai Court of Cassation touching on the new federal arbitration law by the group general counsel of Five Holdings. In a very recent case, the Dubai Courts of...

Prepping for GDPR’s impact

Riccardo Sensi and Carlo Procacci analyse the directives that organisations in the Middle East should have in place for the General Data Protection Regulation that came into effect in the EU this year. The General Data...

New reform, modern approach  

The UAE’s Arbitration Act has scaled down the formalism of the old regime. Laurence Shore and Rindala Beydoun elaborates. Earlier this year, the UAE reformed its federal arbitration law. The new regulation, which entered into force...

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