Building global-standard compliance
Csaba Farkas of TMF Group takes a closer look at the recent developments in the UAE and the three steps to establish a holistic ESG compliance. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has made significant strides in...
- 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
Opinions
The metaverse in healthcare
James Clarke of BSA explores how the metaverse has the potential to transform healthcare, what the UAE Health Data Law says about the transfer of patient data and the impact of regulations on developers. In this...
Wealth planning in the UAE
Aynsley Vaughan of the TMF Group analyses the UAE’s development of trusts and foundations to enable HNWI families to structure wealth and implement succession plans. Changes to the dynamics of the modern family, consistent updates to...
Connecting the E, S and the G
ESG issues and sustainable business structures are no longer just regulatory concerns. They are board-level strategic issues. Lisa Bryson believes that companies should also be prioritising the ‘S’ and the ‘G’. She believes they are the...
Emerging trends, new milestones
Jorge Carrasco of FTI Consulting lists the top trends on the horizon for 2023 in the blockchain and digital assets space that are set to drive transformation across business sectors. On January 3, Bitcoin celebrated its...
Purpose-driven growth
An analysis of the emerging trends likely to shape the legal services industry this year by Farhat Ali Khan, managing partner, Century Maxim International. As the curtains come down in what was arguably one of the...
IP rights & the construction sector
Althea Rozario sets out the relevance and explores key considerations of Intellectual Property in the UAE’s construction industry. The construction industry in the UAE has grown exponentially in the past decade. Intellectual Property rights are legal...
Prudent planning for the future
Henno Boshoff and Andrea Charalambous highlight reasons for the increased use of British Virgin Islands Trusts by high-net-worth families in the Middle East. We have seen that over the last few years that there has been...
A bridge to progress
An insight into the Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution’s role in the growth of arbitration within the Kingdom of Bahrain’s judicial system by Gaby El Hakim of NBB and Mahmoud Alawi of Qarooni & Partners. In...
Arbitration in the MENA
Deborah Ruff and Charles Golsong of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP explore arbitration as a form of dispute resolution in the region, with insight on key aspects such as choice of seat, drafting agreements and enforcement....
