- Linklaters advises on the largest-ever digital bond issuance globally
- Dentons advises Chubu Electric Power on ¥23 billion investment in Continuum Green Energy
- Mishcon de Reya appoints high‑profile disputes team in the UAE
- LOD and Wordsmith team up to tackle increasing in‑house legal work volumes
- CRCICA adopts Opus 2 platform to enhance arbitration processes
- Baker Botts represents Kingdom of Bahrain on USD1 billion bond offering
- Al Tamimi & Company partners with Legora to enhance Arabic legal AI capabilities
Top Stories
Accountability in the age of agentic AIThe UAE’s AI ambition is bold, and delivering it responsibly will depend on robust governance, clear accountability and legal foresight. Konexo examines the practical implications for legal teams shaping this next phase. Agentic AI, in simple, non-technical...
Top Stories
Conflict-driven cyber risks: The GC’s roleAs geopolitical conflict reshapes the cyber threat landscape, general counsel are being pushed to the front line — navigating disruption, regulatory scrutiny and rising pressure to protect operations, data and supply chains. The Middle East has seen...
Top Stories
A new merger era?Alexandra Rogers and Faisal Aldhayaan of Norton Rose Fulbright examine what recent reforms to merger control systems in Saudi Arabia and the European Union mean for businesses. Although the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and the European...
Top Stories
Capital’s new corridorVinodh Kumar, resident partner of DSK Legal, examines how the India–UAE corridor is evolving into a strategic capital, trade and legal axis in an era of geopolitical realignment. One of the oldest rules in business remains disarmingly...
Top Stories
Contracts in crisisSubhojit Sadhu and Himanshu Chahar of CAM – Middle East review the legal principles governing the discharge of contractual obligations amid the ongoing West Asia war and the Strait of Hormuz blockade. The Strait of Hormuz stands...
Middle East & International News
Lawyers On Demand (LOD), a Consilio Company, announced a new partnership with Wordsmith to deliver AI-enabled...
Opus 2, the global leader in legal software and hearing services, announced that the Cairo Regional...
Al Tamimi & Company has announced a strategic collaboration with Legora to support the advancement of...
Mishcon de Reya, an international law firm with more than 650 lawyers globally, operating at the...
Winston Taylor announced that Winston & Strawn and Taylor Wessing’s U.K.-led business have officially launched as...
CMS has announced the appointment of Christy Farrer as the first chief operating officer (COO) of...
Features
An analysis by Emma Tormey, Celia Johnson-Morgan and Cynthia Abi-Chahine of Ashurst on the region’s evolution as an arbitration hub,...
Accountability in the age of agentic AIThe UAE’s AI ambition is bold, and delivering it responsibly will depend on robust governance, clear accountability and legal foresight....
Opinions
As geopolitical conflict reshapes the cyber threat landscape, general counsel are being pushed to the front line — navigating disruption,...
Capital’s new corridorVinodh Kumar, resident partner of DSK Legal, examines how the India–UAE corridor is evolving into a strategic capital, trade and...
Legal Deals
Linklaters has advised the joint lead managers on the successful offering of approximately HKD12 billion equivalent multi-currency digitally native bonds...
Dentons advises Chubu Electric Power on ¥23 billion investment in Continuum Green EnergyDentons has advised Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. on the signing of its approximately ¥23 billion investment in Continuum Green...
Interviews
In-House Insights
In an era of rising complexity for family offices, chief legal officer Gulfam...
Private Eye
Amr Bajamal, partner at NHB Legal and founder of B Legal...
Movers & Shakers
Mishcon de Reya announced the appointment of three new hires in the Dispute Resolution team in the UAE. Charlotte Bijlani joins as partner and co-head of the UAE Disputes practice. She has been joined by managing associate, Haya Al Bawab and associate, Gabriela Benavides. All three join from Watson Farley...
Movers & Shakers
Galadari Advocates & Legal Consultants has announced the appointment of Rimma Izmaylova as senior counsel in its Banking & Finance practice in Abu Dhabi, further strengthening the firm’s capabilities across complex financing, project finance, and cross-border transactional matters. Izmaylova brings more than 19 years of international experience gained across leading...
Movers & Shakers
Addleshaw Goddard, has announced the return of Fraser Dawson to the firm’s Middle East practice, joining its Abu Dhabi office as a partner in the Corporate and Private Equity team. His position is effective June 1, 2026. Dawson rejoins Addleshaw Goddard following a senior leadership role at NEOM Investment Fund,...
Middle East Events
June 2026
TO GC Talk Series #66: A New Legal Landscape - Preparing for the UAE's Civil Transactions Law
18 June 2026
The Oath GC Talk Series in association with Afridi & Angell and legal research partner LexisNexis Middle East.
8.45am - 10.45am
At Dubai, UAE
