- Giovanni Minuto relocates to Dubai to bolster BonelliErede’s arbitration practice
- Julia Snyder returns to Hourani & Partners after three years at PIF
- WFW enhances regional disputes capabilities through strategic hire
- Gateley Middle East and Dariba Technologies partner on UAE eInvoicing compliance
- Charles Russell Speechlys strengthens Middle East Corporate practice with appointment of Philip O’Riordan and Afraz Hussain
- Greenberg Traurig relocates real estate shareholder Ashia Adams to Saudi Arabia
- Ashurst Perkins Coie strengthens Saudi team with local partner hire
Top Stories
The long arm of sanctions: Lessons from the English courtsRecent English court judgments signal a purposive approach to sanctions enforcement, balancing commercial certainty, foreign policy and national security against an evolving sanctions landscape. An analysis by WFW. The Russian sanctions landscape has become an issue in...
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R&D Tax IncentivesThe UAE has introduced an R&D Tax Credit regime effective 2026, enabling businesses to offset qualifying expenditure against corporate and top-up taxes with key conditions and planning considerations already emerging, writes emltc. The UAE has been making...
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Tech disputes, smart forumsAs technology disputes grow in the UAE, Alexandra Lester and Ban Lahham of Clyde & Co explain how choosing the right forum can shape remedies, enforcement, cost and outcomes. Technology disputes are becoming increasingly common in the...
Top Stories
The Corridor’s capital catalystCAM Middle East and Apex Group talk about how the Middle East situation is reshaping the GIFT City opportunity, as investors prioritise structured exposure, jurisdictional flexibility and risk-managed access to India-linked growth. Recent tensions in the Middle...
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FORCE MAJEURE!Bracewell discusses the regional conflict and the contractual terms that will determine relief. Developers must test force majeure, political risk and notice provisions before deadlines foreclose protection. The escalation of hostilities between the United States, Israel and...
Middle East & International News
Gateley Middle East has announced a strategic partnership with Dariba Technologies (“Daribatech”), a leading tax technology...
Google Cloud has introduced Gemini Enterprise for Legal, a purpose-built agentic AI solution designed to help...
K&L Gates has named Doha partner Amjad Hussain as office managing partner for its Doha and Dubai offices,...
Greenberg Traurig Khalid Al-Thebity has relocated its Riyadh office and the Greenberg Traurig Regional Headquarters to...
Cyril Shroff and the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding...
Pinsent Masons has elected John Maciver as senior partner. Maciver is a finance partner and is...
Features
Bilal Ambikapathy of Wisefields examines Saudi Arabia’s new foreign real estate ownership regulations, outlining what investors, developers and companies need...
The long arm of sanctions: Lessons from the English courtsRecent English court judgments signal a purposive approach to sanctions enforcement, balancing commercial certainty, foreign policy and national security against...
Opinions
The UAE has introduced an R&D Tax Credit regime effective 2026, enabling businesses to offset qualifying expenditure against corporate and...
Tech disputes, smart forumsAs technology disputes grow in the UAE, Alexandra Lester and Ban Lahham of Clyde & Co explain how choosing the...
Legal Deals
Baker McKenzie has advised Ooredoo Group on its strategic investment in Zankore, a dedicated AI compute and neocloud platform together...
Cleary Gottlieb advises ADIA subsidiary on Jersey Mike’s IPOCleary Gottlieb represented a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (“ADIA Subsidiary”) in the initial public offering...
Interviews
In-House Insights
NBB takes a closer look at Bahrain’s new Secured Transactions Law that is...
Private Eye
Amr Bajamal, partner at NHB Legal and founder of B Legal...
Movers & Shakers
BonelliErede announced that Giovanni Minuto, a partner in the firm’s international arbitration practice, has relocated from the Milan office to the Dubai office. This move further strengthens the firm’s offering in one of the world’s leading centres for international business and arbitration. It also reflects the firm’s commitment to the...
Movers & Shakers
Hourani & Partners has appointed Julia Snyder as a partner in its Corporate and M&A practice, effective Monday September 7, 2026. Snyder joins the firm’s Dubai office from the Public Investment Fund (PIF) in Saudi Arabia, where she was senior vice president in the fund’s legal function, and will advise...
Movers & Shakers
Watson Farley & Williams (“WFW”) has announced that Guillaume Hess has joined the firm’s Dubai office as a partner in its Dispute Resolution group. He was previously special counsel at K&L Gates. Hess is a highly regarded infrastructure and construction disputes lawyer with more than 13 years’ experience advising clients...
Middle East Events
November 2026
The Oath Middle East Legal Awards 2026 - 11th Edition (TOLA 2026)
26 November 2026
In pursuit of legal excellence...
At The Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi, UAE
