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Due Diligence Lawyers UAE
08 Jan 2017

Post-Closing Transactional vs Ongoing Enterprise Due-Diligence

 Post-Closing Transactional vs Ongoing Enterprise Due-Diligence “Diligence is the mother of good fortune.”  -        Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra Introduction In July 2016, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) stated that it’s review of 12 initial public offerings (10 of which were small and mid-sized companies), found incredibly poor due…

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Company Formation in Sharjah International Airport Freezone
30 Dec 2016

Company Formation in Sharjah International Airport Free Zone : FAQ | STA Law Firm

Company Formation in Sharjah International Airport Free Zone (SAIF Zone) 1. What law established this Free Zone? Sharjah Emiri Decree Number 2 of 1995 established both the Free zone at Sharjah International Airport and the Sharjah Airport International Free Zone Authority. 2. What are the main internal regulations governing this…

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Court Uncourt - Upsurge of IPOs in UAE
09 Dec 2015

Upsurge of IPOs in the UAE

  “In a world that’s changing so quickly, you are guaranteed to fail, if you do not take any risks”                                                            …

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share-pledge
03 Dec 2015

Share Pledge for Commercial Facilities

Diageo, a company more commonly associated with alcoholic beverages Smirnoff, Guinness and Johnnie Walker in the United Kingdom- held almost 27.8 percent stakes in a company called United Spirits Limited, one of the leading spirits company in the Indian market by volume.  A series of share pledges by United Spirits…

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Corporate Law Firm in Dubai and UAE - STA Law Firm - Lawyers in Dubai
24 Nov 2015

New UAE Commercial Companies Law: Detailed Insight and Review

The New UAE Commercial Companies Law (Federal Law number 2 of 2015)   Although the primary objective of companies law is to safeguard interests of shareholders, modern/current day investment climate dictates that the legislation dealing with companies should:- i) serve the interests of business at large; ii) provides for simple…

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Media Lawyers in Dubai
27 May 2015

RE-MEDIA-L?

Control of the Media in UAE Law If the head of STA was to look at the internet tabs open on our computers right now he’d wonder if we had done any work today, with Facebook, BBC News, The National, Buzz feed, the Financial Times and various national publications from…

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Banking Laws UAE
13 May 2015

Safeguarding Unpaid Credit Loan

The payment of debts is necessary for social order. The non-payment is quite equally necessary for social order. for centuries humanity has oscillated, serenely unaware, between these contradictory necessities. Simone Weil The need to restore capital buffers in the wake of ‘bad debts’ forced more than one British bank (s)…

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Company Formation in Dubai, UAE Free Zone
05 May 2015

Company Formation in Dubai - UAE Free Zone Guide 2017 | STA Law Firm

Particulars COMPANY FORMATION IN JAFZA - JEBEL ALI FREE ZONE - DUBAI COMPANY FORMATION IN DUBAI AIRPORT FREE ZONE BUSINESS SETUP IN DUBAI MEDIA CITY COMPANY FORMATION IN DUBAI INTERNET CITY DUBAI GOLD & DIAMOND PARK Business Setup in Dubai Health Care City Dubai Multi Commodities Centre SHARJAH AIRPORT INTERN'L…

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Health care Lawyers in Dubai and UAE
04 May 2015

Zooming In On Public Health Institutions

Corporate Governance In The UAE “When it comes to health, your zip code matters more than your genetic code. &Dr. Tony Iton  when one thinks of a hospital, the image that pops up in one’s head is that of doctors, emergency rooms, operating theatres and ambulances. What we fail to…

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Collective Investment Scheme | DIFC | STA Law Firm
06 Mar 2015

In It Together - Collective Investment Schemes

COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT SCHEMES: SKYLINING DUBAI INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRE (DIFC) LAW “The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are.” Investments require one to take a risk and it is often advised that this risk should be a calculated one. According…

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Lawyers in Abu Dhabi
25 Feb 2015

The UAE Anti Fronting Law

Investors interested in forming their companies are required to comply with the provisions of the UAE Commercial Companies Law of 1984, as amended (the Law).The Law regulates and provides for different forms of commercial entities investors can choose from. Although expatriate investors can own one hundred percent shares in free…

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Corporate Lawyers in Dubai
05 Sep 2014

Private Joint Stock Companies and UAE Law

Private Joint Stock Companies and UAE Law When the weather changes, nobody believes the laws of physics have changed. Similarly, I don't believe that when the stock market goes into terrible gyrations its rules have changed.- Benoit Mandelbrot The UAE economy in the wake of the financial crisis continues to…

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Corporate Law Firm in UAE - STA Law Firm
21 Mar 2014

Corporate Governance under UAE Law

Corporate Governance Under UAE Law An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of care. The old adage holds true when principles of corporate governance and their implementation in the GCC are discussed. Implementation of good corporate governance practice perhaps is worth a battle of the ownership dispute, succession issues,…

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