Navigating the UAE’ s Franchise Frontier: Strategic Legal Insights for International Brands Where global brands converge on a market shaped by tourism-fueled retail and cultural diversity, the United Arab Emirates (the UAE) offers a compelling— yet legally intricate— platform for franchising expansion. In the absence of a dedicated franchise statute,…
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Smarter Deals: How AI is Transforming M&A Due Diligence in the Gulf Introduction In 2025, a Dubai-based acquirer leverages a proprietary AI platform to complete legal and financial due diligence for a $900 million cross-border acquisition in record time. The platform reviews 25,000 documents, flags change-of-control clauses, identifies ESG liabilities,…
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Kuwait's Decree-Law No. 5 of 2025 In a significant move to reduce traffic violations and enhance road safety, the State of Kuwait has enacted Decree-Law No. 5 of 2025, introducing major amendments to the decades-old Traffic Law No. 67 of 1976. The changes, effective from April 22, 2025, bring a…
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A comprehensive guide to companies law in UAE The CCL is an important framework in the business environment of the UAE, inaugurated with the Federal Law No. 2 of 2015. It forms a robust framework on the constitution, management, and running of various types of business undertakings in the country.…
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UAE Bankruptcy Law The Financial Reorganisation and Bankruptcy Law by Federal Decree Law No. 51 of 2023 (the "Bankruptcy Law"), that comes into effect from May 1, 2024, brings about a whole new dimension to the legal and financial governance in the UAE. The Executive Regulation that the UAE Cabinet…
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Law of Agency in the US The law of agency in the United States plays a pivotal role in structuring and regulating relationships between individuals and entities, particularly in the realms of business, finance, and real estate. This area of law, which centers on interactions between agents and principals, is…
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New Commercial Agencies Law in the UAE The Old law was seen to be more in favor of the agents; giving a better legal stance for agents compared to that of principals. Notwithstanding, the New law comes with the spirit of striking harmony among principals and agents. Furthermore, the New…
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Economic and Fraud Provisions in the Middle East “There is one and only one social responsibility of business – to use its resources and engage in activities designed to increase its profits so long as it stays within the rules of the game, which is to say, engages in open…
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Legal matters can be stressful for many people. Lawyers in UAE know the ins and outs of the law, but they also have other skills that make them well suited to handle various legal needs. Lawyers are trained and experienced with contracts, real estate transactions, family law cases, civil litigation…
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Challenging Expert Appointment in the UAE The appointment of an expert in UAE (United Arab Emirates) can be challenged on the basis that the expert failed to carry out his duties in an impartial manner or without prejudice to either one of the parties. The expert appointed has to at…
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Commercial Agency and Distribution Agreements in the UAE “We become what we behold. We shape our tools, and thereafter our tools shape us.” …
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Agency Laws in the GCC Countries - An Extensive Guide Introduction The extension of the multinational partnership is either setting up its subsidiary in remote purview or to tie up with the local organization in a foreign jurisdiction. United Arab Emirates (UAE) is one of the distant locals where international…
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Company Incorporation in Kuwait Free Trade Zone Kuwait, also known as the Fruitful Land of the Gulf is considered to be a land of opportunities. The country’s richness lies in the natural resources like oil and gas but also the real wealth of the nation lies in its human capital…
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An Overview of The UN Convention on Contracts For The International Sale of Goods Part II (Provision) CISG in Action With the original signatures of representatives from 62 countries,[i]CISG Convention entered into force in 1998—where, despite its number of signatories, it was only ratified by ten nations. Its original…
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