Non-payment of Service charges in Dubai and Abu Dhabi The Real Estate Regulatory Agency ("RERA") issued a notice in April 2020, stating that the homeowners in Dubai who defaulted on 2019 service charge payments will have their fines waived. But did this mean that the waiver would extend to 2020…
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Microfinancing: A Global Purview Microfinancing can be categorized as financial services that target small businesses and individuals by providing them loans, savings or checking accounts amongst other things in order to provide them access to unconventional methods of banking and associated services. This aids in rendering self-sufficiency for particularly marginalized…
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SEBI Portfolio Managers Regulation 2020 The Portfolio Management Services (PMS) industry had a robust growth of 18 percent Compound Annual Growth rate in the preceding five years, with assets under management (AUM) rising from INR 6.04 trillion to INR 13.7 trillion. Furthermore, disruptions in the market, including technological advances, have…
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External Commercial Borrowings (ECBs) in India Within a narrow span of two years, foreign debt more than doubled, as domestic lenders adopted a cautious stance upon considering the fallout of a liquidity crisis, and as India's Central Bank eased rules for using overseas borrowings. As depicted by the data of…
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Securities Finance in Bahrain What are Securities and Assets? Securities is a financial instrument that is negotiable and holds some type of monetary value. It is equivalent to an ownership position in a corporation through the stock. Securities can be categorized into three types: Equities Debts Derivatives Equities Equity security…
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Detailed FAQ on the Distribution and Import of Pharmaceuticals in India Distribution of Pharmaceuticals in India The Indian pharmaceutical distribution system has a limited number of orbits – the pharmaceutical manufacturers; the clearing and forwarding agents (CFAs/ depots); stockists; wholesalers; and retailers. Clearing and Forwarding Agents What constitutes the role…
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A Guide to Laws on Medical Negligence in the Middle East Since the middle of the twentieth century, the medical profession has demonstrated an increase in the incidence and severity of medical liability lawsuits. Some are of the opinion that the rise in litigation is useful as learning from errors…
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Health Insurance in Oman The sharp sell-off in global oil prices that began in mid-2014 triggered an economic slowdown across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, with enormous consequences for many sectors, including the health insurance industry. Despite this unexpected turmoil, however, significant changes in government health insurance regulations and…
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Procedural Overview onto the rules of arbitration at the Ras Al Kamiah Reconciliation and Commercial Arbitration Center Although a dispute may be resolved through court litigation, the parties in the new era are increasingly submitting their disputes for mediation, arbitration or any other Alternative Dispute Resolution (“ADR”). Since a long…
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Law Governing Conspiracy for Abetment of Crimes Urging a person to commit an illegal act or crime is as much an offence as the carrying out of such criminal offence. Federal Law Number 3 of 1987 promulgating the Penal Code (“Code”) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) mandates that any…
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Termination in case of Terminal Illness, UAE It has been an unexpectedly enlightening experience to see patients' primary concern once they are diagnosed with a terminal illness is whether they will be able to continue working while they are receiving their treatment or not and the extent of treatment on…
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Laws and Regulations Governing Insurance Brokers in the UAE An Insurance Broker is defined under Federal Law Number 6 of 2007 (in respect of the establishment of the Insurance Authority and Regulating the Insurance Practice) as: “The person mediating independently in insurance or reinsurance operations between the insurance/reinsurance applicant on…
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IP Issues in Social Media Content During the Congressional questioning of Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, in April 2018, Zuckerberg said: “Every piece of content that you share on Facebook, you own, and you have complete control over who sees it and … how you share it, and you can…
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Five Landmark Judgements on Cross Border Arbitration in India The world has become a global village with the advent of globalization. Business organizations have expanded themselves across and beyond borders leading to an increase in cross-border transactions. Agreements and contracts executed between commercial organizations many times go ugly, thus, giving…
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