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Lawyers in Dubai
18 Feb 2024

Indian’s New Criminal Law Bills

Indian’s New Criminal Law Bills In a landmark move, Union Home Minister Amit Shah introduced three revised Bills on December 12, aiming to replace archaic British-era criminal laws that have governed India for decades. The proposed legislation includes the Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita Bill, 2023; Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita,…

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Law Firms in Dubai
07 Feb 2024

UAE's Traffic Law Amendments

UAE's Traffic Law Amendments The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has recently undertaken a significant revision of its traffic laws, marking a major step towards enhancing road safety. These amendments, which became effective on July 6, 2023, are part of a broader initiative to combat reckless driving and ensure the safety…

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Law Firms in Dubai
03 Feb 2024

UAE Introduces Private Teacher Work Permit to Regulate and Foster Learning

UAE Introduces Private Teacher Work Permit to Regulate and Foster Learning On December 18, 2023, the Ministry of Education (MoE) and the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) unveiled a groundbreaking initiative the Private Teacher Work Permit. This innovative permit system is designed…

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Lawyers in Dubai
20 Jan 2024

New UAE’s Finance Leasing Law

New UAE’s Finance Leasing Law The United Arab Emirates is set to enact a new law, replacing the existing finance lease law (Federal Law No. 8 of 2018). Despite its publication in the Official Gazette, the new law is scheduled to take effect six months after its publication, specifically on…

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Criminal Lawyers in Dubai
20 Dec 2023

Criminal Law System in the UAE

Criminal Law System in the UAE The United Arab Emirates (UAE) boasts a criminal law system that is a unique blend of Islamic law, or Sharia, and modern civil law principles. This system is designed to address a wide range of criminal offenses, ensuring order and justice within the diverse…

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Lawyers in Dubai
19 Aug 2022

Company Formation in Dubai World Central Freezone

Dubai World Central Freezone 1. What law established this freezone? Dubai World Central (DWC) freezone was established under Dubai Law No. 8/2006, amended by Dubai Law No. 10/2015. 2. What are the main internal regulations governing this freezone? DWC is regulated by the DWC Free Zone and Administration Rules and…

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Financial Lawyers in UAE
16 Aug 2022

Federal Decree-Law Number 16 of 2021 on Factoring and Transfer of Civil Accounts Receivable

Federal Decree-Law Number 16 of 2021 on Factoring and Transfer of Civil Accounts Receivable The Government of the United Arab Emirates has recently brought in the Federal Decree-Law Number 16 of 2021 to deal with issues regarding the Factoring and Transfer of Accounts Receivable within the country. The New Law…

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Financial Lawyers in UAE
02 Aug 2022

Evolution of Fintech in the Middle East

Evolution of Fintech in the Middle East “The major winners will be the financial services companies that embrace technology.” With a population of about 600 million people, the Middle East is one of the world's most diverse areas, covering three continents and 21 countries. It is a culturally, politically, and…

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Financial Lawyers in UAE
29 Jun 2022

Establishing a Foundation in the UAE

Setting Up a Foundation in the UAE “Reliable structure needs a strong foundation and strong foundation requires investment” ― Guru Z.S. Gill UAE Foundations are an integral part of the country’s wealth management system. It is an independent legal entity. Foundations are usually created to protect the desires of the Founder…

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Lawyers in Abu Dhabi
19 May 2022

International Registration of Trаdemаks

Madrid System for the International Registration of Trаdemаks Introduction Two independent treaties govern the registration of trademarks around the world and they are Madrid Agreement and Madrid Protocol. Combining the agreement and protocol is the Madrid System for International Registration of Marks. Countries that are part of the Convention and…

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Property Lawyers in Abu Dhabi
11 May 2022

Force Majeure Events and Contract Clauses in GCC

Force Majeure Events and Contract Clauses in the GCC Force Majeure is a French word that means a greater force in English. It is connected to the concept of the Act of God, where there is an unexpected happening of event.  Although, Force Majeure is an exception as it includes not…

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Lawyers in Abu Dhabi
04 May 2022

Impact of Artificial intelligence on Legal Sector

Impact of Artificial intelligence on Legal Sector The stimulation of human intelligence process by a machine is termed as Artificial intelligence. Mostly this is done by the computer systems. The Specific applications of Artificial intelligence include natural language processing, speech recognition and machine vision. In simple words it is programming a…

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Law Firms in Dubai
12 Apr 2022

Federal Law Number 6 of 2021: Introduction of Mediation Law in UАE

Federal Law Number 6 of 2021: Introduction of Mediation Law in UАE Introduction А process where an unbiased third party helps the disputing party to resolve their disputes or conflicts by the use of specialized techniques and methods of negotiations is referred as mediation. It is an аlternаtive dispute resolution mechanism…

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arbitration lawyers in Dubai
04 Apr 2022

Decree 34 of 2021 and its impact on arbitration

Decree 34 of 2021 and its impact on arbitration Decree No. 34 has been issued on Sept. 14, 2021, and took effect on September 20, 2021. The Decree canceled two arbitration organizations in Dubai: I the Arbitration Organization of the Dubai International Financial Centre ("DIFC"), which included the DIFC-LCIA arbitration…

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