The Good, The (Not) Bad And The Uncertain: The Impact of the UAE’s New Federal Arbitration Law – Pinsent Masons
The final stage of the legislative process for the new UAE Arbitration law (Federal Law No. 6/2018 on Arbitration...
Egypt: The New Universal Health Insurance Law Executive Regulations
The Executive Regulations of the Universal Health Insurance Law, Egypt Law No 2/2018 (the Law) were issued by virtue...
The Impacts of the GDPR on Corporate Governance Practices in the GCC – by Robert L. Ford
The European Parliament and Council passed a regulation (EU) 2016/679 to refresh the data and privacy protection laws for...
Bahrain to Offer 10-year Residency Visas to Foreign Investors – LNB News ( 06/06/2018)
In a bid to boost foreign investment, the Bahraini authorities have announced they are planning on issuing ten-year residency...
Saudi Arabia: E-medicine System Completed – LNB News (05/06/2018)
Newspaper: Al-Madina, 4 June 2018 Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Food and Medicine has announced it has completed an...
UAE: Unaccompanied Minors Now Need Parental Authorisation When Entering UAE – LNB News (04/06/2018)
Newspaper: Gulf News, 1 June 2018 From 1 June 2018, those under 18 years will not be allowed to...
UAE: The New Arbitration Law Has Been Gazetted
This week the spotlight is on legal developments in the UAE where the long-awaited and much anticipated Arbitration Law...
Weekly Spotlight: Ownership of Emirati Companies by Foreign Entities in the Mainland to Be Allowed
This week the spotlight is once again on the UAE where the Cabinet has announced two key investment rule...
Jordan: Income Tax Law Amendments Approved
The Jordanian Cabinet has approved a draft law amending the 2014 Income Tax Law, Jordan Law No 34/2014. The...
Qatar: Third Version of the Class Licence for Short Range Devices Issued
Qatar’s Communications Regulatory Authority has announced it has issued the third version of the Class Licence for Short Range...