Benjamin Filaferro, Author at LexisNexis Middle East

Thani Bin Ali Al-Thani Law Firm participates as a Gold Sponsor of the Qatar Business Law Forum Conference 2022 – 7th Edition!

25/08/202226/08/2022
by Benjamin Filaferro

LexisNexis Middle East is pleased to announce that Thani Bin Ali Al-Thani Law Firm will participate as a Gold Sponsor at the Qatar Business Law Forum Conference 2022 – 7th Edition held on 12 October 2022.

The conference is designed for in-house counsel and will cover Qatar’s latest legal developments and trends. It will be held in English and Arabic (simultaneous translation).

We hope you will join us for this unique and exclusive opportunity to meet existing and potential clients on 12 October 2022 in Doha, Qatar. For more information, visit www.qatarbusinesslawforum.com.

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Oman: Court Takes Action Against Driving School

24/08/202224/08/2022
by Benjamin Filaferro

Oman Observer, 22 August 2022: The Souhar Court of First Instance has charged a driving school for failing to provide its services properly.

The driving school owner has been sentenced to two months in jail and ordered to pay a fine of 100 Rials. The Directorate General of the Consumer Protection Authority in Souhar had received a complaint from a pupil at the school. She had been assigned an instructor who had died. The school did not provide her with an alternative and refused to refund her what she had paid. This was an offence under Oman Sultani Decree No. 66/2014.

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Saudi Arabia: Requirements for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Announced

24/08/202224/08/2022
by Benjamin Filaferro

Almadina, 22 August 2022: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing has announced the technical requirements for electric vehicle charging stations.

The aim is to regulate the spatial and technical requirements of the sites.

Charging stations must be where people leave their cars for long periods, such as the parking lots of theatres, hotels and commercial complexes.

They can also be in train stations, parking lots of residential buildings and transportation stations.

There is a requirement to apply the technical standards and conditions issued by the Electricity and Cogeneration Regulatory Authority, in particular, the requirements of the Saudi Distribution Code, the regulatory framework for charging electric vehicles and the provisions of the Saudi Building Code.

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The Qatar International Center for Conciliation and Arbitration (QICCA) participates as a partner at the Qatar Business Law Forum Conference 2022 – 7th Edition!

23/08/202224/08/2022
by Benjamin Filaferro

LexisNexis Middle East is pleased to announce that the Qatar International Center for Conciliation and Arbitration (QICCA) will partner with us at the Qatar Business Law Forum Conference, Awards Ceremony & Gala Dinner 2022 – 7^th Edition being held on 12 October 2022.

The conference is designed for in-house counsel and will cover Qatar’s latest legal developments and trends. It will be held in English and Arabic (simultaneous translation).

We hope you will join us for this unique and exclusive opportunity to meet existing and potential clients on 12 October 2022 in Doha, Qatar. For more information, visit www.qatarbusinesslawforum.com.

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Oman: Quality Standards in Hotels and Tourist Establishments Notice Issued

22/08/202222/08/2022
by Benjamin Filaferro

Times of Oman, 18 August 2022: Oman’s Heritage and Tourism Ministry has issued a notice to all hotel and tourist establishments in the Sultanate to prepare their facilities in line with specified quality standards.

The standards cover quality, cleanliness, service level and customer satisfaction.

They were issued in line with the Tourism Law and the Implementing Regulations to the Law.

From 1 October this year, the Ministry will conduct inspections to ensure compliance.

Offenders will be prosecuted.

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Kuwait: New Food Delivery Driver Regulations Approved

22/08/202222/08/2022
by Benjamin Filaferro

Kuwait Times, 18 August 2022: The Kuwaiti authorities have approved new food delivery driver regulations.

Among other things, they specify the driver must have a health certificate from the Ministry of Health, and a sticker representing the company must be placed on the delivery vehicle.

In addition, the deliveryman’s iqama must be for the same company he works for, and a unified uniform must be assigned to all drivers.

All relevant companies will have to comply with the regulations by 1 October.

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Kuwait: Private Pharmacies Regulations Amended

19/08/202222/08/2022
by Benjamin Filaferro

Alanba, 17 August 2022: Kuwait’s Minister of Health has issued two Decisions to control and correct the work of private pharmacies.

Under the first decision, Article 18 of Kuwait Ministerial Decision No. 395/1997 issuing the Implementing Regulations to Kuwait Law No. 28/1996 has been amended.

Under the amendment, the pharmacy management will be limited to Kuwaiti pharmacists who are licensed to practice the profession and are granted a licence to open a pharmacy.

Pharmacies will be given three months to comply.

Under the second Decision, consideration of applications for granting licences to new pharmacies in the private sector and the request to grant a licence to practice the profession of pharmacy to non-Kuwaitis will be suspended until the completion of a relevant study.

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UAE: Penalties for Tampering with Digital Evidence Clarified

18/08/202218/08/2022
by Benjamin Filaferro

Gulf News (United Arab Emirates), 16 August 2022: The UAE’s Public Prosecution has clarified the penalties imposed on those who tamper with digital and other types of evidence.

Under Article 18 of Federal Decree-Law No. 34/2021, anyone who operates a website, an account on a computer network, an email or an information system and deliberately conceals or tampers with digital evidence relating to any of the crimes stipulated in the UAE Cybercrime Law to obstruct the work of investigation authorities or other competent authorities will be jailed for at least six months and/or fined at least 200,000 AED.

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Qatar: Dentists Must Stop Using Laughing Gas

16/08/202216/08/2022
by Benjamin Filaferro

Gulf Times, 15 August 2022: Qatar’s Ministry of Public Health has ordered all licensed dentists in the private sector and licensed healthcare facilities in the country to stop using laughing gas or nitrous oxide when treating patients.

They have issued a Circular to this effect. It comes into force immediately.

They have ordered the suspension as part of the Department of Healthcare Professions’ efforts to ensure the efficiency and eligibility of all health practitioners working in the private sector in Qatar.

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Qatar: Local Value System to be Adopted in Government Tendering

15/08/202215/08/2022
by Benjamin Filaferro

The Peninsula, 10 August 2022: Qatar will adopt the local Value System in Government tenders under amendments to the Implementing Regulations (Qatar Cabinet Decision No. 16/2019) to the Law on Regulating Tenders and Auctions (Qatar Law No. 24/2015).

The amendments by Qatar Cabinet Decision No. 11/2022 mean companies will have to add the in-country value or local value certificates to their financial bids.

The system has already been in place for some Government tenders in the oil and gas sector.

National products, companies with high local value and those submitting the least expensive monetary bids after In-country value calculation will be given preference in the procurement process.

Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises will now be given greater privileges and exemptions with more tenders available.

They will be able to participate to a degree in tenders valued at less than five million Riyals.

National micro companies and SMEs will also be exempt from paying bid and performance bonds and tender fees if their turnover is less than one million Riyals.

In addition, they will be exempt from up to 50% of the value of the prescribed classification fees.

Procurement in Government agencies will also be developed and accelerated by introducing specific timeframes to organise the offering procedures, and a decision will be made within 60 working days.

The contract will also be signed within 20 working days from the date of the contractor submitting the final insurance.

The implementation of the contract will start within 90 working days from the date it is signed.

The amendments aim to increase the participation of non-oil sectors and the private sector in the economy.

Also reported in Al-Sharq on 9 August 2022. For full story, click here.

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