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Grant Thornton joins as the Audit Partner for the 2023 LexisNexis Women in Law Awards

17/02/202317/02/2023
by Benjamin Filaferro

We are delighted to announce that Grant Thornton will be serving as the Audit Partner for the upcoming LexisNexis Women in Law Awards 2023, to be held on 2 March 2023 at The Ritz-Carlton JBR, Dubai.

This event celebrates the achievements and innovations of women in the legal field throughout the Middle East region. The Awards also acknowledge organisations that promote women and gender equality in their teams.

We warmly invite you to join us at this outstanding event on 2 March 2023. Visit the LexisNexis Women in Law Awards website to learn more!

Yungo Law Participates as a Sponsor at the LexisNexis Women in Law Awards 2023

11/01/202310/01/2023
by Benjamin Filaferro

LexisNexis Middle East are pleased to announce that Yungo Law will participate as the Drinks Reception Sponsor at the LexisNexis Women in Law Awards 2023 on 2 March 2023.

The Women in Law Awards aim to celebrate women’s accomplishments and innovation in the legal field in the Middle East region. The Awards also set out to recognise the organisations that promote women and gender equality in their teams.

“With percentages of women in partner’s positions in international firms in the Middle East being as low as 0% in some instances, equity and equality are far from being achieved in the region. It takes great strength, resilience and sacrifice for women to become leaders in the international law arena. Therefore, we should take every opportunity to celebrate women’s achievements in the industry. Yungo Legal is proud to sponsor the Women in Law Awards and celebrate every one of you.”
Clotilde Iaia Polak (LLM Law), Managing Partner, Yungo Legal Consultants.

We hope you will join us for this fantastic event on 2 March 2023! Visit the LexisNexis Women in Law Awards website to learn more about the event!

UAE: New Anti-money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Guidance Issued

05/10/202105/10/2021
by Benjamin Filaferro

The UAE’s Central Bank has issued new guidance on anti-money laundering and terrorist financing for its licensed financial institutions who provide services to cash-intensive businesses.

It came into force on 28 September and requires Licensed Financial Institutions to demonstrate compliance with its requirements within one month of the 28 September. It is aimed at helping these entities understand and effectively implement their statutory obligations in this area.

Entities providing services to cash intensive businesses must take a risk-based approach in their anti-money laundering programmes by assessing all customers to determine their degree of risk. Licensed Financial Institutions also have to perform appropriate customer due diligence which consists of customer and beneficial owners identification, understanding the customer’s business and monitor the business relationship on an ongoing basis.

Licensed Financial Institutions should also obtain appropriate information regarding the source of cash deposited in a customer’s account as well as mandate the use of Emirates ID for cash deposits in ATMs.

In addition, they should maintain transaction monitoring systems equipped to identify patterns of activity which appear unusual and potentially suspicious and report any behaviour they reasonably suspect may be linked to money laundering, terrorist financing or other criminal offence by submitting suspicious activity/transaction reports directly to the UAE’s Financial Intelligence Unit via the goAML portal. Also reported in Alroeya on 3 October 2021. For full story, click here.

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Turkey: Red Bull Loses Trademark Revocation Case

12/07/202112/07/2021
by Benjamin Filaferro

Hurriyet Daily News, 6 July 2021: Red Bull has lost a trademark revocation case against a local soda company.

The local company applied to the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office to register their Zilli Okuz Gazoz or Jingle Ox Soda brand.

The application was approved in July 2019 and the relevant registration application published.

Red Bull became aware of this and asked the Office to reject the registration request.

The Office refused as they argued there was no similarity between the two brands in terms of their names and logos.

The loss means there is no legal obstacle to a red bull figure being placed in the logo of the local soda brand.

Red Bull can appeal the Decision.

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Turkey: Heavy Duty Vehicles Ban Announced

03/06/202103/06/2021
by Benjamin Filaferro

Hurriyet Daily News, 3 June 2021: Turkey’s Transportation Coordination Centre has issued a Decision banning heavy duty vehicles from the D-100 and TEM highways surrounding Istanbul.

These vehicles will use the Northern Marmara Highway instead to make their intercontinental freight transport journeys.

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Saudi Arabia: Excise Tax Declaration Deadline Announced

16/05/202117/05/2021
by Benjamin Filaferro

Arab News, 13 May 2021: Saudi Arabia’s Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority has announced an excise tax declaration deadline.

Declarations for March and April have to be submitted by 15 May.

Taxpayers who do not submit their returns on time will have to pay a fine worth 5% of the amount for every 30 days of delay.

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Oman: Curfew to End

16/05/202117/05/2021
by Benjamin Filaferro

Arab News, 13 May 2021: Oman’s Supreme Anti-Coronavirus Committee has announced the curfew will be lifted for individuals and vehicles on Saturday.

A ban on hosting any commercial activities in stores between 8pm and 4am will remain in place and services limited to deliveries.

Grocery stores and supermarkets will be exempt.

They added that stores, outlets, malls, restaurants and cafes will be allowed to open at 50% capacity.

A decision to limit public sector workplaces to 50% capacity in person has been reactivated.

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LexisNexis and Sader Publishing, in Partnership with Salloum & Partners LLC, Launch the First Trilingual French Civil Code (UAE Edition)

02/09/202002/09/2020
by Benjamin Filaferro

LexisNexis, in collaboration with Sader Publishing, launches the first trilingual French Civil Code (English – French – Arabic), under the supervision of Professor Michel Séjean, with a forward by Nicole Belloubet, former French Minister of Justice.

More than 200 years after its first edition, the Civil Code continues to have a global reach. It remains the point of reference for many codified and non-codified texts around the world. This Code is part of LexisNexis’ desire to share the long history and experience of the Civil law with lawyers from different legal systems and to promote the Rule of Law.

The French Civil Code has left its mark in the MENA region. It influenced the work of several famous Arab legal scholars such as Youssef Wahba Pasha in Egypt, who was the first person, in the late 19^th century, to translate the Napoleonic Code into Arabic. The French Civil Code also inspired the famous jurist Abdel Razzaq Al Sanhouri in his work on the Egyptian, Iraqi, Syrian, Jordanian, Libyan and Kuwaiti Civil Codes, as well as the work of Choucri Cardahi on the Lebanese Code of Obligations and Contracts in the 1930’s.

Accessing the updated version of the French Civil Code, that incorporates the recent reform of the law of obligations, should prove to be particularly useful to many legislators, academics, researchers, students and practitioners around the world. To make sure that language is no barrier, LexisNexis and Sader Publishing have taken the initiative to combine in one book, an English and Arabic translation of the entire French Civil Code in order to make the concepts accessible to as many people as possible – especially common law trained lawyers.

An explanatory note, written by a renowned professor precedes each section of the Civil Code.

The English translation was carried out by law professors from Loyola University (New Orleans, USA) and Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, USA), as part of a project led by Juriscope. Expertise on English terminology was provided by Professor Michel Séjean.

The Arabic translation was carried out by Sader Publishing.

The UAE edition is sponsored by Salloum & Partners LLC: “We are proud to support LexisNexis’ trilingual publication of the Civil Code, which comes as we celebrate our 40th year in 2020. We are confident that this publication will make the Civil Code accessible to and serve as a reference and invaluable resource for students and practitioners of law in the MENA region and other non-French speaking jurisdictions whose legal systems are based on the Civil Code, not to mention those from a Common Law background,” said Ziad Salloum, Partner at Salloum & Partners LLC.

The trilingual French Civil Code can be purchased online at www.lexiscode.com/en/

Media contact: Sanahine Kassabian: sanahine.kassabian@lexisnexis.fr

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About Sader Publishing

SADER® comprises a group of companies, the first of which was a publishing house founded in Lebanon, in 1863. It is a heritage that has grown into a legacy in the field of law, in both Lebanon and the MENA region. SADER® provides comprehensive legal and business solutions to and for the Middle East, Gulf and Levant. In 1921, Youssef SADER transformed the company into a creator of legal content precious to the legal community in the region. SADER® became the first specialized legal publisher in the Middle East. Publisher of numerous legal compendiums and specialized books, it turned its offering from traditional print to online complex digital solutions. In line with promoting its vision of facilitating access to legal information and services for people around the world, SADER sought to provide its expertise to the benefit of the greater Middle East region. The UAE Ministry of Justice being among its first and primary supporters, SADER launched the UAE Legal portal in 2007 with the Ministry of Justice. In 2008, LexisNexis and Sader Publishing joined efforts to launch the Lexis® Middle East online platform.

About Salloum & Partners

Salloum & Partners LLC is a multidisciplinary, multilingual, and multicultural boutique law firm, first established in Abu Dhabi, UAE, in 1980. It has become a leading player in the Emirati legal world, offering a local and cross-jurisdictional expertise. Salloum & Partners LLC operates comfortably in Arabic, English, French and Italian, and is in service to a diverse client base coming from a wealth of sectors and backgrounds, including entrepreneurs and high-net-worth individuals, SMEs, large local and multinational corporations, family businesses and family offices, banks and financial institutions, local and foreign government entities and government-owned companies. The law firm retains a highly renowned dispute resolution practice. As one of the oldest and most prominent law firms in the region, Salloum & Partners LLC has always been proud to provide practical advice and holistic solutions to complex problems, underpinned by an unrivalled understanding of the unique cultural and commercial environment of the UAE.

About the Supervisor

Michel Séjean is a graduate of the Higher Institute of Interpretation and Translation (ISIT Paris) and holds a Ph.D. in Law. He is a Professor at the Université Bretagne Sud. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Henri Capitant Law Review and a member of the Paris MENA Legal Club’s Scientific Board.

Qatar: Amended Version of Draft Press Regulation Law Approved

03/07/2020
by Benjamin Filaferro

Qatar’s Shoura Council has approved an amended version of the draft press regulation law. It also includes provisions on media, publishing houses, circulating and distributing publications, cinemas and theatres, artistic productions, private broadcasting stations, advertising and public relations activities and media services offices. They discussed the report of the Joint Committee which consists of the Legal and Legislative Affairs Committee and the Information and Cultural Affairs Committee and recommended five articles be amended. They have referred it to the Government to consider further.

Kuwait: Kuwait to Sack All Expatriate Government Employees

03/07/2020
by Benjamin Filaferro

According to local newspaper reports, Kuwait is preparing to end the services of all expatriate Government employees. This will apply to employees in various administrative, technical, legal, education and other roles and will be rolled out over the next two years. By the end of the programme, the numbers of expatriate Government employees will have returned to 2017 levels. Medical and nursing jobs are exempt from this.