Navigate the Future of Digital Asset Regulation in the DIFC

As digital assets continue to transform financial markets, commercial transactions, and secured financing, legal and corporate professionals must remain current with the evolving legal framework governing their ownership, control, transfer, and use.

Join DIFC Academy and LexisNexis Middle East for an intensive, expert-led workshop examining the DIFC Digital Assets Law (DIFC Law No. 2 of 2024), including its supporting legal framework, the Law of Security, and related legislative amendments shaping the regulation of digital assets within the DIFC.

Designed as a DIFC Mandatory course, this CLPD-accredited, practical two-hour session provides a clear understanding of the DIFC’s legal framework for digital assets, its implications for commercial transactions and secured financing, and the governance considerations required to effectively manage legal and regulatory risks within the DIFC.

Date: 27 August 2026
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 Noon
Venue: L1 – Lecture Room 3, DIFC Academy

Accreditation: 2 DIFC Mandatory CLPD Points
Certification: Participants will receive comprehensive course materials and a Certificate of Completion.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Interpret the key principles and legal classification of digital assets under the DIFC Digital Assets Law
• Examine the impact of the Law of Security and related legislative amendments on digital asset transactions and secured financing
• Apply the DIFC legal framework to determine ownership, control, transfer, and enforcement of digital assets
• Evaluate the legal and regulatory risks associated with digital assets and recommend appropriate risk mitigation strategies

SPEAKER

Bushra Ahmed Partner & Co-Head, Middle East Disputes Practice – Mishcon de Reya Bushra Ahmed is a Partner at Mishcon de Reya and Co-Head of the firm’s Middle East Disputes Practice. A leading disputes lawyer, arbitrator, and mediator with more than 25 years of experience, she advises clients on complex commercial litigation, international arbitration, regulatory investigations, fraud, shareholder disputes, and asset recovery across the UAE and the wider Middle East. Bushra has acted in many of the most significant cases before the DIFC Courts, including Tabarak, widely recognised as the first crypto asset dispute before the DIFC Courts, giving her unique, first-hand insight into the practical application of the DIFC Digital Assets Law and the evolving legal framework governing digital assets. Her extensive experience advising financial institutions, multinational corporations, investment firms, and high-net-worth individuals enables her to deliver practical, commercially focused guidance on the legal, regulatory, and dispute-related challenges associated with digital assets in the DIFC.

ACCREDITATION:

2 DIFC Mandatory CLPD Points / 2 CLPD Accredited Points

WHY ATTEND?

This course goes beyond legislation to examine how the new legal framework operates in real-world commercial practice. Participants will gain valuable insights into:

• The practical implications of the DIFC Digital Assets Law for lawyers and businesses
• Structuring digital asset transactions with greater legal certainty
• Security interests and financing involving digital assets
• Managing legal and regulatory risk in an evolving digital economy
• Recent developments shaping disputes involving crypto and digital assets

As digital assets become increasingly embedded in commercial and financial transactions, understanding the DIFC’s legal framework is essential for legal professionals advising clients operating in the region.

Join this accredited workshop to gain practical insights from one of the lawyers at the forefront of digital asset disputes in the DIFC, earn 2 DIFC Mandatory CLPD Points, and strengthen your expertise in one of the fastest-evolving areas of commercial law.

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