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Kılınç Law & Consulting participates as a Bronze Sponsor of the Kuwait Business Law Forum Conference 2022 – 6th Edition!

15/11/202215/11/2022
by Benjamin Filaferro

LexisNexis Middle East is pleased to announce that Kılınç Law & Consulting will participate as a Bronze Sponsor at the Kuwait Business Law Forum Conference 2022 – 6th Edition held on 23 November 2022.

The conference is specifically designed for in-house counsel and will cover the latest legal developments and trends in Kuwait. 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 23 November 2022 in Kuwait City, Kuwait.

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AlBaker & Associates Law Firm participates as a Silver Sponsor of the Kuwait Business Law Forum Conference 2022 – 6th Edition!

15/11/202215/11/2022
by Benjamin Filaferro

LexisNexis Middle East is pleased to announce that AlBaker & Associates Law Firm will participate as a Silver Sponsor at the Kuwait Business Law Forum Conference 2022 – 6th Edition held on 23 November 2022.

The conference is specifically designed for in-house counsel and will cover the latest legal developments and trends in Kuwait. 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 23 November 2022 in Kuwait City, Kuwait.

If you would like more information, you can click here.

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Alghanim Industries participates as a Gold Sponsor of the Kuwait Business Law Forum Conference 2022 – 6th Edition!

14/11/202215/11/2022
by Benjamin Filaferro

LexisNexis Middle East is pleased to announce that Alghanim Industries will participate as a Gold Sponsor at the Kuwait Business Law Forum Conference 2022 – 6th Edition held on 23 November 2022.

The conference is specifically designed for in-house counsel and will cover the latest legal developments and trends in Kuwait. 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 23 November 2022 in Kuwait City, Kuwait.

If you would like more information, you can click here.

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Meet our Partners for the Kuwait Business Law Forum Conference 2022 – 6th Edition!

14/11/202214/11/2022
by Benjamin Filaferro

LexisNexis Middle East is pleased to announce that Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzan Legal Group (LexisNexis Exclusive Law Firm Partner in Kuwait), the General Secretariat of The Supreme Council for Planning and Development, and the Kuwait Bar Association will once again partner with us at the Kuwait Business Law Forum Conference 2022 – 6^th Edition being held on 23 November 2022.

The conference is specifically designed for in-house counsel and will cover the latest legal developments and trends in Kuwait. 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 23 November 2022 in Kuwait City, Kuwait. For more information, click here.

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UAE: ADGM – Consultation Paper on a Comprehensive Sustainable Finance Regulatory Framework

14/11/202214/11/2022
by Benjamin Filaferro

Analysis

The ADGM has published a Consultation Paper on a proposed comprehensive Sustainable Finance Regulatory Framework, covering rules on sustainability-orientated investment funds, managed portfolios and bonds, and a framework on environmental disclosures by ADGM companies.

Details

The aim is to enable accelerated growth of a sustainable finance ecosystem in the jurisdiction and support the UAE’s transition to net zero greenhouse gas emissions.

This proposed, comprehensive regulatory framework will build upon ADGM’s efforts to foster a vibrant and thriving sustainable finance hub within its jurisdiction. The proposed framework will establish minimum standards for a wide range of sustainability-orientated investment products and services to facilitate this. ADGM believes that setting such standards will help to nurture transparency and investor confidence in the green credentials of those products and services and advance ADGM’s drive to become a leading centre of sustainable finance.

The proposals encompass:

The region’s first regulatory framework for green investment funds to channel capital towards environmentally sustainable activities.
An innovative regulatory framework for climate transition investment funds to channel capital to assets and entities on a path to reducing their greenhouse gas emissions.
A regulatory framework for green and climate transition discretionary portfolio management services.
A regulatory framework for green bonds and sustainability-linked bonds offered in ADGM.
Building upon ADGM’s existing disclosure requirements to create the region’s most comprehensive environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosures framework, to now cover disclosure by listed companies, regulated financial services firms and large private commercial entities.

In addition to proposing a framework for companies to undertake ESG disclosures, It is also in the process of facilitating through its regulatory framework the establishment of the world’s first regulated voluntary carbon exchange and clearing house, where carbon offsets (Environmental Instruments), while traded and settled as Spot Commodities, are treated as regulated Financial Instruments within ADGM.

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Kuwait: Government to Accept Applications for Electric Vehicle Charging Points

10/11/202210/11/2022
by Benjamin Filaferro

Alqabas, 5 November 2022: Kuwait’s Electricity and Water Ministry has announced 2 December 2022 as the date it will begin accepting applications for licenses to install electric vehicle charging points by individuals and authorities wishing to provide them.

Individuals can apply via the ministry’s website and must be responsible for confirming that their household electricity supply meets the demands of electric vehicles.

The ministry will verify that chargers conform to previously approved specifications and controls.

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UAE: Climate Neutrality Adopted in Aviation Sector

09/11/202209/11/2022
by Benjamin Filaferro

Albayan, 7 November 2022: The UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority has announced the adoption of a climate neutrality strategy for the country’s aviation sector, paving the way for other relevant sectors to plan their own plans to reach climate neutrality by 2050.

The aviation sector’s climate neutrality team will develop an integrated methodology and action plan to implement the strategy.

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UAE: All Coronavirus Restrictions Scrapped

08/11/202208/11/2022
by Benjamin Filaferro

Albayan, 7 November 2022: The UAE’s National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority has announced that all restrictions and precautionary measures relating to the coronavirus will be scrapped, effective from 7 November 2022.

The wearing of masks will continue to be mandatory in health facilities but is now optional in all other open and closed facilities.

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Saudi Arabia: Lawyer Loses Licence After Disclosing Client’s Secrets on Social Media

07/11/202207/11/2022
by Benjamin Filaferro

Okaz, 3 November 2022: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Justice has cancelled a lawyer’s licence for violating the rules of professional conduct when he addressed details of his client’s case on social media and during a television appearance.

The lawyer committed several other violations, including: employing and training female trainee lawyers, before completing the statutory period stipulated in the legal system; identifying himself with the title of doctor in his official publications, despite not having a doctorate recognised in Saudi Arabia.

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Qatar: Conditions eased to be Uber driver during World Cup

07/11/202207/11/2022
by Benjamin Filaferro

The Peninsula, 31 October 2022: Qatar’s Ministry of Transport and the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC) have announced they will relax conditions for residents who wish to register as drivers on ride-sharing apps for the duration of the World Cup.

The move has been made to cope with an expected surge in demand during the tournament.

The SC has confirmed that residents will not need to register with a limousine company or be designated as a ‘driver’ on their identification cards before applying to become a driver on ride-sharing apps.

The relaxed requirements apply to drivers over 21 with a vehicle manufactured from 2017 to 2022 and a valid Qatar ID and driving license.

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