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Find out moreReal estate, construction, and hospitality are at the forefront of transformation across the Middle East – reshaping cities, driving investment, and demanding increasingly sophisticated legal frameworks.
In the June edition of Law Update, we take a closer look at the legal shifts influencing the sector – from Dubai’s new Real Estate Investment Funds Law and major reforms in Qatar, to Bahrain’s push toward digitalisation in property and timeshare regulation. We also explore practical issues around strata, zoning, joint ventures, and hotel management agreements that are critical to navigating today’s market.
As the landscape becomes more complex, understanding the legal dynamics behind these developments is key to making informed, strategic decisions.
2025 is set to be a game-changer for the MENA region, with legal and regulatory shifts from 2024 continuing to reshape its economic landscape. Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, Iraq, Qatar, and Bahrain are all implementing groundbreaking reforms in sustainable financing, investment laws, labor regulations, and dispute resolution. As the region positions itself for deeper global integration, businesses must adapt to a rapidly evolving legal environment.
Our Eyes on 2025 publication provides essential insights and practical guidance on the key legal updates shaping the year ahead—equipping you with the knowledge to stay ahead in this dynamic market.
With 17 offices across ten countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Al Tamimi & Company offers one of the region’s leading international arbitration practices. Our team members speak over a dozen languages, can conduct complex arbitrations in English and Arabic and are admitted to practice in a wide variety of jurisdictions.
Our experience covers arbitrations administered by all of the major international arbitration institutions, including the ICC, LCIA, SIAC, SCC, JAMS and PCA, amongst others. We are frequently appointed as counsel in arbitrations seated around the world, including in the UK, France, Switzerland, Singapore, Korea, India and the US.
Within the region, we conduct arbitrations in all of the key jurisdictions, including the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq and Oman. We are regularly appointed as counsel in arbitrations administered by the DIAC, QICCA, arbitrateAD, ADCCAC, CRCICA, QICCA, BCDR and the GCC Commercial Arbitration Centre. Members of our team also act in investment arbitration matters under bilateral and multilateral treaties and advise on complex issues of public international law.
Our Dispute Resolution team is one of only 2 firms ranked in Band 1 for MENA-wide disputes capabilities in Chambers and Partners. In addition, our UAE disputes team has been ranked in Band 1 by Chambers and Partners for the last 4 years and in Qatar for the last 2 years. A number of our lawyers are also ranked individually for their expertise in arbitration.
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