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Rise of Generative AI
Welcome to the latest edition of Law Update titled “Rise of Generative AI.”
In this edition, we dive into the dynamic world of Technology, Media, and Telecommunications (TMT) across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. TMT continues to play a vital role in positioning the region as an international business and social hub, driving significant growth and innovation.
Our focus in this Law Update is on the sector’s ongoing potential to advance and propel the region toward a more digital economy. We explore the benefits of embracing a digital transformation and how local authorities have responded by enhancing regulations to accommodate the evolving TMT landscape.
This edition covers a range of topics, including – the new Telecommunications & Information Technology Law in Saudi Arabia, the intricacies of trademarks in the Metaverse, and the legal challenges faced by the video game industry. Additionally, we take a regional perspective, discussing jurisdictions such as Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, and Bahrain to provide a comprehensive understanding of the TMT landscape.
We hope you thoroughly enjoy this packed issue of Law Update, filled with captivating articles that address key legal issues within a vital sector for the region.
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Biography
Stuart has 25 years of experience, gained both at the English Bar and in private practice. He advises on the development of family businesses and private wealth structuring in the MENA region, often utilising the laws of the DIFC and ADGM.
He is also a specialist in international private wealth structuring and has deep knowledge of trusts, foundations and other asset holding structures. In addition he also has a comprehensive grasp of property law, investment funds, corporate matters and general commercial law. Whilst primarily a non-contentious lawyer, he is often sought to handle litigious matters. Stuart is frequently engaged by high net worth individuals and businesses to deal with complex matters involving trusts, foundation finance, tax and real estate – often with a cross-border international angle.
Recent Experience
- Advised a family office of an ultra high net worth individual on the restructuring of holding structures for the family’s entire wealth (in excess of USD2 Billion) involving trusts, foundations and companies across an array of global jurisdictions. Also involved in succession planning, asset protection, tax issues and prestigious real estate acquisitions and development.
- Advised a family office of a wealthy heiress on restructuring complex family trusts and underlying companies. Dealt with complex issues involving trustees, protectors and beneficiaries of the family trusts. Successfully defended an unusually aggressive Court application by trustees for approval to sell a ‘trophy’ American property in which the family trusts were interested.
- Advised a UK tech company involved in ‘cutting edge’ development of graphene. Involved in fundraising, intellectual property matters, supply and distribution contracts and general corporate and commercial strategic advice.
- Advised a Swiss-based trust company on resolving complex problems concerning substantial trusts in conjunction with a leading international bank. Drafted complex supplemental trust deeds in order to resolve historical problems concerning various trustee and protector appointments.
Education
- 1990 – BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering – Kings College London
- 1991 – MSc (Econ) Political Sociology – London School of Economics
- 1992 – Diploma in Law – City University, London
Admission
- 1994 – Member of the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn (London, UK)
- 1995 – Member of the General Council of the Bar of England and Wales
- 2005 – Trust and Estate Practitioner – STEP
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