Yara Frotan

The 2025 Healthcare Odyssey

Welcome to the first edition of Law Update for 2025. As we begin this exciting year, we are pleased to turn our attention to one of the most dynamic sectors in the UAE and the broader GCC region – healthcare. Over the past several years, the region has seen unprecedented growth in this sector, driven by legislative advancements, technological innovations, and the increasing focus on sustainability and AI. As such, healthcare is set to be one of the most important sectors in the coming decade.

In this issue, we explore key themes that are significantly shaping the future of healthcare in the UAE, such as recent changes in foreign ownership laws. These reforms present a major opportunity for foreign investors, opening up new avenues for international collaborations and improving the overall healthcare infrastructure. The changes in ownership laws are an important milestone, and we provide an analysis of what this means for the industry and the various players involved.

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Yara Frotan

Associate

Biography

Yara works closely with our international, regional and domestic clients, providing assistance in setting up commercial entities in Bahrain as well as advising on regional/group restructurings and providing advice on matters concerning Bahrain’s Commercial Companies Law. She holds an excellent working relationship with the competent regulators in Bahrain (including the MOICT and Bahrain notaries), ensuring that clients benefit from the most up to date and pragmatic advice and guidance regarding corporate structuring related issues.

Yara has niche expertise with respect to corporate secretarial matters, as well as advising on corporate governance requirements and obligations under Bahrain law. She regularly contributes to articles, including the 2018 amendments to Bahrain’s Commercial Companies Law and the 2020 introduction of Economic Substance Rules. Yara qualified as a licensed Bahraini attorney in 2020.

Recent Experience

Assisting Al Kifah in setting up a legal entity in Bahrain, including handling Municipality requirements.
Assisting and advising Asghar Ali in relation to setting up an entity in Bahrain and transfer of lands, and dealing with the Survey and Land Registration Bureau in Bahrain.
Setting up a company in Bahrain for Trinidad Drilling International and obtaining the required approvals and consents from the National Oil and Gas Authority in Bahrain.
Advising and implementing the share transfer and change of directors and authorised signatories in KONE Bahrain and KONE Elevators.
Assisting HP in liquidation of one of its subsidiaries in Bahrain.
Assisting Al Shaya in the application relating to obtaining the required sheesha approvals for one of its restaurants in Bahrain.
Setting up a restaurant in Bahrain for Eathos, and obtaining all required approvals and no objections from the Ministry of Health in Bahrain.
Assisting Atlas Copco in changing its directors and authorised signatories, and issuing powers of attorney for use in the UAE.
Registering Careem with the Labour Market Regulatory Authority in Bahrain and obtaining work permits for its employees.
Setting up a company for Frontera in Bahrain and subsequently obtaining a Certificate of Residency from the Ministry of Finance.
Advising and assisting Naqel on a wide range of services including amendments to its branch’s CR, liaising with the Ministry of Transportation and registration with the LMRA.
Assisting Guardian Glass in establishing a local presence in Bahrain and providing ongoing corporate secretarial services.
Assisting GE in setting up a company in Bahrain in relation to its water based operations and assets in Bahrain as part of the US$3.4bn sale of GE Water, in connection with GE’s merger with Baker Hughes.
Assisting Majid Al Futtaim with a share transfer in relation to one of its Bahrain Shareholding Companies (closed).
Providing ongoing support to Burberry’s Bahrain presence, specifically with submission of annual audited financial statements.
Assisting Nestle with a share transfer in relation to its Bahrain company including attending the private notary with the client.
Assisting Abudawood with the addition of several warehousing activities to their commercial registration and obtaining all necessary approvals from the Municipality and relevant authorities.