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Find out moreIn May Law Update’s edition, we examined the continued relevance of English law across MENA jurisdictions and why it remains a cornerstone of commercial transactions, dispute resolution, and cross-border deal structuring.
From the Dubai Court’s recognition of Without Prejudice communications to anti-sandbagging clauses, ESG, joint ventures, and the classification of warranties, our contributors explore how English legal concepts are being applied, interpreted, and adapted in a regional context.
With expert insight across sectors, including capital markets, corporate acquisitions, and estate planning, this issue underscores that familiarity with English law is no longer optional for businesses in MENA. It is essential.
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.
Yomna is an Associate in the Banking & Finance and Corporate Commercial practices in Al Tamimi & Company’s Kuwait office.
Yomna is a qualified lawyer in civil law jurisdiction with more than 9 years of work experience in top tier law firms in the Middle East with extensive experience in complex M&A, Capital Market transactions and Commercial Matters.
Yomna represents regularly both lenders and companies in a variety of banking and finance transactions. Her clients include regional, European and US banks, and corporate borrowers. She has also served as a counsel on both the financier and borrower side of a number of Shari’a complaint transactions.
Yomna’s experience includes advising the clients regularly on diverse legal queries spanning over different law sectors including Commercial Law, Banking Law, Capital Market Law, Civil Law and Companies Law with excellent expertise in drafting and reviewing different types of commercial agreements.
Yomna worked and participated in executing many M&A transactions that included conducting legal due diligence and legal research in respect of different business sectors such as healthcare, education, food and beverage, software applications and heavy industries (e.g. petrochemicals and steel industries).
2013 – Master Degree in International Commercial Comparative Law, IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Indiana
2011 – LL.B. (license en droit) from Faculty of Law, English Section, Cairo University, Egypt
2011 – Admitted at Egyptian Bar Association
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