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Find out moreWelcome 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.
Read the full editionHaroun Khwaja - Senior Counsel - Digital & Data
Effective management of tech contracting disputes can protect your organisation from an array of losses, both financial and reputational, and help to preserve revenues and/or restrain cost blow-outs, whilst minimising damage to the ongoing commercial relationship. As discussed in the November 2018 edition of law update ‘Contracting to Avoid Technology Outsourcing and Project Disputes’, the best way to manage tech contract disputes is to set out in clear terms and sufficient detail the parties’ agreement on not only risk allocation provisions but more importantly the commercial and technical aspects which underpin the deal. Where that fails, the next line of defence is to manage the dispute effectively. This article details steps that can help you, as legal counsel, to contain and effectively manage disputes before they reach the courts or alternative dispute resolution forums, such as arbitration and mediation. The necessary ground work at the first hint of trouble is well worth the effort and it pays countless dividends.
Al Tamimi & Company’s Technology, Media & Telecommunications team regularly advises on technology related matters, including pre-litigation contractual disputes. For further information please contact Haroun Khwaja (h.khwaja@tamimi.com) or Martin Hayward (m.hayward@tamimi.com).
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