Transport, Energy & Revolving Synergy

by Izabella Szadkowska / Dipali Maldonado

The UAE has introduced a number of regulations, measures and initiatives that have drawn global players to its shores and caught the eye of many others. In this article we see the reasons why many family offices, businesses and HNW investors are relocating to the UAE and making it their home.

by Mohamed Kenawy

Historically in the UAE, as a result of a money laundering conviction, the proceeds of crime have ended up in the pockets of the State Treasury, irrespective of whether the laundered funds had originated from bona fide third parties as victims of the predicate offence.

by Dipali Maldonado / Ali Zakaria / Hend Al Mehairi

As part of Vision 2030, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (“KSA”) announced four new laws to be adopted in February 2022, being the personal status law, the civil transactions law, the penal code and the law of evidence.

by Omar Khodeir

Previously, where a debtor defaulted on payment, a creditor had to file a substantive civil claim before the competent UAE court to order the debtor to pay (along with any compensation and legal interest). This type of claim was often the only option in certain disputes

by Omar Al-Qahtani / Ahmed Rezeik

Under Kuwaiti law, arbitration is recognized as a valid and exceptional method of dispute resolution that deviates from the default method of litigation provided it satisfies certain formal conditions.

by Jawad Khalaf / Zainab Saad

The Kurdistan Regional Government ("KRG") has for several years extracted and exported oil and gas based on the provisions of the KRG Oil and Gas Law No. 22 of 2007. This process was conducted without the consultation or approval of the Federal Government in Iraq.