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Find out moreThe first Law Update of 2024 is here, and our first focus of the year spotlights Healthcare and Lifesciences, a sector that is undergoing significant growth and development across the MENA region.
Our focus provides an insight into some of the most important regulatory updates across the region, such as the UAE’s groundbreaking law on the use of human genome, Kuwait’s resolution on nuclear and radioactive materials, the new regulations for healthcare services in Qatar, Egypt’s healthcare regulatory framework, and the impact of the Saudi Civil Transactions Law on the healthcare and life sciences sector … and there is so much more!
Beyond the healthcare pages our lawyers share with you multi-sector insights where you will discover articles on Dubai’s DIFC regulatory framework for startups, Bahrain’s commercial agencies law, and we also shed light on Kuwaiti civil code and the advantages of setting up a joint stock company in Saudi Arabia.
Read the full editionJohn Gaffney is a Senior Counsel with the Abu Dhabi office of Al Tamimi & Company, where he leads the office’s arbitration practice.
John previously worked with the international arbitration practices of King & Spalding and Freshfields in Paris, and Skadden, Arps in London. He has served with the United Nations Compensation Commission in Geneva. He is listed in the Legal 500 Arbitration Powerlist, the Who’s Who of International Commercial Arbitration and the Euromoney Guide to Leading Commercial Arbitration Experts.
John holds degrees from the National University of Ireland, and an LLM from the University of Amsterdam. He has also studied at the University of Modena, Italy. He is admitted to practice in England & Wales and the Republic of Ireland.
John is an Adjunct Professor at the UCC School of Law in Ireland and a guest lecturer at the Sorbonne University in Abu Dhabi. John serves as a Member of: the Editorial Board of the ICSID Review, the List of Candidates Suitable for Appointment as Arbitrators under EU trade agreements, the ICC Commission for Arbitration and ADR (representing Ireland), the Sounding Board, Business and Human Rights Arbitration Project, the Consultative Committee of the ELI project on Business and Human Rights and the Advisory Board of the Indian Women in International Arbitration.
He has published extensively and spoken widely on international dispute resolution. In 2018, he was nominated for the Global Arbitration Review Award for Innovation for his article, “Has the Time Come for Full and Frank Disclosure?” and in 2023 he was nominated for the Global Arbitration Review Award for Best Lecture or Speech for his speech at the , “We need to talk about ESG” which he gave at the 2022 ADGM-ICSID joint conference.
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