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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 editionHealthcare facilities, laboratories and other institutions operating in the Dubai healthcare sector will be pleased to note the issuance of Decision No. 17 of 2020 (amending the previous Decision 21/8 of 2020) (the “Decision”) that will further suspend any legal proceedings issued against certain named entities for a period of six months.
The Decision applies to companies and institutions operating in the health sector and their subsidiary companies that provide services to treat people infected with Coronavirus, that have been identified by the Ministry of Health and Prevention as falling under the remit of the Decision.
The Decision confirms the:
This Decision shall take effect from the date of its issuance and for a period of six months. The date of issuance will commence from the date that the Decision is published in the Official Gazette. We expect this to be within the next 28 days.
Andrea Tithecott
Partner, Head of Regulatory, Head of Healthcare
a.tithecott@tamimi.com
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