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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 editionThe DIFC has issued a consultation paper (a copy of which can be found here), seeking comments from the public in relation to a new Data Protection Law (“Proposed Law”). The Consultation Paper will be of interest to businesses in the DIFC which process personal data, as well as their employees, customers and suppliers.
The Proposed Law is intended to reflect the principles and concepts underlying the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) as well as elements of the the California Consumer Privacy Act so as to maintain consistency with best practices adopted by international data protection laws.
Some of the key features of the Proposed Law include:
It is important to note that the Proposed Law may be refined as part of the consultation process, and as such, it should not be relied on until it is enacted by way of a notice on the DIFCA’s website.
The consultation process provides all stakeholders with an opportunity to shape the new data protection regime. We encourage all interested parties, particularly businesses established in the DIFC to email their comments and views to consultation@difc.ae by 18 August 2019. Your comments may be published anonymously by the DIFCA on its website or elsewhere, unless you expressly request otherwise at the time the comments are made.
We would be happy to assist should you require further detail or wish to make a submission to the DIFCA.
Martin Hayward
Head of Technology, Media & Telecommunications
m.hayward@tamimi.com
Haroun Khwaja
Senior Associate, Technology, Media & Telecommunications
h.khwaja@tamimi.com
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