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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 editionThe new UAE Cabinet Resolution no. 40 of 2019 (“Resolution”) provides necessary additional details to implement the provisions of the Medical Liability Law (Federal Law Decree No (4) of 2016 concerning medical liability), with regard to:
Herein, we highlight a few of the key provisions.
The new Resolution sets out the circumstances in which it is considered that a medical practitioner (for example, a physician) has committed a “gross medical error”. Article 5 of the Resolution states:
Medical error is considered to be “gross” if it causes the patient or the fetus death, amputation of a body limb, loss of the body part function, or any other gross damage, in addition to the existence of any of the following factors, as a result of which the medical error is committed:
Prior to the issuance of the Medical Liability Law, physicians who were determined to have committed any malpractice were also potentially liable for criminal medical negligence. After the issuance of the Medical Liability law and Resolution, which includes the definition of gross medical error, only those physicians who are determined to have committed “gross negligence”, and not merely “negligence”, can be held liable for criminal medical negligence.
The Resolution also sets out the terms and conditions of providing remote health services. This clarification of the law has been eagerly awaited. The key definitions of “Remote Health Services” as per the Resolution are as follows:
Of key importance is that this Resolution provides necessary additional details regarding how the provisions of the Medical Liability Law (Federal Law No (4) of 2016) should be implemented. In particular, the Resolution helpfully sets out the circumstances in which a physician has committed “gross negligence” and, hence, may be criminally liable. We anticipate that this will decrease the number of complaints related to medical errors referred to the criminal courts.
Should you require any advice concerning medical errors or to obtain clarifications concerning the Resolution or the Medical Liability Law, we would be happy to assist. In a forthcoming Law Update article, we will expand upon this development.
Ahmed Allouz
Partner, Head of Litigation – Dubai
a.allouz@tamimi.com
Mohamed Al Marzouqi
Partner, Head of Litigation – Abu Dhabi
m.almarzouqi@tamimi.com
Andrea Tithecott
Partner, Head of Regulatory and Healthcare
a.tithecott@tamimi.com
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