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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 editionRas Al Khaimah (RAK) has previously been named as “The Most Attractive Place in the Middle East for Foreign Direct Investment” by the Financial Times and in recent years has become one of the fastest growing Emirates in the United Arab Emirates. The RAK government has adopted an ambitious process of economic diversification that primarily focuses on industry, trade & commerce, tourism and real estate, with no single sector contributing more than 20% to the Emirates’ annual GDP. RAK is home to a number of major companies well known throughout the Gulf region and beyond, including RAK Ceramics, Julphar Pharmaceuticals, The National Bank of Ras Al Khaimah (RAK Bank), RAK Properties, Gulf Cement Company PSC, Masafi, Stevin Rock and RAK Rock and it also has very successful free trade zones offering onshore and offshore company registrations, cement industry being part of the commercial business as well as an international airport and seaports.
In recognition of the growth of investment and interest in doing business in RAK, Al Tamimi & Company opened its office in April 2013, offering our clients a dedicated, on the ground service in the Emirate. With an established track record of advising clients with business interests in RAK, we have excellent knowledge and experience of the business, legal and regulatory systems within the Emirate. Our team handles all legal aspects of a commercial transaction, including provision of complex structuring advice and the establishment of RAK entities, joint ventures and M&A matters, licensing and regulatory issues, real estate expertise including development and construction, hospitality, banking and finance, intellectual property, sports law, employment and litigation. We are therefore a natural choice for companies locally, within the region and from around the globe, as legal advisors in respect of RAK related legal matters.
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