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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 editionAl Tamimi & Company’s Corporate Commercial practice is a market leader in the region and offers the full spectrum of corporate commercial services. The Corporate Commercial team is ranked Band One in several independent legal directories and a number of our team are highlighted as leading lawyers by the Legal 500, Chambers and Partners and other legal directories.
One aspect of our Corporate Commercial team that differentiates Al Tamimi is that our Dubai based Commercial practice is able to provide bespoke advice to our clients on a wide array of business and commercial arrangements needed in their day-to-day operations in the UAE.
Specialist advice on commercial agency arrangements
As well as general commercial advice and contract drafting, our Commercial team is known for providing specialist advice on commercial agency arrangements. This includes all types of distribution and franchise arrangements, and we frequently address important legal issues surrounding the impact of local commercial agencies legislation in the UAE on such arrangements.
We provide advice on all types of franchise arrangements in the UAE, including on franchise network structuring, IP protection, product distribution and the most appropriate contractual framework that suits our client’s needs. We also work closely with local regulatory authorities in the UAE to ensure that all statutory and practice related issues are accounted for when advising clients on franchise roll-outs, whether locally or regionally. We are regularly instructed by global multinational companies, many of whom are household names.
Deep understanding of the legal and regulatory environment
Our overall strength lies in the depth of our understanding and knowledge of the UAE legal and regulatory environment which, coupled with our strong relationships with the various local regulatory authorities, allows our Commercial team to stay abreast of new developments and practices in the UAE market. This enables us to provide accurate, cost-effective, practical and commercially pragmatic advice and guidance to our clients in order to ensure that their legal and business goals and objectives are met.
Our clients are assured of effective and successful outcomes that are workable in the UAE thanks to this expertise coupled with our ability to deliver legal services to international standards.
The Commercial team’s core areas of expertise:
Examples of our corporate commercial work
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