Insight Category: News
In 2021, there were changes of laws and a new set of regulations enacted in the UAE. We also saw major developments in Government practice and procedures. For instance, the UAE trademark office started to apply a new set of procedures, entered into the Madrid Protocol and also made some major developments in regard to… Continue reading 2021 in Review: The Legal & Regulatory Changes Impacting Intellectual Property in the UAE...
A major headline in 2021 was the entry of the mammoth construction firm Arabtec Holding and its subsidiaries into insolvency under the UAE Bankruptcy Law (Federal Law no. 9 of 2016, as amended). As the market’s leading construction company, Arabtec’s decision to apply for Bankruptcy protection and the Court’s subsequent acceptance of the application sent… Continue reading 2021 in Review: The Legal & Regulatory Changes Impacting Bankruptcy and Insolvency in the UAE...
Throughout 2021, the UAE continues to maintain its title as the leader of FinTech in the Middle East. In fact, it has become, in the last couple of years, a popular jurisdiction in the GCC to various FinTech businesses. While Fintech comprises a broad range of activities, we note that some specific categories are currently… Continue reading 2021 in Review: The Legal & Regulatory Changes Impacting FinTech in the UAE...
The main legal and regulatory change impacted businesses across all sectors in the UAE in 2021, is the update to the Commercial Companies Law. On 20 September 2021, the UAE issued New Federal Decree – Law No 32/2021 on Commercial Companies (the “New CCL”) which replaced the previous draft issued under Federal Decree – Law… Continue reading 2021 in Review: The Legal & Regulatory Changes Impacting Commercial Companies in the UAE...
2021 was a further year of innovation for the insurance sector. A major regulatory change came into force in January 2021 through Federal Decree Laws No. (24) and (25) of 2020, which operated to merge the (former) UAE Insurance Authority with the UAE Central Bank. The effect of these Decrees was to transfer the regulation… Continue reading 2021 in Review: The Legal & Regulatory Changes Impacting Insurance This Year...
It is without a doubt that the pandemic had a significant economic impact globally, impacting businesses in many ways, which led to the perhaps inevitable rise in employment cases. We have witnessed queries from employers about their right to terminate employees immediately due to the financial distress sustained by the company, employees enquiring about their… Continue reading 2021 in Review: The Legal & Regulatory Changes Impacting Employment in the UAE...
This month Bin Shabib & Associates (BSA) LLP supported the French Business Council Dubai and Northern Emirates, in hosting a cocktail reception at the Divan hotel in Erbil. The reception was attended by representatives from several French companies looking to invest in Kurdistan, government officials, Regulator of Insurance Authority, the French Embassy, the President of… Continue reading Supporting the French Business Council in Erbil, Iraq....
This month our Erbil offices continues to move forward with the growth and expansion of our Iraq presence by taking on a further two new associates to add to the growing practice. Kaka Ziad Bayes is a qualified Kurdish lawyer who has practiced law for about 30 years. His legal practice has covered Litigation, Corporate… Continue reading BSA Erbil Office Expands...
Affiliation offers clients convenient access to legal expertise around the globe. Bin Shabib & Associates, a regional Middle East law firm who is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, today announced that it has been awarded recertification in Meritas, a global alliance of business law firms. Bin Shabib joined Meritas in 2010, and as a… Continue reading BSA Earn Recertification in Meritas...
Co-host of In-House Congress Dubai Hosted by Pacific Business Press, at the Raffles hotel, Dubai on 26 February 2014 Practice Area Workshop:Getting an Arbitral Award worth the paper It Is written on: A real case-based walkthrough of what actually happens in the UAE Presenters: Antonios Dimitracopoulos, Mohammed Nedal Dajani and Jon Bridgewater With focused panel… Continue reading In-House Congress Dubai...