Insight Category: News
Jimmy Haoula talks to Calcus about managing a regional law firm and the outlook for the legal industry in 2013. Tell us about BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associates LLP (Former Bin Shabib & Associates)? BSA was established in 2001 and has grown to become a leading law firm with 7 offices in 4 countries… Continue reading Interview with CEO Report 2013 – Jimmy Haoula...
Dubai was filled with a fresh breeze of cutting edge arbitration practitioners in November, with GAR Live, the Alexander Lecture and the CIArb International Conference being the most significant events, all preceded by a very relevant and timely lecture given by the DIFC Courts. Whilst there was no stone unturned as far as coverage of… Continue reading Messages To Take Home From Dubai’s Arbitration Week...
Dar Al Sharia has launched its eagerly anticipated offices in the Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC). Dar Al Sharia is a Sharia, Legal and Financial consultancy firm consisting of an experienced team of professionals, working under the leadership and direct guidance of Shaikh Dr. Hussain Hamed Hassan. CEO of Dar Al Sharia, Sohail Zubairi commented,… Continue reading BSA advises Dar Al Sharia on the set up of their DIFC entity...
Foster Wheeler AG has acquired Ingen Ideas (“Ingen”), a privately held upstream consultancy company located in Aberdeen, UK. Ingen specialises in field development and project decision support, focused on the evaluation and implementation of oil and gas field developments covering greenfield and brownfield assets. BSArepresented Ingen Ideas in the transaction, handling all aspects which involved… Continue reading BSA Advises Ingen Ideas on Acquisition by Foster Wheeler AG...
UAE Bankruptcy Law Amendments The UAE Federal Decree-Law No. 9 of 2016, known as the Bankruptcy Law, has been amended pursuant to Federal Decree-Law No. 35 of 2021, to clarify the circumstances under which a debtor’s directors and managers may be held personally liable for the company’s debts if they cannot be repaid. Bankruptcy Law… Continue reading UAE Bankruptcy Law Amendments: Directors’ and Managers’ Personal Liability...
The interest in SPAC’s in the UAE and wider region is growing, but how does it work? SPACs, or special purpose acquisition companies, aim to acquire private companies and make them public, by virtue of the SPACs themselves having gone through an IPO. Here’s what you need to know: SPACs have been looking at the… Continue reading SPAC’s in the UAE: How it works...
The Future of Finance for SMEs In recent years, the governments of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have moved to reduce their reliance on hydrocarbons, designing ambitious strategic plans to develop into innovation-led economies within a 15- to 30-year horizon. One aspect of these policies has been to promote technology-backed and data-driven industries, particularly in… Continue reading SME 10x: The Future of Finance for SMEs...
Have SPAC listings hit ‘the wall’? SPACs, or special purpose acquisition companies, have been the subject of a drastic surge where they emerged as the preferred route for public fund-raising in 2020. However, equally suddenly, SPACs witnessed a sharp decline in Q2 2021, as indicated by the graph[1] below: Figure 1: Sharp decline or marginal… Continue reading Have SPAC listings hit ‘the wall’?...
At the recent COP26 summit in Glasgow, India made the twin commitment of reaching net-zero emissions by 2070, and to procure 50% of its energy requirements from clean and renewable energy sources within this decade. These are remarkable commitments from a country which is home to 1.4 billion people and is the 3rd largest emitter… Continue reading India renews its Green pledge with a commitment to triple Renewable Energy generation by 2030...