Insight Category: News
BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associates and Dumon & Partners are pleased to announce the merger from today of their Dubai law firm, leader in the Middle East, with the French firm Dumon & Partners. Following this merger, Bertrand Dumon , the founding partner of Dumon & Partners, will become a partner of BSA, based… Continue reading BSA Annonce Son Développement à Paris...
His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Al Nahyan enacted UAE Federal Law No (2) of 2015 governing the establishing of commercial companies in the UAE. The new law is a departure from the previous corporate governance system regulating commercial companies in the UAE, and is a testament to the UAE leadership’s commitment to modernize the private sector,… Continue reading New Federal Commercial Companies Law in the UAE...
BSA launch event BSA hosted an exclusive reception this month at the Burj Al Arab to celebrate the joining of new Senior Partner Dr Ahmad Bin Hezeem, former Dubai Courts Director General. Dr Ahmad’s addition to the firm and the formation of a new shareholding structure positions BSA as the first local and regional law… Continue reading BSA Launch Event: Introducing New Senior Partner, Dr. Ahmad Bin Hezeem...
The Dubai Financial Market (DFM) published its ‘Standard for Issuing, Acquiring, and Trading Sukuk’ on the 2nd April 2014. Rima Mrad takes us through the details. After researching and reviewing the existing Shariah Sukuk standards with Islamic scholars and various regulatory bodies, the DFM issued the Standard to ensure Shariah compliance in the owning and… Continue reading UAE Sector Feature: DFM Issues New Standard For Issuing, Acquiring, and Trading Sukuk...
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...