Insight Category: Regulatory & Legal Updates
Throughout the UAE, a common frustration exists with insolvencies due to its time-consuming nature and significantly low recovery rates, which stemmed from the outdated governance of insolvency that made it an offence for a company to fail to petition for bankruptcy within 30 days of the date of suspension of payment of its debts, and… Continue reading Guidelines on UAE Insolvency Law...
As part of a string of legislative reforms in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (“KSA”), the Saudi Arabia RoyalDecree No M/05/2018 dated 13/02/2018) (the “KSA Bankruptcy Law”) comes as a boost to thecontinued growth of the KSA economy and the increase of foreign direct investment. Before the issuance of the KSA Bankruptcy Law, the general… Continue reading Comparative Analysis – Bankruptcy Laws in UAE and KSA...
The regional trademark offices in the Middle East, including the local UAE trademark office, receive thousands of trademark applications annually. The number of approved and registered trademarks has increased significantly over the last few years due to a less conservative approach being taken towards examination. Effectively, this increase in the number of registered trademarks has… Continue reading Cancellation for non-use of registered trademarks...
What legal avenues do owners have when their complaints are not addressed? Published in Gulf News on March 7, 2018 By Robert Mitchley, Senior Associate Unit owners in a one-year-old building have been wrangling over maintenance and service fee issues with the developer. The owners complain that the owners’ association (OA) is not prompt in… Continue reading When homeowners refuse to pay service charges...
With the increased usage of social media, companies and employers find themselves obliged to establish policies for employees to provide acceptable, reasonable, safe and common-sense guidelines and recommendations for using social media responsibly. Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, Snapchat and other social media platforms are always viewed as public activities and regardless of users’ privacy controls… Continue reading Insights for employers to implement policy on social media...
A. Setting-up a presence in Oman The Sultanate’s political stability and modern trading system, makes Oman one of the most attractive hubs in the Middle East for international businesses. Setting up a business in Oman can be a cumbersome procedure and it is advisable to involve a locally practicing attorney in the establishment process, as… Continue reading Setting up a business in Oman...
Over the years the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has become a place of interest for many investorsaround the world. For businesses wishing to expand into international markets, KSA is the perfectchoice. It is an economically stable country with a constant increase in the domestic market and the facilities provided by the Saudi government to… Continue reading Setting up a business in KSA...
As is evident from its skyline, many property units in Dubai are part of a tower development having multiple owners. Villas too are often part of a cluster of real estate units within a development. Understandably, not every owner has the same ideas and methodology in dealing with the management of developments nor bear the… Continue reading What is the Jointly Owned Real Property Law?...
Corporate Associate and Legal Consultant at a leading International Law Firm. Licensed before Primary Courts in the Sultanate with particular experience and interest in Corporate, Commercial Matters and Mergers and Acquisitions. As a matter of introduction, the main backbone legislation for determining the duties that are required from directors are the Code of Corporate Governance… Continue reading Introduction to Corporate Governance Regimes in Oman: Examining Directors Duties...
The question of inheritance in the event of death is the ultimate apprehension of European expatriates residing in the UAE, especially considering the uncertainty and complexity of the rules that governs inheritance matters in the UAE. Whilst the UAE law expressly disposes that inheritance shall be governed by the law of the deceased at the… Continue reading Legal inheritance for non-muslim expatriates...