Middle East

David Walker and Rahul Sud, ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners

Ezekiel Tuma, John Cunha, and Luis Cunha, ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners

Steven Brown and Rahul Sud, ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners

Ezekiel Tuma, John Cunha and Brenda Ntambirweki, ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners

Steven Brown, Sherif Saad Eldin and Ahmed Al-Saeed of ASAR – AI Ruwayeh & Partners discuss the factors attracting foreign investment to Bahrain and consider foreign ownership restrictions

Ahmed Ramadan and Jirayr Habibian of Matouk Bassiouny examine the details and implications of Dubai’s new digital services legislation

Omar S Bassiouny and Suzanne El Akabaoui of Matouk Bassiouny discuss how share purchase agreements can be adapted to suit M&A deals involving companies where data is the main asset

Tarek Yehya, Lama Abou Ali and Moayad AlSuwaidan of Meysan Partners explore the role of the corporate governance framework in ESG from a Kuwait perspective

Ezekiel Tuma, John Cunha and Brenda Ntambirweki, ASAR-Al Ruwayeh & Partners

Steven Brown and Rahul Sud, ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners

Mohamed Abdelrehiem and Salma Barakat of Ibrahim & Partners provide an overview of the expenses of pursuing litigation in the UAE

Malack El Masry and Charlotte Jackson of Ibrahim & Partners take a closer look at the sophisticated data protection system of the Abu Dhabi Global Market

Malack El Masry and Charlotte Jackson of Ibrahim & Partners summarise the key laws to consider regarding data protection in the UAE

Jirayr Habibian of Matouk Bassiouny assesses the key takeaways from the executive regulations implemented for the new movable pledge law in the UAE

Charlotte Jackson of Ibrahim & Partners presents a ‘start-up’ checklist that up and coming businesses in the UAE should consider for their legal operations

Dania Yassin of Ibrahim & Partners considers recent national developments and provides an overview of the data privacy scene in the country

Mohamed Abdelrehiem and Mostafa Emad of Ibrahim & Partners explore the practical impact of legal amendments which will affect commercial cheque rules

Mohamed Abdelrehiem of Ibrahim & Partners considers changes to the UAE’s financial and corporate world brought in by Federal Law No. 11 of 2020

May El Ghamry and Patricia Fernandes of Ibrahim & Partners assess the impact on firms as Libor reaches its end in 2021

Ahmed Ibrahim of Ibrahim & Partners considers the scope of application and the expected reactions towards a decree obliging Dubai-based companies to list their shares on local stock exchanges

Steven Brown and Rahul Sud, ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners

John Cunha, Ezekiel Tuma and Brenda Ntambirweki, ASAR-Al Ruwayeh & Partners

Ahmed Ibrahim of Ibrahim & Partners explains the key differences that the amendments will bring to the financial and corporate sphere in the UAE

Egypt's usually very quiet banking industry has been in the headlines since the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic as a wave of M&A activity has swept the sector

All the winning deals, teams, firms and individuals from the Middle East awards can now be announced

ALC & Partners lawyers identify areas for potential growth as Egypt looks beyond the Covid-19 pandemic

Areej Abdel Rahman Hamada and the Legal Challenges Group look at the complexities of working in the country

Mahmoud Salah Bassiouny and Yassir Ali of Matouk Bassiouny in association with AIH Law Firm review Sudan’s investment framework and the impact that the lifting of US sanctions has had on doing business in the jurisdiction

Ahmed Ibrahim, Malack El Masry and Dania Yassin of Matouk Bassiouny & Ibrahim review some of positive developments in the UAE legal environment despite the challenges of Covid-19

A Q&A with the Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy team on the ability to furlough employees, reduce salaries, freeze annual raises and other key employment issues under Egyptian law in light of Covid-19.

Mohamed Hashish of Soliman Hashish & Partners reviews Egypt’s New Draft Banking Law, which is making its way into the market at the behest of the Central Bank of Egypt. The law diverges substantially from the existing regime

Steven Brown and Rahul Sud, ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners

John Cunha and Ezekiel Tuma, ASAR-Al Ruwayeh & Partners