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Sponsored by ASAR - Al Ruwayeh & PartnersDavid Walker and Rahul Sud, ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners
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Sponsored by ASAR - Al Ruwayeh & PartnersEzekiel Tuma, John Cunha, and Luis Cunha, ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners
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Sponsored by ASAR - Al Ruwayeh & PartnersSteven Brown and Rahul Sud, ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners
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Sponsored by ASAR - Al Ruwayeh & PartnersEzekiel Tuma, John Cunha and Brenda Ntambirweki, ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners
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Sponsored by ASAR - Al Ruwayeh & PartnersSteven 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
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Sponsored by Matouk BassiounyAhmed Ramadan and Jirayr Habibian of Matouk Bassiouny examine the details and implications of Dubai’s new digital services legislation
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Sponsored by Matouk BassiounyOmar 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
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Sponsored by Meysan PartnersTarek Yehya, Lama Abou Ali and Moayad AlSuwaidan of Meysan Partners explore the role of the corporate governance framework in ESG from a Kuwait perspective
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Sponsored by ASAR - Al Ruwayeh & PartnersEzekiel Tuma, John Cunha and Brenda Ntambirweki, ASAR-Al Ruwayeh & Partners
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Sponsored by ASAR - Al Ruwayeh & PartnersSteven Brown and Rahul Sud, ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners
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Sponsored by IBRAHIM & PARTNERSMohamed Abdelrehiem and Salma Barakat of Ibrahim & Partners provide an overview of the expenses of pursuing litigation in the UAE
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Sponsored by IBRAHIM & PARTNERSMalack El Masry and Charlotte Jackson of Ibrahim & Partners take a closer look at the sophisticated data protection system of the Abu Dhabi Global Market
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Sponsored by IBRAHIM & PARTNERSMalack El Masry and Charlotte Jackson of Ibrahim & Partners summarise the key laws to consider regarding data protection in the UAE
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Sponsored by Matouk BassiounyJirayr Habibian of Matouk Bassiouny assesses the key takeaways from the executive regulations implemented for the new movable pledge law in the UAE
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Sponsored by IBRAHIM & PARTNERSCharlotte Jackson of Ibrahim & Partners presents a ‘start-up’ checklist that up and coming businesses in the UAE should consider for their legal operations
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Sponsored by IBRAHIM & PARTNERSDania Yassin of Ibrahim & Partners considers recent national developments and provides an overview of the data privacy scene in the country
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Sponsored by IBRAHIM & PARTNERSMohamed Abdelrehiem and Mostafa Emad of Ibrahim & Partners explore the practical impact of legal amendments which will affect commercial cheque rules
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Sponsored by IBRAHIM & PARTNERSMohamed Abdelrehiem of Ibrahim & Partners considers changes to the UAE’s financial and corporate world brought in by Federal Law No. 11 of 2020
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Sponsored by IBRAHIM & PARTNERSMay El Ghamry and Patricia Fernandes of Ibrahim & Partners assess the impact on firms as Libor reaches its end in 2021
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Sponsored by IBRAHIM & PARTNERSAhmed 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
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Sponsored by ASAR - Al Ruwayeh & PartnersSteven Brown and Rahul Sud, ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners
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Sponsored by ASAR - Al Ruwayeh & PartnersJohn Cunha, Ezekiel Tuma and Brenda Ntambirweki, ASAR-Al Ruwayeh & Partners
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Sponsored by IBRAHIM & PARTNERSAhmed Ibrahim of Ibrahim & Partners explains the key differences that the amendments will bring to the financial and corporate sphere in the UAE
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Sponsored by ALC - Alieldean Weshahi & PartnersEgypt'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
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Sponsored by Al Tamimi & CompanyAll the winning deals, teams, firms and individuals from the Middle East awards can now be announced
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Sponsored by ALC - Alieldean Weshahi & PartnersALC & Partners lawyers identify areas for potential growth as Egypt looks beyond the Covid-19 pandemic
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Sponsored by Legal Challenges GroupAreej Abdel Rahman Hamada and the Legal Challenges Group look at the complexities of working in the country
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Sponsored by Matouk BassiounyMahmoud 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
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Sponsored by Matouk BassiounyAhmed 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
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Sponsored by Matouk BassiounyA 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.
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Sponsored by Soliman Hashish & PartnersMohamed 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
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Sponsored by ASAR - Al Ruwayeh & PartnersSteven Brown and Rahul Sud, ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners
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Sponsored by ASAR - Al Ruwayeh & PartnersJohn Cunha and Ezekiel Tuma, ASAR-Al Ruwayeh & Partners
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Sponsored by ASAR - Al Ruwayeh & PartnersIbrahim Sattout and Brenda Ntambirweki, ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners
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Sponsored by Al Tamimi & CompanyAl Tamimi’s head of debt capital markets provides a rundown of typical Islamic financial products, from project sukuk to securitisation
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Sponsored by Legal Challenges GroupAreej Hamada, founder of Kuwaiti law firm Legal challenges group, looks at the bridges Kuwait has been building with its largest trading partner, China, and how it has modernised its foreign investment rules
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Sponsored by Al Tamimi & CompanyEgypt’s corporate and legal framework has undergone a number of recent reforms to incentivise foreign investment. Al Tamimi’s Mohamed Gabr and Ingy Darwish explore the key changes
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Sponsored by ASAR - Al Ruwayeh & PartnersPaul Day and Steven Brown, ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners
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Sponsored by ASAR - Al Ruwayeh & PartnersJohn Cunha and Ezekiel Tuma, ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners
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Sponsored by Matouk BassiounyOmar Bassiouny and Islam Saeed, Matouk Bassiouny and Hennawy
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Sponsored by Clifford ChanceAnna Biala, Peter Chapman, Jack Hardman and Jennifer Mbaluto from Clifford Chance’s global fintech group take a bird’s eye view of fintech developments across EMEA and how regulators are responding
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Sponsored by ASAR - Al Ruwayeh & PartnersBy Ibrahim Sattout, partner, and Brenda Ntambirweki, associate, ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners
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Sponsored by LinklatersThere are signs that trouble may be brewing despite some healthy figures. Linklaters’ global head of restructuring and insolvency Rebecca Jarvis and counsel PSL Paul Sidle take a look
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Sponsored by BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & AssociatesNadim Bardawil of DIFC-headquartered BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associates weighs up incubator programmes and legislative pressures chasing fintech development
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Sponsored by EptalexClaudia Caluori and Rima Abou Mrad, Eptalex – Aziz Torbey Law Firm
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Sponsored by ASAR - Al Ruwayeh & PartnersSimone Del Nevo, ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners
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Sponsored by ASAR - Al Ruwayeh & PartnersJohn Cunha and Laurent Levac, ASAR-Al Ruwayeh & Partners
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Sponsored by Matouk BassiounyOmar S Bassiouny and Sahar Badran, Matouk Bassiouny
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Sponsored by Shearman & SterlingAnna Chung, Paul Epstein and Dan Feldman of Shearman & Sterling reflect on the prospects for renewables, nuclear and FLNG and the role of the capital markets
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Sponsored by Amerellerアラブ首長国連邦 www.amereller.com
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Sponsored by ASAR - Al Ruwayeh & Partnerswww.asarlegal.com
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Sponsored by Clifford Chance (In cooperation with AS&H)The G20 country has launched a new equities market with lighter listing requirements aimed at boosting and diversifying SME funding in the region
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Sponsored by Matouk BassiounyThe issuance of Egypt's largest ever eurobond and the first triple-tranche instrument to come out of Africa will support the country's extensive economic reform progamme.
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Sponsored by Al Tamimi & CompanyAhmed El Amoury A foreign construction company in Qatar recently won a lawsuit in relation to a dispute with a local company. This case is significant because the competent court applied and upheld the principle of personal freedom and the rights of movement set out in the Qatari Constitution. These hold that personal freedom and the rights of movement outside the state should not be restricted except in accordance with the law.
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Sponsored by Latham & WatkinsChirag Sanghrajka, Abdullah Al-Hoqail and Zaid Nael Shalhoub, Latham & Watkins
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Sponsored by Al Tamimi & CompanySeem Maleh It is common for courts to order one of the parties in a facility agreement to specifically perform their obligations under the facility. However, it is rare for courts to impose daily fines until the breaching party performs those obligations.
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Sponsored by Al Tamimi & CompanyQatar has the third largest known gas reserves in the world, as well as significant oil reserves. It is also the world's leading producer of liquefied natural gas and liquid fuels using gas-to-liquids technology. With one of the highest GDP per capita figures in the world, a high growth rate and strong government finances, Qatar has attracted businesses and professionals from around the globe. Interest in the country has also increased after it was awarded hosting rights for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, as well as other marquee sporting events.
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Sponsored by Al Tamimi & CompanyQatar’s De-monopolisation and Competition Protection Committee (the Committee) at the Ministry of Economy and Commerce has become much more active of late
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Sponsored by Al Tamimi & CompanyA common concern among lenders is whether Qatari law allows the payment of interest on loans
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Sponsored by Al Tamimi & CompanyQatar Central Bank (QCB) recently issued a Board Resolution (the Resolution) restricting the ownership of shares in listed financial institutions
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Sponsored by Al Tamimi & CompanyEgypt has suffered major turmoil over the past five years, but has at least fared better than some of its neighbours
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Sponsored by Al Tamimi & CompanyLike most jurisdictions in the Middle East and North Africa, Qatar has adopted the civil law system
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Sponsored by Al Tamimi & CompanyDespite a common misconception, the Unified Agreement for the Investment of Arab Capital in the Arab States (the Arab Investment Agreement) still applies with regard to investment guarantees and protections in the region
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Sponsored by Al Tamimi & CompanyRafiq Jaffer, Al Tamimi & Company
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Sponsored by Al Tamimi & CompanyEgypt is de facto a socialist country. Despite the removal of references to the terms ‘socialism’ and ‘socialist’ from the 1971 constitution in its 2007 amendments and the absence of these terms in the current 2014 constitution, the laws still adopt the concept
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Sponsored by Al Tamimi & CompanyThere have been some recent developments in Qatar in relation to the interpretation and practical application of taxation of capital gains
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Sponsored by Shearman & SterlingShearman & Sterling’s Barney Reynolds, Danforth Newcomb and James Campbell discuss aspects of the nuclear deal that create real risks for foreign investors
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Sponsored by Al Tamimi & CompanyIn response to the financial crisis leading to the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision issued a comprehensive set of reform measures
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Sponsored by Al Tamimi & CompanyRafiq Jaffer Factoring is a financing technique that enables an exporter to collect the purchase price of the goods relating to an export transaction before the due date of payment. Typically, banks in Qatar act as factors and purchase receivables relating to the export transaction. The same technique is also used for financing contractors and sub-contractors, where works have been performed or goods and services have been supplied and payment under the corresponding invoice is payable after a period of time (such as 90 days). This latter technique is referred to as invoice discounting. One key commercial consideration for companies seeking to sell their receivables is for the receivables to be removed from their balance sheet as a debt and to appear as revenue that has been collected. This treatment is possible if the receivables are sold on a without-recourse basis. Auditors usually require a legal opinion to confirm that a true sale of the receivables has been effected.
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