The Sovereign Digital Frontier: Understanding the UAE’s Legal Response to Rumors and Fake News
Introduction As the world becomes increasingly digital, we are more connected than ever. But this development has also brought new and more intricate threats that could hurt the economy and society. The United Arab Emirates is known for being a leader in technology and innovation. To secure the public’s trust and also national security, it …
Extradition Requests and Law in the UAE
Introduction Extradition requests in the UAE are primarily governed by Federal Law No. 39 of 2006 Concerning International Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters, which has been recently updated by Federal Decree-Law No. 38 of 2023. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) cooperate with other nations to address these criminal challenges, and this cooperation is based on …
India-Japan Economic Partnership: Strategic Convergence, Sectoral Opportunities
Historical Relationship and Economic Collaboration India and Japan share one of Asia’s most enduring and philosophically grounded bilateral partnerships.
PART III: LANDMARK SHIFT IN MATERNITY BENEFITS FOR ADOPTIVE MOTHERS
Since the notification of commencement of the new labour codes in November 2025, the provisions relating to the maternity benefit under the Code on Social Security, 2020 (“SS Code”) were challenged on the basis of a pending writ under the erstwhile Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 (“MB Act”). In this Part III of the labour law …
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Contracting through Conflicts: Allocating Risks in a Geopolitically Unstable World
On March 11, 1930, Mahatma Gandhi, in his speech at the Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad, India, said “Let no one commit a wrong in anger. This is my hope and prayer”.
Europe harmonises national insolvency law of the Member States: The Directive had been approved
On 30 March 2026, the Council of the European Union gave its final approval to a new Directive 2022/0408 (COD) harmonising certain key aspects of insolvency law across the European Union. This approval follows the earlier adoption of the text by the European Parliament on 11 March 2026. With this Directive, the European legislator takes …
THE CNMP NATIONAL DATABASE IN THE AGE OF INVESTIGATIVE COMPLEXITY: CONSTITUTIONAL, STATISTICAL AND ALGORITHMIC FOUNDATIONS OF CRIMINAL TRACEABILITY
The CNMP National Data Repository in the Age of Investigative Complexity: Constitutional, Statistical, and Algorithmic Foundations of Penal Traceability Fábio Medina Osório Managing partner of Medina Osório Advogados. PhD in Administrative Law from the Complutense University of Madrid (Spain). Master’s degree in Public Law from the Faculty of Law of the Federal University of Rio …
Leasing in the UAE: Key legal insights for landlords and tenants
The leasing landscape in the United Arab Emirates is supported by a comprehensive legislative framework governs the relationship between landlords and tenants, demonstrates their rights and obligations, ensures market stability, and provides effective mechanism for dispute resolution.
Project financing: the CJEU rejects the promoter’s right of pre-emption
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VERIFICATION OF THE PRESENTATION OF ECONOMIC DEPENDENCY ABUSE IN THE CONTEXT OF A FRANCHISE AGREEMENT
The Court of Cassation (judgment no. 15023 of 4 June 2025) recently ruled on the abuse of economic dependence in a franchising agreement.