Karanovic & Partners wins the Law Firm of the Year Award

We are proud to announce that Karanovic & Partners is the 2019 winner of the prestigious Law Firm of the Year award, in the Eastern Europe and the Balkans category. This is the third time that Karanovic & Partners is selected among some of the best law firms in Europe to take home this renowned …

Galadari Advocates & Legal Consultants appoints Matthew Donovan as Partner

Galadari Advocates& Legal Consultants, one of the leading integrated law firms in the region,announces the appointment of Matthew Donovan as a partner based in the firm’sheadquarters in Dubai.

And It Was the IP Strategy That Made My Business Plan Edgy!

For both Ariana and Asma it was critical that their respective business plans get accepted. While Araina was trying to win the investors for her start up, Asma wanted her much awaited promotion from the board of directors. While Ariana did crack the deal,sadly Asma didn’t.

Out with the Old, In With the New: Comparing DIFC and ADGM Arbitration Law

The UAE has implemented a major initiative to update its laws and procedures, by adopting best international practice to encourage foreign direct investment and trade more generally with the UAE. There was a new Companies Law in 2015, a Bankruptcy Law in 2016, tax laws in 2017, and a Federal Arbitration Law and Foreign Direct …

Are Security Cheques Still an Effective Form of Security in Dubai?

Cheques are the most commonly used commercial paper in the UAE not only because they are used as a method of payment, but also, because they are the only commercial paper secured by the provisions of the UAE’s Penal Code (the “Penal Code”)to enhance confidence in cheques as a form of payment. As a result, …

Prof. dr hab. Jarosław Majewski recommended in the 2019 Chambers Europe ranking

11.03.2019 Prof. dr hab. Jarosław Majewski recommended in the 2019 Chambers Europe ranking

DMS partners taking part in Polish Seminar on EPA in Japan

C. David DeBenedetti and Bartosz Bagieński, DMS partners, took part in the 13th annual General Meeting of the Polish Chamber of Commerce in Japan and Polish Seminar on “New Possibilities of the Bilateral Economic Relations between Japan and Poland under the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)”.

Arbitration in The UAE Under the New Arbitration Law

Arbitration practice and procedure has developed rapidly in the UAE, and the courts now take a far more pro-active role in supporting the arbitration process and enforcing arbitral awards. This movement can be seen progressively in Cassation Court judgments over the past ten years and is now recognised in Federal Law No. 6 of 2018 …

No anti-arbitration relief from Civil Court even when fraud/collusion is alleged

No anti-arbitration relief from Civil Court even when fraud/collusion is alleged Introduction Hon’ble Supreme Court of India paved way in upholding the momentous judicial precedent which lays down a crucial legal principle pertaining to arbitration proceedings in India w.r.t. power of a civil court in granting the anti-arbitration relief. Recently, the Hon’ble Supreme Court was …

Boult Wade Tennant LLP’s London team has moved

Boult Wade Tennant LLP’s London team has moved to a new office location. Salisbury Square House is a bright and flexible space offering clients and staff alike an improved working environment and new facilities.