Recommended Family Lawyers for Divorce in the UAE
Divorce is never just a legal process. For many families, it also involves children, money, housing, immigration issues, emotional stress, and uncertainty about the future. This is why it is so important to choose the right family lawyer for divorce. A divorce lawyer needs to understand the law, but also to guide clients through the …
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Best Divorce Lawyer in Dubai: How to Choose the Right Family Law Expert
Divorce is never just a legal matter. It impacts family life, finances, children, assets, and future security. The process can also be confusing for many expats and residents of Dubai, as UAE family law can be different from the law in their home country. That’s why selecting The Best Divorce Lawyer in Dubai is not …
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Commencement of the Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Act 2025
The Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Act 2025 (Commencement) Order 2026 has now been published. After a period of delay pending a review of the existing Code of Practice on Longer Working, the Order confirms that the Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Act 2025 (“the Act”) will come into operation on 29th June 2026.
WRC Publishes Annual Report for 2025
The Workplace Relations Commission (the “WRC”) has recently published its Annual Report for 2025. The report provides a useful overview of complaint trends, adjudication activity, mediation outcomes, inspection and enforcement work, and wider strategic developments across the employment law landscape.
The Solidarity Tax in the Context of the Energy Crisis—Friend, Foe, or Accomplice?
Authored by Roman Bradu, Managing Partner and Noemi Cădariu, Managing Associate Contextual Introduction The current energy crisis originated among the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in late 2021, when most European countries simultaneously faced both a shortage of resources (fuel, crude oil, natural gas, and electricity) and an unexpected surge in their prices. Naturally, although …
AI, deepfakes, and the discrediting of evidence that was previously indisputable
Authored by Noemi Cădariu, Managing Associate Sure, ChatGPT writes our emails, drafts our LinkedIn posts, translates documents, and generates content that substantially reduces the time spent on a single task. The widespread adoption and normalization of artificial intelligence in our daily lives—both at work and at home—creates even more room for error, as we place …
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Facilitation Under the U.S. Sanctions Regime: Liability Beyond Direct Participation
Authored by Noemi Cădariu, Managing Associate and Roman Bradu, Managing Partner In practice, the analysis of risks posed by international sanctions is often reduced to a seemingly simple question: Can a transaction be conducted with a specific person, or not? In most cases, the verification process begins with the OFAC lists and, at times, ends …
Failure to Provide Reasonable Accommodation Results in €28,000 Award in WRC
The Workplace Relations Commission (“WRC”) recently awarded €28,000 in Lukasz Swiercz v Lidl Ireland GmbH (ADJ-00059764) as compensation to an employee who was found to have been discriminated against on the grounds of disability, arising from a failure by his employer to provide reasonable accommodation. The employee brought the claim under the Employment Equality Acts …
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When can a medical scheme terminate membership for non-disclosure?
By Randhir Naicker, partner and Chantal Mitchell, partner, Cox Yeats The question of when a medical scheme may terminate membership due to non-disclosure was considered relatively settled in South African law. However, the Constitutional Court’s decision in Carlo Swanepoel N.O v Profmed Medical Scheme [2024] ZACC 23 has revisited both the duty to disclose …
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Irish Citizenship for Americans
Why More US Citizens – Especially Those Living in the Middle East – Are Applying for an Irish Passport