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Unconditional Stay of Arbitral Awards: A Step back for Arbitrations in India

TMT Law Practice | December 3, 2021

Introduction: Arbitration has emerged as the forerunner as a means of dispute resolution in recent times. The primary attractions for contracting parties to opt for arbitrations include time and cost efficiency, flexibility of procedures and most importantly, the minimal judicial intervention. In all legal systems, any challenge to arbitral awards is limited to maintain the …

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Perspectives for teleworking in Brazil

Finocchio & Ustra Sociedade de Advogados | December 3, 2021

It was already notorious that the feasibility of implementing remote working had been discussed for a long time. While many companies already saw this condition as an advantage, others were still quite resistant to the idea.

The era of environmentally & socially conscious entities: ESG in Cyprus

Patrikios Legal | December 2, 2021

Today’s world calls for businesses which are not merely entities serving an economic purpose, but conscious beings whose decisions shape the world we live in. The 2021 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP26, gathered together world leaders and delegates who were tasked with, inter alia, producing solutions to reverse climate change. Launched as a movement …

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What you should know about the new drugs law in the UAE

Awatif Mohammad Shoqi Advocates & Legal Consultancy | November 29, 2021

The UAE has longstanding laws in place governing the use, production and distribution of Narcotics and Psychotropic substances, designed to protect individuals, companies, and society at large, and to prosecute those who act in contradiction to its mandates.  Overall, the most recent decree number 30 of 2021 institutes key new amendments to the Federal law …

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What is the foreign bribery law in the UAE?

Awatif Mohammad Shoqi Advocates & Legal Consultancy | November 29, 2021

What is bribery, and why is it an offence? Bribery refers to the offence of promising, offering or granting, either directly or indirectly, a person to either perform or to omit an act that is included in their duties or constitutes a violation of their duties.

What is the impact of ransomware on financial crime compliance in the UAE?

Awatif Mohammad Shoqi Advocates & Legal Consultancy | November 29, 2021

Ransomware attacks are now a bigger concern to major organizations around the world in. In this article we will discuss the major concerns around such attacks and the laws and regulations governing the same.

What are the changes in law proposed to allow divorce by mutual agreement to make it more convenient?

Awatif Mohammad Shoqi Advocates & Legal Consultancy | November 29, 2021

In the recent changes, a new decree-law on Personal status for non-Muslims in the emirate of Abu Dhabi has been enacted (hereinafter “New Decree”). The new Decree amends the previous practices applicable to the divorce of non-Muslims and allows the concept of unilateral divorce for the first time. The new Decree thus aims to provide …

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What are the privileges of internal investigations in the UAE?

Awatif Mohammad Shoqi Advocates & Legal Consultancy | November 29, 2021

Senior administration, HR team, and consistence faculty of all enterprises and in a wide industry are approached against consistently with proof or charges of potential bad behavior at their organizations. These situations may extend from warning from the government for examination concerning claims of infringement of any government law by the partners or senior executives …

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Work patterns under the Federal Labour Law

M&CO Legal | November 24, 2021

Background: The Covid-19 pandemic and its global implications and fluctuations (the “Covid-19 Implications”) have negatively affected the global economy; however, the said pandemic highlighted several positive points that could not have been raised without the pandemic and the virus exposure all over the world. One of the most important positive points resulted from the Covid-19 …

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The Principle of Wilful Blindness and Its Implications in The Malaysian and English Legal Systems

Azmi & Associates | November 24, 2021

The principle of wilful blindness has often been contested in courts. In criminal law, Wilful Blindness or ignorance of law refers to the ‘deliberate avoidance of knowledge of the facts’; that is, a person avoids gaining knowledge as a means of avoiding self-incrimination1. In its purest form, wilful blindness (also known as Nelsonian Blindness) refers …

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