The Importance of Registration of Trademark in the UAE
After brainstorming and investing heaps of money and time on your new business set-up, how sure are you that your company's identity is secured, no other company would use the goodwill of your business or your credibility is safe enough?
Five Practical Steps to Transferring Shares in a Limited Liability Company in Dubai
Any sale or transfer of shares in a United Arab Emirates (UAE) limited liability company (LLC) raises certain documentary and procedural requirements in the Emirate in which the company is registered. In the below article, our Senior Associate, Priyasha Corrie talks about 5 practical steps to transfer shares in the LLC in Dubai.
Good Bye to Entangling Investigations, Minor Crimes to be Disposed within One Day in the UAE.
Criminal Order is a new procedural system established by the amendment to the UAE Criminal Procedure Law, which envisages efficient and seamless transition of workflow with the goal to lessen the judicial workload.
With the new Law in the UAE, the Prosecution Can Allow the Accused and the Victim to Settle Criminal
The new amendment to the UAE Criminal Procedure Law provides for an amicable settlement opportunity to the parties in a criminal case, namely the victim and the accused under the aegis of the prosecution.
UAE joins nations monitoring Offenders through Electronic Tagging
The Law No. 17 of 2018 provides for an alternative to imprisonment in certain offences and subject to certain restrictions, which we have amplified in the following part herein. The alternative to imprisonment comes as a handy, electronic, portable and wearable device, which is intended to restrict and monitor the convicts or the accused pending …
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All that you should know about the New Anti-Money Laundering Law
As part of the requirement of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a Federal Decree No. 20 of 2018 on anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism was issued on 23 September 2018.
Significant Changes to Civil Procedure Code
Significant changes to Federal Law No 11 of 1992 (the Civil Procedure Code) will soon be coming into effect. These changes are introduced through regulations (the Regulations ) issued under the Civil Procedure Code and will come into effect on 16 February 2019.
Merger Clearance Matters
The United Arab Emirates (the UAE) promulgated legislation to specifically address the regulation of competition (being Federal Law 4 of 2012, or the Competition Law) several years ago but until recently, it has been the case that the requisite implementing regulations and processes were not in place. This is no longer the case. Not only …
New Anti-Money Laundering Law
The new anti-money laundering (AML) law of the UAE took effect at the end of October 2018. Containing features recommended by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the new law introduces subtle but important changes to the AML landscape in the UAE.
Confidentiality Under Renewed Focus
The UAE federal government has recently issued a raft of important legislation, addressing and in many ways updating areas of law that are key to businesses in the jurisdiction. Amongst this legislation is Federal Decree-Law 14 of 2018 concerning the central bank and the organisation of financial institutions and activities (the New Banking Law) and …