Once the decision is made to establish an entity in a free zone of the United Arab Emirates ("UAE"), the investor has to choose the most suitable free zone for the business endeavour.

As announced by the Dubai International Financial Centre ("DIFC") on 14 December 2014, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has enacted the DIFC

For years, it has been pointed out that the majority of funds underperform the market. But not all of them! Well-chosen funds can provide quick and easy exposure to the market's ...

Confusion persists among industry stakeholders regarding the correct structuring approach to renewables. The truth is that renewables traverse sectors and is not a sector itself.

The UAE has issued Federal Decree-Law No. (6) of 2025 Regarding the Central Bank, Regulation of Financial Institutions and Activities, and Insurance Business ("New Banking Law").

Intellectual Property Rights are a set of proprietary rights that are granted to the Individuals over their creation. The holder or owners of these set of rights are entitled to various exclusive privileges and immunities.

Islamic finance blends traditional Sharia principles with modern legislation, and the UAE has been at the forefront of adopting models such as Murabaha, Mudaraba, and Musharaka.

Decentralised finance (DeFi) is evolving beyond a purely speculative, crypto-native activity into a more mature ecosystem that increasingly seeks sustainable yield and real-world impact...

The foreign exchange market, or Forex, is the largest market in the world in terms of the daily trading volume. Especially with the help of the internet...

Securitisation and receivables sale/purchase agreements (such as discounting and factoring) are effective methods of financing used by entities to monetise their business receivables.

A curious story emerged on 11 April 2017 when a man was charged with planting a bomb under the Borussia Dortmund football club team bus in April.

SPACs, or special purpose acquisition companies, have been the subject of a drastic surge where they emerged as the preferred route for public fund-raising in 2020.

The worldwide establishment of the power markets is primarily due to the global restructuring and reorganisation of the electricity and other energy supply market

Netting is the primary way of reducing risk in financial market contracts, enhancing stability and deepening liquidity. However, the legal framework and enforceability of netting arrangements...

When the Securities and Commodities Authority ("SCA") introduced Decision No. 1 of 2014 concerning Investment Management (the "Investment Management Regulations")...

After the Guidelines for the Regulation of Virtual Assets and Virtual Asset Service Providers (which we wrote about here), the Securities and Commodities Authority ("SCA") has published...

You can never imagine what criminals would do for their evil purpose.

At the start of this year, there were some significant changes impacting the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) legal framework.

Regulation of digital assets in the United States ("US") has always been piecemeal, with regulation through enforcement efforts by federal agencies extending existing financial laws to digital assets in an ad hoc manner.

The regulation applies strictly to tokenised securities and derivatives, excluding most virtual assets and real-world assets (RWAs) unless structured as securities.