A Power of Attorney is a notarized letter of authority given by a person or a company having capacity to another person or a company.

On September 18 2009 the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) announced amendments to the DIFC Companies Law (2/2009).

In recent years, the United Arab Emirates (the "UAE"), and specifically Dubai, have attracted the interest of many parties looking to establish businesses or invest for reasons that are well-known to the public.

The UAE media has given wide coverage to a recent statement by HE Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, the UAE Minister of Economy, in which he confirmed that a draft federal law dealing with small and medium enterprises ("SMEs") shall soon be presented to the UAE Cabinet for approval.

Corporate governance is not merely a compliance exercise; from a business perspective, it is a condition for stability and sustainable growth. It clarifies authority, allocates responsibility...

Continuing from our earlier article on the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) lifecycle, we will be looking at the process of due diligence which occurs once term sheets...

One of the most widely speculated amendments was that pertaining to the permitted percentage of foreign ownership in a limited liability company.

The newly formed Committee will be responsible for receiving applications for settling agency disputes and responsible for the process of cancelling registered agencies

The UAE Government has passed Federal Law No. 37 of 2022 on Family Businesses ("New Law") which will go in to force three months from the date of publication...

Whether it's at a mall or a hotel, at some point, most drivers in the UAE will have handed over their keys to get their automotive pride and joy valet parked.

In a significant move, the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates has issued circular no. /3/ of 2023 ("Circular"), in pursuance of the Federal Decree-Law no. /23/ of 2022 amending Federal Decree-Law no. /14/...

In January 2023, the Financial Markets Committee of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) announced unified ESG metrics for regional listed companies, representing an important step...

Sovereign Group, the leading independent global provider of corporate, private client and retirement planning services, is delighted to announce the acquisition of PRO Partner Group (PPG),...

On November 25, 2020, the UAE Royal Cabinet announced the issuance of a new decree amending the Federal Commercial Companies Law (Federal Law No. 2 of 2015) and superseding the 2018 Foreign Direct Investment Decree.

United Trademark & Patent Services examines how effective brand protection in the UAE increasingly depends on coordination between enforcement authorities rather than just legal frameworks. The article explores the practical challenges of anti-counterfeiting enforcement across federal and emirate-level institutions, border controls, and the growing complexity of digital commerce and sophisticated counterfeit operations.

The Dubai International Financial Centre ("DIFC") has supplemented the establishment of its own Intellectual Property ("IP") Law with newly published IP Regulations, effective from 5 July 2021.

Trademark registration establishes legal rights, but it cannot detect counterfeits entering the market or protect the customer trust your brand has built. The UAE's new Executive Regulations on Combatting Commercial Fraud introduce stricter timelines and procedures for identifying and removing counterfeit goods, making early detection and coordinated enforcement more critical than ever.

In the UAE, many law firms exist but not all firms possess advocacy & legal consultancy license that allows a lawyer to present a case in the court of law

The General Assembly of the Dubai Court of Cassation issued the Resolution No. 1/2021 (the "Resolution") very recently.

The scenario is all too familiar: after months of negotiations, the contract for a new IT system is signed but months later, the project is already behind schedule, the customer has rejected some of the deliverables...