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The UAE has introduced significant changes to its merger control framework with the issuance of Cabinet Resolution No. (3) of 2025, which establishes the long-awaited thresholds for merger filings.

The Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) Registration Authority has issued Final Notices imposing financial penalties on certain registered companies with them and their directors for failing to comply...

With its stellar growth, Dubai has been known for alluring every business opportunists due its efficient licensing rules, infrastructure, and ease of work.

Whenever a corporate entity or an individual decides to establish a company in the United Arab Emirates ("UAE"), choosing the appropriate location is of vital importance for the future economic success.

Corporate guarantees are a cornerstone of commercial and financial transactions in the UAE. Whether used to secure the obligations of a group company, support a financing arrangement, or backstop a supply or services...

Regulatory framework defining sanctions has been dynamic and is progressively becoming more complex.

The Board of Directors' Chairman Decision No. (9/R.M) of 2016 Concerning the Regulations as to Mutual Funds (the New Funds Regulation) recently came into force and is now the main piece of legislation...

A trade licence is essential for those looking to start or continue a business in Abu Dhabi. Without a trade licence, a business is not permitted to operate in Abu Dhabi and can face fines or penalties.

Re-domiciliation, also known as corporate migration or transfer of incorporation, is an increasingly popular strategic process that allows companies to shift their seat of incorporation from one jurisdiction to another.

The intention of this article is to give practical advice and information to entrepreneurs wanting to relocate in the UAE region. Besides the initial excitement of relocating to a business friendly jurisdiction which is also vibrant and packed with expats, there are some key matters an entrepreneur must consider prior to their decision.

SPACs, or special purpose acquisition companies, aim to acquire private companies and make them public, by virtue of the SPACs themselves having gone through an IPO.

The UAE Federal Law No. 2 of 2015 On Commercial Companies defines a Limited Liability Company as a company ...

Last night, the UAE Cabinet announced that it has passed a resolution to relax the onshore foreign ownership restrictions in order to spur economic growth in the UAE.

On 25 March 2015, UAE Federal Law No 2 of 2015, the new UAE Commercial Companies Law was issued (the "New CCL") and was published in the Official Gazette on 31 March 2015.

The recent news of Financial Times Stock Exchange ("FTSE") 100 companies failing on credible climate transition plan has wider implications in the context of the current environmental...

The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) announced an update to the Prescribed Company Regulations, which expands and simplifies the current PC regime, effective as of 15 July 2024.

In June 2022, we produced an article regarding Emiratisation in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Emiratisation is an initiative by the UAE Government to increase the employment of UAE nationals...