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Structuring real estate deals through a foundation in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has become increasingly popular in Dubai.

The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) stands as one of the world's premier financial hubs, seamlessly connecting regional markets with global economies.

The Commercial Court has indicated when a guarantee might give rise to a primary liability arising independently and upon demand, as opposed to a secondary liability where the guarantor's liability mirrors the liability of the debtor.

In this article we will be looking at the effect of terminating a registered commercial agency and the relevance of "sham" agency arrangements.

A civil action was filed before Dubai Court of Cassation by a local Transport and Contracting Company ("Party A") against a Limited Liability Company ("Party B").

On 15 July 2024, the DIFC Prescribed Company Regulations ("New PC Regulations") were implemented, replacing the Prescribed Company Regulations issued in 2019.

There are many duties and obligations imposed on Managers and Directors in the UAE of which they must be fully aware in order to avoid violations, as any violation or breach may expose them...

As the UAE continues to attract entrepreneurs and foreign investment we expect to see a steep rise of start-ups in the near future.

The UAE fully complies with international tax laws and regulations and off course with the notion of management and control in order to determine whether a legal person / company should be subject to local UAE tax.

In the Middle East, a family business is not just a commercial venture but a legacy, often with family members holding majority ownership and steering day-to-day operations.

As the deadline 30.06.2016 for complying with the new regulations is approaching, we would like to inform you about specific impacts of the new United Arab Emirates' ("UAE") Commercial Companies Law on limited liability companies ("LLC").

The term insider trading has been popular amongst headlines of newspapers for a while now and has been subject to the argument of whether it's pertinence to family and friend is legal or not.

In a precedent-setting judgment issued on 23 July 2025, the Dubai Court of Cassation in Cassation Appeal 503 of 2025 Commercial established a critical legal principle affirming...

Disaccord between the shareholders of a company typically entails differences in opinion, conflicting interests, or disputes over the management, assignment of shares, control...

A side letter or a side agreement is an agreement that is not part of the primary contract or agreement but is an ancillary to the primary contract. A side agreement is used by parties a contract to confirm...

It is common in contracts where an Abu Dhabi entity is a party to the contract for it to be specifically governed by the laws of Abu Dhabi and the laws of the UAE as applied in Abu Dhabi.

The governing of transfer of shares in a company is done by Federal Law Number 2/2015 on Commercial Companies Law (CCL) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The different types of companies that can be set up under the CCL...