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Learn how novation agreements in Dubai transfer rights and obligations, why all parties must consent and how guarantees and mortgages are treated.

Will AI replace lawyers in the UAE? See where AI helps with research, review and drafting, and why advocacy and legal judgment remain human.

Established in the warm cerulean waters of the Indian Ocean safely outside the cyclone belt, Seychelles is a standout amongst the perfect environment.

Corporate governance disputes in UAE companies often stem from unclear decision-making authority, management powers, and shareholder rights established at incorporation. Understanding statutory duties of directors, related party transaction requirements, and the 2025 amendments to the Commercial Companies Law can help businesses structure proper governance mechanisms and avoid costly conflicts over control, profit distribution, and share transfers.

The general premise of the 2001 Engineering Law was that non-Qatari engineers and engineering offices owned by non-Qataris were required to appoint on their behalf Qatari engineers licensed to practice to deal with their then current projects.

DIFC Foundations, established under the DIFC Foundations Law No. 3 of 2018, provide a flexible and modern legal framework for managing and protecting assets.

The UAE Council of Ministers has issued a new resolution (the CSR Law) concerning Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the UAE which came into force on 1 February 2018.

Market participants are always looking for the optimal economic conditions for their activities. These conditions are currently the most favorable in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) – for example in Dubai.

The CCL applies to all companies, and branch or representative offices of foreign companies, established in the UAE save for any entities specifically exempted from the CCL.

All corporations undergo a development phase that is affected by a range of external factors such as market conditions, economic climate, implications...

The UAE's 2025 amendments to the Commercial Companies Law (Federal Decree-Law No. 20 of 2025 amending Federal Decree-Law No. 32 of 2021)...

Dubai: With the start of Ramadan, companies in the UAE are required to reduce work timings for employees by two hours every day.

The World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) provides the following elements for information to qualify as a trade secret. The information must be...

The concept of offshore was first introduced in Dubai in late 2001 but it took concrete shape on January 15, 2003 when Jebel Ali Free Zone Offshore Companies Regulations 2003 came into force.

Setting up business in a UAE free zone carries many advantages for overseas investors. Perhaps most importantly, it enables foreigners 100% ownership, zero corporate taxes and repatriation of profits.

The UAE Corporate Tax Law (CT Law) is effective for any financial year beginning on or after 1 June 2023 (i.e., for a company following calendar year, the first tax year would be 1 January 2024 to December 2024).

Eminent international law firm Conyers, Dill & Pearman sowed its seeds in the global city of Dubai in 2006 and has since shown significant victories across an array of sectors.