The Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism (the "MOICT") have been at the forefront of the introduction of Resolution No. (91) of 2022 amending (the "Amendments") the Ministerial Decree No. (19) of 2018...

Decree 28 of 2020, issued on 28 September 2020, has set out various amendments to certain provisions of the Bahrain Commercial Companies Law (Law 21 of 2001) (the "BCCL").

In the intricate landscape of corporate joint ventures, the allocation of control between majority and minority shareholders holds significant implications.

On 8 September 2025, the Kingdom of Bahrain enacted Decree-Law No. 38 of 2025, introducing significant amendments to the Commercial Companies Law of 2001.

Predictability and certainty are distinctive features of Bahraini law. Regrettably, one area of Bahraini law which cannot be praised for such predictability and certainty is the doctrine of piercing...

In this article, Clive Hopewell, a partner with Charles Russell LLP and Head of its Middle East Office considers some of the lessons learned from the recent financial crisis and those factors driving corporate governance reform in the MENA region.