This article provides a snap shot of the latest updates insofar as the Abu Dhabi Real Estate Law is concerned:

On 28 August 2025, the Abu Dhabi Court of Cassation issued a significant judgment that clarifies what constitutes "adequate security" for consumer credit and consolidates the operation of Article 121 bis...

The Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) has enacted the Administrative Regulations 2025, significantly overhauling its framework for investigation, supervision, and enforcement.

Although the UAE has had anti-bribery legislation in place since the late 1980s in the form of the UAE Federal Penal Code (the "Code"), the businesses community in the UAE has, to a large extent, been unaware of the existence of the Code and how its provisions could impact their business operations locally.

The regulatory landscape for offering structured products in the UAE has undergone significant changes in the recent years. This article provides an overview of the regulatory framework governing structured products.

Alan Hall discusses the long anticipated mortgage law and its impact on the housing market and banks in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

By the Dubai Expo in 2020, the UAE plans to have more than 170,000 hotel rooms according to news reports. Dubai currently boasts 100,000 hotel rooms ...

In July 2010, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority announced a new regulatory policy for Unsolicited Electronic Communications ("Spam Policy").

The prevalence of cyber technologies into every facet of modern-day life has necessitated the introduction of specific laws dealing with cyber crimes.

On 14 April 2025, the Emirate of Ajman published Law No. 1 of 2025 concerning the regulation of real estate contributions (the "Law") in Official Gazette Issue No. 3.

With electronic transactions now commonplace across consumer markets, it is appropriate to ask whether now is the time to allow real estate transactions to be completed electronically.

The Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) Registration Authority has initiated a public consultation on its proposed Consumer Protection Regulations 2025...

Undeniably the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has experienced a sustained period of stability and prosperity. Up until mid 2008 the global demand for oil, coupled with oil reaching record prices (USD147 per barrel), contributed to the Kingdom’s amassing of an enormous fiscal envelope.

With many of Dubai’s property investors still suffering the effects of the global economic crisis, December 2009 saw the filing of an ambitious claim in the DIFC Courts by Dr. Lothar Ludwig Hardt and Hardt Trading F.Z.E against DAMAC (DIFC) Company Limited and others.

Clients regularly ask how the Dubai construction market is doing since the financial crisis hit in late 2008.

In its attempt to protect consumers' health, Egypt has recently issued Law No. 206 of 2017 (the "Law") regulating the promotion of any healthcare goods and/or services.

‘Cybercrime' is commonly defined as any criminal offence that is facilitated by, or involves the use of, a computer or network-connected device.

Smart Contracts became an integral criterion of modern financial transactions, due to their efficiency, security, automation and immutability. Smart Contracts avoid and guard against the traditional risk of tampering.

In December 2017, the Qatar Financial Center (‘QFC') introduced legislative changes to the existing QFC Trust Regulations.

When the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) was first set up, only firms that provided services to the financial service industries were permitted to be established.