Applies to all sectors and exemptions may be granted by the competent authority. Foreign workers must obtain a work permit and be duly admitted and resident for work; employers cannot employ foreigners without a permit.

On 1 November 2025, the Minister of Communications and Information Technology issued Ministerial Decree No. 816 of 2025 (the "Executive Regulations")...

On the 2nd of April 2025 United States (‘US") President Donald Trump introduced what has been widely viewed as some of the most significant escalations in trade policy in recent times...

Bahrain continues to refine its employment and workplace compliance framework, and this periodic update highlights the most recent, material developments relevant to employers operating in the Kingdom.

We have all heard the story before: a contractor on a development made a huge windfall when the price of steel and concrete plummeted as a result of the global economic slowdown.

Digital marketing is using digital media such as television, radio, internet, mobile devices and digital signage (indoor and outdoor) for marketing activities.

Cases involving importers in the UAE and the Gulf failing to claim cargo because of default of insolvency are decreasing, a legal expert said.

Artificial intelligence systems ("AI") have been a hot topic in recent years and, although we might not yet be aware, aspects of AI have already found their way into our daily lives.

Vessel mortgage in the UAE is governed by the UAE Commercial Maritime Law No. 26 for the year 1981 and amendments as per law No. 11 for the year 1988 (the "Law").

The UAE as an enterprising country attracts individuals from around the world, with the vast majority of residents being expatriates.

The unprecedented financial crunch experienced globally has forced many businesses to question their existing corporate structures, and also to consider ways in which these structures can be realigned with minimum cost, which has, in some cases, necessitated winding up group companies.

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 General Assembly of the Dubai Court of Cassation issued Decision No. 8 of 2025 represents a major legal turning point in the United Arab Emirates' evolving corporate framework.

The National Media Council added a new resolution to their library this month, the Electronic Media Activity Regulation Resolution 2018 (‘Resolution'). Many expected the move, as the Council ...

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.

In the June-July 2016 edition of Al Tamimi's Law Update Article (http://www.tamimi.com/law-update-articles/crowdfunding-platforms-in-the-uae/) ...

Saudi Arabia's ambitious programme of social and economic renewal, Vision 2030 (announced in April 2016), has healthcare squarely in its sights.

June 2017 witnessed the introduction by the Central Bank of Bahrain ("CBB") of a regulatory sandbox aimed at enabling firms to test and develop their products in a virtual space.

Mobile Applications enable many businesses to be contacted with greater ease and at any time the customer wants.

It is common in the UAE for hotels to utilise a separate owner operator model. The model works well when the interests of each separate party are broadly aligned.