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 this panel discussion, experts from the UK, Ireland, Germany, Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia and Singapore talk about employee monitoring in the workplace from a data & privacy perspective.

It is an incredibly exciting time to be in the Middle East and part of the growing Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) team at Al Tamimi & Company, the region's leading and largest law firm.

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

The notion of preserving family legacy and the resulting need to prepare the business to "hand the baton" to the next generation makes sense.

Family disputes can be challenging, both emotionally and legally. Family mediation offers a confidential, structured, and collaborative approach to resolving personal disputes...

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.

The Qatari legislature has launched a comprehensive modernisation of the real estate sector, through the issuance of Law No. (5) of 2024 on Real Estate Registration (the "Registration Law").

Maritime collision incidents crop up from time to time on some of our shores, ports or territorial waters. Although such incidents are very few, they are of concern to maritime professionals e.g., insurers, vessel owners and shippers.

Due to the increasing number of business opportunities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ("KSA"), many projects require smooth delivery practices to meet the project needs...

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ("KSA") is an Arab sovereign state whose fundamental law is the Shari'ah

The aftershocks of the global financial crisis of 2007 deeply affected Jordan's stock market exposing a number of sham transactions in relation to, among other things dealings in foreign stock exchanges.

Combating the Financing of Terrorism and Countering Proliferation Financing (the "New AML Law"), issued in October 2025 and effective 14 October 2025, repeals and replaces the Federal Law No. (20) of 2018 on Anti-money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism and Illegal Organisations, ushering in a stricter and more comprehensive regime.

Hollywood icon John Travolta is probably not the first person to spring to mind when one is thinking of entertainment options in Riyadh.

As the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) ushers in a new era of more intrusive supervision in the DIFC, the on-site visit is proving to be one of its more frequently used supervisory tools. When a Firm is notified about its "periodic risk assessment", a significant amount of documentation will be requested in advance of the DFSA on-site visit at which the DFSA will expect access to all relevant employees and files.