The Fujairah Federal Court of First Instance could claim the prize for UAE Arbitration-friendly Court of the Year.

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

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.

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 electricity sector in Oman is a vital pillar of the national economy and has undergone major development over recent decades. Oman has adopted an integrated model spanning generation, transmission, distribution...

A commercial action was filed by a local company ("the Claimant") against the First and Second Defendants, being the Ports, Customs & Free Zone Corporation and the Dubai Customs Office (together, "the Defendants").

In June 2009, the Dubai Financial Services Authority (‘DFSA’) established a Market Practitioners Panel (‘Panel’) to review the Dubai International Financial Centre’s (‘DIFC’) collective investment funds regime principally embodied in the DIFC

On 8 September 2025, His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa has issued Decree-Law No. 38 of 2025, introducing a comprehensive package of reforms to Bahrain's Commercial Companies...

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.

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

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.

Higher education institutions and other entities that are involved in research (‘Research Institutions') operate in a complex legal and regulatory environment in the United Arab Emirates (‘UAE').

In this case, the Claimant filed an application with the Court of First Instance to enforce an arbitration award issued under the auspices of the Abu Dhabi Commercial Conciliation and Arbitration Center ("ADCCAC").