Nicholas Peacock (Partner, London) and Stuart Paterson (Partner, Dubai) discuss recent trends in the enforcement of arbitration awards in the Middle East, in particular on the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

In this series we interview experts across the Middle East to gain their views and experiences on how to grow, protect and ultimately thrive in todays evolving business environment.

In today's webinar, a day after the Conservative leadership election results were announced and shortly prior to Britain's new Prime Minister Boris Johnson stepping into office...

In this series we interview experts across the Middle East to gain their views and experiences on how to grow, protect and ultimately thrive in today's evolving business environment.

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP are pleased to confirm that we acted for The Rt Hon Sir John Major KG CH in relation to the litigation in the Supreme Court concerning the prorogation of Parliament

DIFC Court Considers Its Power To Grant Damages For Breach Of Whistleblowing Protections.

During the pandemic, the coronavirus loan schemes provided more than £75bn of government funding, overseen by the British Business Bank. T

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP have published an article in the Journal of International Banking Law and Regulation on the implications of sanctions against Russia on banking disputes in the UK.

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP have published an article in Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law on a recent cryptocurrency case

The Abu Dhabi Global Market has issued new employment regulations, which will come into effect on 1 January 2020 and repeal the existing 2015 employment regulations.

The long-standing Israel Boycott Law was introduced in the UAE in the early 1970's in response to a recommendation by the Secretariat of the Arab League.

The International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) and the International Bar Association (IBA) have launched a Joint Task Force on Data Protection in International Arbitration Proceedings.

The King's speech, which was delivered today (7 November 2023), confirmed that Parliament will consider the Law Commission's recommendations for the reform of the Arbitration Act 1996 (the Act) in the forthcoming parliamentary session.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, businesses are facing various challenges including measures imposed by governments in response to the pandemic.

We are pleased to share with you the details of the upcoming Conference of the European Federation for Investment Law and Arbitration (EFILA), taking place in Madrid on Thursday 16 March 2023 (from 09:00 CET).

We are pleased to share with you the details of the upcoming Conference of the European Federation for Investment Law and Arbitration (EFILA), taking place in Frankfurt on Thursday 25 April 2024.

The Abu Dhabi Global Market ("ADGM") is an economic freezone located in Abu Dhabi, with its own set of civil laws based on the law of England & Wales.

In June 2017, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (the "UAE"), Egypt and Bahrain announced that they would sever diplomatic ties with, and cut off transport links to, Qatar.

Further to its accession to the New York Convention in 2020 (discussed in our blog post here), Sierra Leone's House of Parliament has approved a new arbitration law.

The Privacy and Data Protection Journal has published an article by Duc Tran (Senior Associate) and Laura Adde (Associate) of our Digital TMT, Sourcing & Data and Cyber Security teams.