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The 2025 Healthcare Odyssey
Welcome to the first edition of Law Update for 2025. As we begin this exciting year, we are pleased to turn our attention to one of the most dynamic sectors in the UAE and the broader GCC region – healthcare. Over the past several years, the region has seen unprecedented growth in this sector, driven by legislative advancements, technological innovations, and the increasing focus on sustainability and AI. As such, healthcare is set to be one of the most important sectors in the coming decade.
In this issue, we explore key themes that are significantly shaping the future of healthcare in the UAE, such as recent changes in foreign ownership laws. These reforms present a major opportunity for foreign investors, opening up new avenues for international collaborations and improving the overall healthcare infrastructure. The changes in ownership laws are an important milestone, and we provide an analysis of what this means for the industry and the various players involved.
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Dr. Ahmed Basrawi
Partner, Head of Office - Jeddah
Biography
Dr. Basrawi has more than 20 years of legal experience. Also, he was Lecturer in Litigation and Commercial Law at the University of Jeddah.
His experience includes attending court sessions and arbitration tribunals in Saudi Arabia in the areas of construction commercial matters administrative law, labour, shipping, insurance, banking, intellectual and property, and he successfully negotiated early settlement in regard to a dispute thereby avoided determined by the court or arbitration tribunal.
Dr Basrawi participated effectively in drafting regulation, restructuring and privatization projects in KSA. He also has experience in establishing Saudi Arabian, GCC and international companies (through SAGIA) and the drafting of commercial contracts and advice memoranda, and has advised clients on a wide range of property and corporate commercial matters from due diligence through project execution.
Recent Experience
- Advising several Saudi government authorities in drafting, reviewing and analyzing different laws and regulations.
- Advising several international companies in Saudi Arabia, including advice on litigation strategy and procedure, government procurement laws, joint venture matters, lease and general corporate and commercial advice.
- Successfully represented many shareholders in a well-known family business with net value of SAR 2 billion.
- Successfully represented a well known Saudi construction company in an arbitration claim valued SAR 130 million.
- Successfully representing a well-reputable manufacturer against a large insurance company in a SAR 15 million dispute.
Education
2014 – Doctor of Philosophy in Law, University of Essex
2004 – Master of Commercial Law, Cairo University
2002 – Post-Graduate Diploma in Investment Law, Cairo University
2001 – Bachelor of Law, King Abdul-Aziz University
Admission
2004 – Licensed form Minister of Justice as Lawyer and Arbitrator
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