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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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Ali Abbas
Associate
Biography
Ali has over five years of experience advising on a broad spectrum of corporate and commercial matters. He has particular expertise in cross border mergers & acquisitions, consumer protection advisory and, corporate regulatory compliance.
Ali also specializes on data protection and privacy law matters, media and advertising matters and telecommunications regulatory advisory. He is a member of the Digital & Data (Tech| Media| Telecoms) sector group.
Prior to Joining Al Tamimi Ali has worked in New Zealand and Pakistan. Ali is a qualified Barrister & Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand and is a licensed Advocate of the High Court of Pakistan. Ali has also taught contract law to first year law students in Pakistan.
Recent Experience
- European Automobile Manufacturer, on data protection and privacy compliance with respect to the manufacturer’s connected car services in Saudi Arabia.
- Swiss Ed-Tech Company, advised with respect to Saudi data and privacy law compliance in relation to an online English language teaching platform.
- UAE Cloud Service Provider, advised and negotiated on a master cloud and managed services IT contract.
- Subsidiary of New York Listed Technology Company, advised with respect to the company’s global reduction in force and its implementation Saudi Arabia.
- European Cloud Service Provider, advised on data localization requirements with respect to government data.
- Singaporean Real Estate Group, advised on intragroup data transfer agreements.
- Various Global Corporates, advised on employee related data policies.
Language(s)
English
Education
2019 – LLM Master of Law Degree, BPP University, London, United Kingdom
2016 – LLB Bachelor of Law Degree, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
2013 – B.Com (Law) Bachelor of Commerce Degree, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Admission
2022 – Advocate of the High Court, Pakistan
2017 – Barrister & Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand
Practice(s)
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