Edward Imrie

A Year-End Insight into Energy & Climate Law

This special edition of Law Update, marking Al Tamimi & Company’s 35th anniversary, explores the evolving legal landscape of energy and climate law across the region.

As the Middle East prioritises sustainable growth, this edition examines key developments shaping the future of the sector. From the UAE’s Federal Law No. 11 of 2024 to advancements in green hydrogen, solar financing, and carbon capture technology, we spotlight the innovative strides and challenges defining this critical area.

We also go into Saudi Arabia’s initiatives to integrate carbon capture into its industrial expansion and Egypt’s AFRICARBONEX platform, which underscores the region’s commitment to a sustainable and inclusive future.

Join us as we celebrate 35 years of legal excellence and forward-thinking insights, paving the way for a more sustainable tomorrow.

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Biography

Edward is an England and Wales law qualified solicitor in the firm’s intellectual property group. He specialises in all aspects of intellectual property law – both contentious and non-contentious matters – having previously trained at a top-tier international law firm. He has a particular focus on commercial transactions in the UAE and the Middle East region across all sectors.

Edward’s practice revolves around drafting, reviewing and negotiating a wide range of IP-related documents including licensing and assignment agreements, franchise agreements, distribution and supply agreements, and IP policies to name a few.

Edward regularly assists clients across a wide range of industries concerning mergers & acquisitions, from managing the due diligence process, to negotiating on IP warranties in transaction documents, to the advising on the disclosure process and ensuring the post-completion obligations are completed.

On the advisory side, Edward has experience handling intra-company group restructurings, brand protection strategies, IP enforcement, anti-counterfeiting activities, and general queries relating to trademark, copyright, and trade name and domain name issues.

Edward also has experience advising pharmaceutical companies on life sciences and healthcare regulatory compliance queries and has worked on various patent litigation cases both within the pharmaceutical and telecommunication sectors in the past.

Recent Experience

Advising and managing multiple trademark applications opposition for a well-known, multinational FMCG company.
Assisting an international e-commerce in respect to an acquisition of a successful e-commerce business based in the Middle East.
Assisting with an acquisition of a private educational institution based in the UAE.
Advising a Chinese Automobile Company on entry-to-market IP queries.
Assisting a UAE government entity in relation to contract negotiations within the healthcare industry.