Khalid Al Hamrani

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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Biography

Khalid is a Partner and the Head of the White Collar Crime practice in Dubai.

Khalid has extensive experience representing government owned corporations, financial institutions and high profile clients in corporate commercial fraud, bribery and money laundering cases including multiple jurisdictions. Khalid has also dealt with compliance and regulatory matters involving government authorities in the UAE along with forgery and embezzlement related matters.

Recent Experience

Acting for one of the major banks in the UAE in a money laundering matter under UAE money laundering laws in order to recover many millions of Dirhams;
Advising and leading an investigation on behalf of a major government entity in the UAE which resulted in convictions against several former corrupt officials;
Attending the High Court in London to give evidence as an expert witness in relation to UAE law and regulations on behalf of a UAE bank involved in UK proceedings which resulted in the court giving judgment favorable to our client;
Managing the initiation of an internal investigation on behalf a public entity and advising and ensuring that urgent preemptive measures were undertaken in order to preserve the evidence, secure the presence of the suspects, and prevent the dissipation of funds and assets which had been misappropriated. Having successfully preserved the integrity of the investigation, the matter proceeded with our assistance to the opening of a formal investigation by the Public Prosecutor.