Nawel Benaisa

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

Nawel has been working as an international tax lawyer in Belgium for more than 5 years, covering aspects of direct taxation (corporate and personal). Her extensive practice focuses on (cross-border) corporate structuring/restructuring, tax aspects of M&A, investment funds, international mobility of employees, also advising high net worth individuals and family businesses.

Nawel has also gained considerable experience in tax advisory and tax litigation for multinational companies, including the negotiation of settlements.

Prior to joining Al Tamimi & Company, Nawel worked for over 5 years in a top-tier Benelux law firm and an English law firm.

Recent Experience

Assisted a leading financial institution that specialises in the clearing and settlement of securities transaction on the tax aspects of a transfer of seat from Luxembourg to Belgium.
Advised publicly traded and closely held businesses on (cross-border) corporate tax strategies, ensuring compliance and optimizing tax outcomes.
Assisted both multinational and Benelux companies, investors and investment funds on the tax aspects of their activities, including corporate restructurings, withholding tax requirements, tax treaty matters as well as investment structuring.
Advised family-owned businesses and high net worth individuals on complex international and cross-border tax matters, wealth structuring as well as the (tax) consequences of immigration and emigration.
Assisted multinational and Benelux companies to design and implement tax-efficient management incentive plans, optimizing incentives while ensuring compliance with tax requirements and strategic alignment with business objectives.