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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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Wassim Mahmoud
Legal Advisor
Biography
Wassim joined Al Tamimi & Company in 2018 in the Litigation department where he assists on a variety of litigation matters.
Wassim is very familiar with the Omani Laws and the Court procedures and has successfully dealt with different matters in the civil, commercial, criminal and administrative practice areas. He is eligible to draft and prepare legal notices, statement of claims, memorandums and defences. Additionally, he drafts criminal complaints and is familiar with the procedures of the Royal Oman Police and the Public Prosecution. Moreover, Wassim has built a strong relationship with different governmental bodies and judicial authorities in Oman.
Furthermore, Wassim has the ability to advise clients on a variety of disputes, including arbitration matters with respect to Oman jurisdiction.
He has also experience in dealing with Corporate Commercial practice through assisting the Corporate team in preparing due diligence reports and generating advices to clients.
His experience in intellectual property consists of preparing and registering trademarks and patents in Oman and drafting legal notices and oppositions related to infringement of intellectual property rights.
Recent Experience
- Acting for an international company in debt recovery cases.
- Acting for an international company in a dispute to recover an amount of OMR 3 million resulted from a bounced cheque.
- Acting for an international company in multiple bounced cheque complaints before the Royal Oman Police and the Public Prosecution..
- Acting for a UAE company in two construction disputes to recover outstanding dues of more than OMR 600,000.
- Acting and advising a number of international bunker suppliers in filing precautionary attachments over ships anchored in the ports of Oman.
- Advising and acting for international and local companies in enforcing local and foreign judgments.
- Representing a regional group company in a number of rental disputes.
Language(s)
- English
- Arabic
- French
Practice(s)
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