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Find out moreWelcome 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.
Read Nowby Neil Morgan / Omar Sharief
Sport and sponsorship go hand in hand; a multi-million-dollar industry. Seldom will you see sports stadia unbranded, an athlete competing in unbranded apparel, or a globally recognized brand without an affiliation to sport in some form. Brands first began to sponsor major sporting events, athletes, and sports clubs during the early 1900s.
Read MoreSport continues to attract more viewers than any other genre of programme. The popularity of women’s sport is ever growing, resulting in greater attendance, increased viewer figures, more sponsors and wider media coverage.
Read Moreby Neil Morgan / Minal Sapra
In the past few years, we have seen an active and growing gaming population across the Middle East region, particularly in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).
Read MoreThe implementation of specific event laws is increasingly becoming a key requirement in the hosting of major sports events. It is now common practice for major rights holders such as FIFA and the IOC, as part of the relevant bidding process, to oblige the successful bidder to introduce new event laws (also known as enabling laws) and/or update existing legislation to facilitate the hosting and staging of the event.
Read MoreWith not much time left to go before the FIFA 2022 Football World Cup (“WC22”) begins in Qatar in November 2022, excitement is building and preparations are being finalised.
Read Moreby Hussain Osman / Shouq Al Majali
The Kingdom of Bahrain is home to one of the leading, state of the art, motorsport venues in the world – the Bahrain International Circuit. Thus, it is understandable that laws are being introduced to bring the legal field of sports since the leap taken in 2004.
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