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Find out moreWelcome to this edition of Law Update, where we focus on the ever-evolving landscape of financial services regulation across the region. As the financial markets in the region continue to grow and diversify, this issue provides timely insights into the key regulatory developments shaping banking, investment, insolvency, and emerging technologies.
2025 is set to be a game-changer for the MENA region, with legal and regulatory shifts from 2024 continuing to reshape its economic landscape. Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, Iraq, Qatar, and Bahrain are all implementing groundbreaking reforms in sustainable financing, investment laws, labor regulations, and dispute resolution. As the region positions itself for deeper global integration, businesses must adapt to a rapidly evolving legal environment.
Our Eyes on 2025 publication provides essential insights and practical guidance on the key legal updates shaping the year ahead—equipping you with the knowledge to stay ahead in this dynamic market.
by Private: Justin Alexander Gambino / Ali Al Dabbagh
The tribunal in AHG Industry GmbH & Co. Kg v Republic of Iraq, an arbitration administered by the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes ("ICSID"), recently issued an award dated 30 September 2022.
Read Moreby Sherif Rahman / Nazanin Maghsoudlou / Shaima Mahmoud
Re-domiciliation is the process of migrating a corporate entity from one jurisdiction to another. This is increasingly popular in the United Arab Emirates (“UAE”) and in particular in the emirate of Dubai. This article explains if inwards re-domiciliation from outside the UAE into certain Free Zones (“FZs”) of the UAE is possible.
Read Moreby Shiraz Khan / Ioannis Nanos
With the introduction of the corporate income tax from 1 June 2023, transfer pricing (“TP”) rules will be in place in the United Arab Emirates (“UAE”) for the first time. In this article we will discuss key features of the expected UAE TP legislation and how business can prepare.
Read Moreby Rasha Al Ardah /
In recent years, Saudi has witnessed significant development in the creative industry, whether it is in art, music, gaming, production, software and many other aspects. There are a number of authorities that were created to cater for the development of the creative industry.
Read Moreby Omar Obeidat / Khaled Attia / Frank Lucente / Christopher Webb / Arif Mawany
In this piece we address how different the Competition authorities are in the Middle East and highlight those authorities upping their game in enforcement of the competition laws looking at practically how serious the penalties they impose.
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