Law firm Clyde & Co recently published its second Middle East Deal Study. Based on the firm's analysis of data from M&A and JV transactions on which they worked in the region over the last 18 ...
Robin Singh, who currently works for the UAE government while enrolled in the IE/Northwestern LLM programme, points out the perils for general counsel, stating that challenges such as cyber security have made this ever-evolving role ever more complex. By giving a detailed analysis of the issues that may arise, he helps both current and future general counsel foresee the tasks they may need to tackle.
In January 2015, the Board of the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) published drafts of various key regulations as part of a formal public consultation. Clyde & Co has …
The executive regulations (Regulations) in relation to the UAE competition law came into force on October 27, 2014. This article examines some practical implications of the merger control provisions. …
When drafting dispute resolution clauses, parties typically focus on the law governing the contract and, where such clauses provide for arbitration, the curial law (or procedural law of the seat) …
After a career which has seen him work with some household names, Anuraag Malhotra has been the engine behind the sizeable legal department at the Landmark Group, Dubai, as its General Counsel, and also as its Strategic Investments Adviser. After almost 10 years at the helm, Malhotra has seen how the markets in the UAE and other Gulf countries have matured and become more sophisticated. He explains how he and his team have responded and adapted to these changes.
A look at indemnities, warranties and breach of contract claims.Indemnities in particular are the domain of lawyers, but even they struggle to explain the full significance of these …
In the context of family businesses, a number of which are run by a single person, ignoring the ramifications of, and failing to plan for change could put the future of the family business in jeopardy in the …
On June 7th, 2014, the president of the UAE introduced a law providing for compulsory military service for all male Emiratis between the ages of 18 and 30. The law will come into effect 180 days from its …
A recent judgment from the Commercial Court in
London established a new principle of law, in one of the cases brought by Clyde & Co’s dispute resolution team in Dubai ...
