Clotilde Iaia Polak
Top 12 FAQ on the UK’s DMCC Act and killer acquisitions, incorporating the latest developments from 2025
What is a Killer Acquisition?
A killer acquisition occurs when a dominant company acquires a smaller, innovative rival-often in sectors like tech, pharma, or b...
23 Dec, 2025
Aksa Bethel Linson
UAE’s New Competition Law: A Game-Changer in Market Regulation
The UAE has taken a bold step toward encouraging fair competition and enhancing regulatory enforcement by implementing Federal Decree-Law No. 36 of 2023, which ...
13 Feb, 2025
Yousef Al Amly
The Fundamentals of ESOPs & LTIPs for UAE Listed Companies
Many of the UAE-listed companies are actively considering or implementing either a long-term incentive plan (“LTIP”) or an employee share ownership ...
20 Dec, 2022
Maria Lorenza Cremaschi
Special Regulations for the World Cup
Such an important event requires a specific set of laws to protect the interests of stakeholders, tournament participants, contractors, suppliers, and holders o...
21 Nov, 2022
Veronika Chastukhina
How can I open a restaurant in Dubai?
Have you ever thought about starting your own restaurant business abroad in one of the most developed countries in the world, where the tourist flow is increasi...
06 Sep, 2022
Cyrus Izibili
UAE business sponsorship: partnership & service agent
Pre-Direct Investment Law (DIL) 2018, an expatriate who seeks to set up a business was required to have a registered business license on the mainland under the ...
02 Sep, 2022
Mohamed Abdelrehiem
UAE Commercial Agencies Law. Know Your Rights
Introduction
In the UAE, the commercial agency is an arrangement whereby an international company appoints an agent to distribute, offer, negotiate the sale or...
19 Apr, 2021
Gerry Rogers
Rachel Dixon
Corporate Structuring Part Three: Exit Strategies
This article constitutes the third in a series of articles which are intended to provide practical overviews of certain structuring tools which provide protecti...
09 Sep, 2020
Payal Manhas
Foreign Direct Investment in UAE 2020 - the Positive Vibes!
The year 2020 kicked off with the much anticipated and positive announcement on the expansion of the world of Foreign Investment into the “Mainland Market...
31 Aug, 2020
Paula Villegas Guevara
Corporate Structuring: Part Two: Convertible Loan Notes
This article constitutes the second in a series of articles which are intended to provide practical overviews of certain structuring tools which provide protect...
30 Aug, 2020
Ahmed Elnaggar
No more Visa Security Deposit "Bank Guarantee" for DMCC Companies
DMCC (Dubai Multi Commodities Centre) Registration Authority, in collaboration with Dubai Insurance Company, has launched a new Employee Protection Insurance (E...
25 Aug, 2020
Gerry Rogers
Rachel Dixon
Corporate Structuring article Part One: Rights of First Refusal and Options
This article constitutes the first in a series of articles which are intended to provide practical overviews of certain corporate structuring tools which provid...
24 Aug, 2020
Yann Mrazek
FATF mutual evaluation report on the UAE released
What's new?
The FATF Mutual Evaluation Report on the UAE is out. The report analyses the country's level of compliance with the FATF 40 Recommendations and pro...
20 May, 2020
Célia Titouni
Yann Mrazek
UAE Foundation regimes – an overview
Over the past twelve months, both the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) and the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) extended their structuring and legacy p...
10 Jan, 2019
Ahmed Ibrahim
The new UAE Foreign Direct Investment Law - A Game Changer
The legal infrastructure of the UAE witnessed a series of “face lifts” over the past two years or so, beginning with the Companies Law in 2015, cont...
02 Jan, 2019
