Ahmed Elnaggar
Why Entrepreneurs should never decide alone
When investors think about structuring their assets or investments in a jurisdiction like the UAE, the discussion immediately goes to full foreign ownership, ta...
11 Dec, 2025
Raluca Gatina
100 Wills, 100 Stories: Protecting Legacies in the UAE
As a legal professional with over a decade of experience in succession planning, I've had the privilege of drafting more than 100 wills for clients across the U...
24 Jan, 2025
Raluca Gatina
Digital Assets Will
The growth of digital assets has fundamentally transformed the landscape of wealth management. As the value of cryptocurrencies, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and...
18 Oct, 2024
Bhavika Hotwani
Estate Planning in Dubai: A Comparison Between DIFC Wills and DIFC Foundations for Succession Planning
Dubai is a thriving city known for its cultural diversity, economic prosperity, and world-class infrastructure. Dubai offers an appealing landscape for investme...
30 Aug, 2023
Daria Tkachuk
Новые возможности для регистрации завещания в DIFC: без знания английского языка!
В нашей предыдущей статье мы предоставили вам общую инфомацию о Dubai International Financial Centre (пр...
22 Aug, 2023
Raluca Gatina
Non-English Speakers Can Now Register Wills in DIFC More Easily
In a previous publication, I provided details about the Dubai International Financial Center, Will (DIFC Will) and its registration process.
In this article, I...
17 Aug, 2023
Daria Tkachuk
Слышали ли Вы что-нибудь о завещании в DIFC?
«Объединённые Арабские Эмираты зарекомендавали себя как мировой образец толерантн...
29 May, 2023
Ahmed Elnaggar
Unless you are immortal, you should have a Will
Everyone should write their last Will. I have been saying this for years, before the 2020 global pandemic crisis, during its time, and until now.
I am sure I w...
26 Jul, 2020
Joella Mistry Thibodeau
Ras Al Khaimah introduces Foundation structures
The Ras Al Khaimah International Corporate Centre (RAK ICC) announced the launch of a new ‘Foundations’ regime with the issuance of the RAK ICC Foun...
21 May, 2020
Yann Mrazek
Challenging times? Think and act like a Hedgehog!
In a matter of days, the COVID-19 Pandemic has had a dramatic effect on regional businesses.
The slowdown is palatable across most industries. Delayed payments...
28 Apr, 2020
Ahmed Elnaggar
Raluca Gatina
Remote registration of a DIFC Will during COVID-19 pandemic
Latest updates regarding the DIFC Will registration process
Staring from 1st of April 2020 the new DIFC Wills and Probate system allows the Testator and ...
13 Apr, 2020
Raluca Gatina
Have you heard about DIFC Wills?
"The UAE has established itself as a global role model for tolerance. We cherish tolerance as a key value yet we intend to transform that value into sustainable...
29 Jan, 2020
Michael Lane
How to opt out of Sharia Inheritance Law
Inheritance in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
What happens to my family and assets following my death? A question that troubles a lot of expatriates living in ...
27 Dec, 2019
Urs Stirnimann
Foundations in the Middle East
The passing of wealth from one generation to the other with a public benefit has been done in the Muslim world since the times of Prophet Mohammed in the form o...
16 Jan, 2019
