We are thrilled to announce our first groundbreaking webinar hosted by GLA & Co of 2024, focusing on navigating merger control filings in GCC! Join us on Wednesday, January 17, 2024, for an insightful session where we...

Introduction The United Arab Emirates (“UAE”) has recently introduced Federal Law No. 55 of 2023 regarding the regulation of media (“Media Law”) aimed at regulating diverse media activities within the UAE. Objective...

On 17 December 2023, the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt issued Law no. 187 of 2023 promulgating the Construction Violations Reconciliation and Regularisation Law (the “Law”), in an effort to effectively conclude...

On 25 September 2023, the President of the United Arab Emirates (“UAE”) issued Law no. 32 of 2023 on Finance Lease (the “New Law”), coming into effect on March 2024, repealing Finance Lease Law no. 8 of 2018 (the...

Introduction In late 2022, the government of the United Arab of Emirates (“UAE”) revealed its plans for a complete overhauling of the current UAE tax regime. With the introduction of the UAE’s Federal Decree-Law No. 47...

The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) has recently announced the issuance of the Implementing Regulations for the Law of Payments and Payment Services, with the aim of enhancing the soundness and efficiency of Saudi Arabia’s...

GLA & Co is pleased to announce the arrival of Dr. Julian Awwad to our corporate practice team in a leading role as Legal Director.  Dr. Julian will be based in the Kuwait office of GLA and will be primarily practicing...

Introduction to the issue In September 2022, the UAE enacted two major tax legislations. The Cabinet issued its Decision No. 85 of 2022 on the Determination of Tax Domicile on 2 September 2022 (“Tax Domicile Decision” or...

Diwali is a “festival of lights” and a celebration with friends, family and relatives. It symbolises the spiritual victory of good and evil, light over darkness and knowledge over ignorance. We wish everyone a very happy...