Category: Legal Updates
Recent Developments in Family Businesses: New Legal Framework in the UAE
In the Middle East, family businesses of all sizes have been dominating the region for many years even though most of the jurisdictions here lacked the proper regulations. To address this point, the United Arab...
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OVERVIEW OF THE KUWAIT LITIGATION PROCESS (CIVIL/COMMERCIAL)
Introduction The Kuwait judicial system is comprised of a recognizable three-tier system: Court of First Instance (composed of the Small Claims Court and the General Court); Court of Appeals; and Court of Cassation If an...
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FAMILY OWNED BUSINESSES GOING PUBLIC IN KUWAIT: A NEW TREND?
Background Throughout the GCC, family-owned businesses are looking at various succession planning techniques to ensure survival through their third and fourth generations. Increasingly, many families in the region are exploring the option of conducting an...
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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 plan (“ESOP”) in a bid to keep and retain their most valuable assets, which...
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Kuwait Implications on the Dissolution of the DIFC Arbitration Institute
Pursuant to the Government of Dubai’s issuance of Decree No. 34 of 2021 (the “Decree”), the Dubai International Financial Centre (the “DIFC”) Arbitration Institute, which includes the DIFC-LCIA Arbitration Center, and the Emirates Maritime Arbitration...
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IPOs in the UAE: 2022 Update
Lately, there has been a lot of interest by local companies contemplating “going public”. What does this mean from a legal perspective and what are the processes and procedural requirements? In this article, we will...
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New CMA Rules on De-Merger of Companies
The Kuwait Capital Markets Authority (“CMA”) is an independent regulatory body established with the passing of Law No. 7 of 2010, and is tasked with overseeing and regulating companies that are either listed on the...
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Digital Banking Comes to Kuwait
In an effort to support Kuwait’s banking sector in keeping pace with the innovations of banking sectors worldwide, The Central Bank of Kuwait (“CBK”) recently developed a regulatory framework for the provision of digital banking...
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Amendments may open real estate to expats
There may be a big change coming to the Kuwait real estate market. The issuance of Law No 74 of 1979 codified the restriction of the ownership of real estate to non-Kuwaitis with few exceptions...
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