Cash Pooling in the UAE: Compliance, Restrictions, and Opportunities
Executive Summary Cash pooling remains a valuable treasury technique for UAE corporate groups to optimise liquidity, reduce external financing costs, and centralise cash and risk management. In the UAE, the prudential recognition of cash pooling...
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Saudi GAC Fines 13 Firms for Price-Fixing: Key Legal Takeaways and Next Steps
NEWS ALERT! What Happened: On 29 December 2025, the Saudi General Authority for Competition (GAC) announced fines totalling SAR 36,918,885 against 13 establishments for prohibited price-fixing agreements. Why It Matters: The enforcement actions span multiple...
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Customer Data Protection in the UAE Banking Sector: A Practical Guide to the CBUAE Framework
Introduction The UAE banking sector follows a sectoral, layered approach to data protection rather than a single omnibus statute. Licensed Financial Institutions (LFIs) fall under the supervisory remit of the Central Bank of the UAE...
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DIFC and JAFZA Partner to Create a Dual Zone Gateway for Global Business
Dubai continues to consolidate its status as one of the world’s most dynamic and interconnected business hubs. A recent Memorandum of Understanding between the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) and the Jebel Ali Free Zone...
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A First Look at Egypt’s Personal Data Protection Executive Regulations
In November 2025, the long-awaited Executive Regulations to Egypt’s Personal Data Protection Law No. 151 of 2020 (the “PDPL”) were issued by Minister of Communications and Information Technology Decision No. 81 of 2025 (the “Regulations”)....
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Remedies and Risk Allocation under Kuwait Civil Law: A Guide for English Law Practitioners
Kuwait’s Civil Code sets out a comprehensive, codified regime for contractual remedies and risk allocation that differs in several material respects from English common law. For cross-border transactions, these differences drive outcomes on damages, specific...
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Interpreting Contracts and Implied Terms under Kuwait Civil Law: A Practical Guide for English Law Practitioners
English common law lawyers working on Kuwait‑facing transactions frequently encounter surprises when Kuwaiti courts interpret contracts or supply implied terms, because the Civil Code hard‑codes methodology and mandatory standards—especially clarity of text, custom, equity, and...
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Core Contract Formation and Authority under Kuwait Civil Law: What English Practitioners Need to Know
Introduction English common law lawyers working on Kuwait‑facing transactions quickly discover that the Kuwait Civil Code takes a more codified, will‑and‑form oriented approach to contract formation and authority than English doctrine. This article highlights key...
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New CBUAE Law No. 6 of 2025: A Consolidated Overhaul of the UAE Financial Regulatory Framework
The UAE has enacted Federal Decree-Law No. 6 of 2025 Regarding the Central Bank, Regulation of Financial Institutions and Activities, and Insurance Business (the New CBUAE Law), issued on 8 September 2025, published on 15...
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