We are hiring for a Business Development & Marketing Manager
We are hiring for a Business Development & Marketing Manager. The same will report to the Director of Administration. Position Purpose and Objectives: Plans, coordinates, and implements the firm’s, practice groups’, and individual attorney’s activities...
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Managing Partner Ranked Band One in Chambers for 12 Years Running
Chambers & Partners released their new rankings and once again our Managing Partner, Alex Saleh, has been ranked as Band One for 12 years running. What makes the ranking even more important is the fact...
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Data Protection in Kuwait governed by a dedicated set of regulations issued by CITRA
To date, Kuwait does not have a specific personal data protection law. Previously, legislation such as that of Law No. 20 of 2014 (the “E-Commerce Law”) regulated privacy and data protection of private and public...
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Saudi Arabia – Key Changes of the New Saudi Companies Law
Over the last few weeks we have seen an increase of instructions from existing and new clients requesting legal support and advice in relation to the required changes in their constituent documents (bylaws and the...
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Boursa Kuwait (Kuwait Stock Exchange): New Chapter on the Mandatory Execution on Securities
Boursa Securities Company (the “Exchange”), established in 2014, operates the Kuwait Stock Exchange, the national stock market of Kuwait. The Exchange is regulated by the Kuwait Capital Markets Authority (“CMA”), an independent regulatory body established...
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The 2023 UAE Tax Regime – More Dynamics and a Broader Scope
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...
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Merger Control in Egypt
Legislation and Enforcing Authorities Merger Control Legislation The Arab Republic of Egypt aims to guarantee a good economic environment that does not restrict, prevent or damage the freedom of competition and therefore issued Law No....
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An Insight into the Newly Issued Unemployment Insurance Scheme in the United Arab Emirates
Introduction In efforts to secure the availability of income, earlier of September last year the United Arab Emirates (“UAE”) issued the Unemployment Insurance Scheme pursuant to the Federal Decree Law No. 13 of 2022 (“Unemployment...
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The Kuwait Competition Protection Agency (CPA) Fines Steel Distribution Company 250,000 Kuwaiti Dinars
The Kuwait Competition Protection Agency (“CPA”) officially handed down its first sanction since being granted substantially sharper teeth under the new competition law no. 72 of 2020 (“CPA Law”). On 7 November 2022, the CPA...
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