Winds of change and the New Evidence Law in UAE
Introduction The main work of a legal system is deciding matters of past fact. Evidence is the path that each litigant walks through to make the existence of a fact more or less probable. Evidence...
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Statute of Limitations in Kuwait
Introduction Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, once asked, “What is the justification for depriving a man of his rights, a pure evil as far as...
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GLA & Co Ranked by Legal500 After First Year of Operations
GLA & Company is proud to announce the results of the firm’s continued growth and development with the release of the latest rankings by Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa 2023. In the latest...
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Amendments to the KSA Personal Data Protection Law
Introduction In the 21st century of humankind, where modernization and globalization have hit their all-time high and while the emergence of communication instruments has connected humans throughout the globe, personal, corporate, and governmental data are...
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Overview of Construction Disputes in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (“Kingdom” or “Saudi Arabia”) has initiated an extraordinary national infrastructure and development program as part of the Vision 2030 initiative. The main goal of the program is to diversify the...
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GLA Continues Expansion into Egypt with Two Rising Stars!
GLA & Company is pleased to announce its continued expansion into the Egypt market with the additions of Hegui Taha, Partner and Head of Office in the Corporate/ Capital Markets practice area, and Maha El...
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Contract Drafting in the State of Kuwait
Contractual disputes result from contracting parties deliberately or inadvertently departing from the perceived terms of an agreement. One of the most significant values of a properly drafted written agreement is that it mitigates against circumstances...
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New Resolution on Ultimate Beneficial Ownership and Implications on Foreign Ownership Restrictions in Kuwait
In recent years, Kuwait has been engaged in legislative initiatives that cater to attracting foreign investments, including establishing better corporate governance regulations that align with international best practice. One of the latest initiatives in this...
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Qatar Data Privacy – Between Recurrent Change
The state of Qatar did abide by the saying “do not go where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail”. During 2018, the state of Qatar went...
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