Dubai was filled with a fresh breeze of cutting edge arbitration practitioners in November, with GAR Live, the Alexander Lecture and the CIArb International Conference being the most significant events, all preceded by a very relevant and timely lecture given by the DIFC Courts. Whilst there was no stone unturned as far as coverage of…
The reception, which took place in Paris on 23 October on the occasion of the SIAL (the largest global international food products exhibition) and the Paris Art Fair, was held at a prestigious private residence along Avenue de Messine. The event was attended by a selection of UAE, Oman, KSA, and Qatar businessmen in addition…
The Dubai Financial Market (DFM) published its ‘Standard for Issuing, Acquiring, and Trading Sukuk’ on the 2nd April 2014. Rima Mrad takes us through the details. After researching and reviewing the existing Shariah Sukuk standards with Islamic scholars and various regulatory bodies, the DFM issued the Standard to ensure Shariah compliance in the owning and…
The Abu Dhabi Government has amended its judicial fees regime. Mazen Talih, Associate at BSA, Abu Dhabi office looks at what this means to litigators. What’s happening? The Abu Dhabi Government has passed a law – Abu Dhabi Law No. 6/2013 – which regulates and determines, among other things, court fees which must be settled…
Affiliation offers clients convenient access to legal expertise around the globe. Bin Shabib & Associates, a regional Middle East law firm who is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, today announced that it has been awarded recertification in Meritas, a global alliance of business law firms. Bin Shabib joined Meritas in 2010, and as a…
Foster Wheeler AG has acquired Ingen Ideas (“Ingen”), a privately held upstream consultancy company located in Aberdeen, UK. Ingen specialises in field development and project decision support, focused on the evaluation and implementation of oil and gas field developments covering greenfield and brownfield assets. BSA represented Ingen Ideas in the transaction, handling all aspects which involved…
This month our Erbil offices continues to move forward with the growth and expansion of our Iraq presence by taking on a further two new associates to add to the growing practice. Kaka Ziad Bayes is a qualified Kurdish lawyer who has practiced law for about 30 years. His legal practice has covered Litigation, Corporate…
This month Bin Shabib & Associates (BSA) LLP supported the French Business Council Dubai and Northern Emirates, in hosting a cocktail reception at the Divan hotel in Erbil. The reception was attended by representatives from several French companies looking to invest in Kurdistan, government officials, Regulator of Insurance Authority, the French Embassy, the President of…
Dar Al Sharia has launched its eagerly anticipated offices in the Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC). Dar Al Sharia is a Sharia, Legal and Financial consultancy firm consisting of an experienced team of professionals, working under the leadership and direct guidance of Shaikh Dr. Hussain Hamed Hassan. CEO of Dar Al Sharia, Sohail Zubairi commented,…
Jimmy Haoula talks to Calcus about managing a regional law firm and the outlook for the legal industry in 2013. Tell us about BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associates LLP (Former Bin Shabib & Associates)? BSA was established in 2001 and has grown to become a leading law firm with 7 offices in 4 countries…