BSA launch event BSA hosted an exclusive reception this month at the Burj Al Arab to celebrate the joining of new Senior Partner Dr Ahmad Bin Hezeem, former Dubai Courts Director General. Dr Ahmad’s addition to the firm and the formation of a new shareholding structure positions BSA as the first local and regional law…
BSA together with JAFZA organized a four-day road-show in Paris and Lyon, which included seminars and networking events with 300 of France’s most prominent companies from a range of industry sectors. The road-show presented Dubai as a key business hub and promoted the expansion of French companies into the region by highlighting the opportunities available…
His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Al Nahyan enacted UAE Federal Law No (2) of 2015 governing the establishing of commercial companies in the UAE. The new law is a departure from the previous corporate governance system regulating commercial companies in the UAE, and is a testament to the UAE leadership’s commitment to modernize the private sector,…
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…