Click here to view the article in full PDF Click here to view full article online Published: May 2017 Publication: Executive-woman Magazine Title: Exclusive interview with Rima Mrad Practice: Commercial Corporate and M&AEmployment Insurance & Reinsurance Authors: Rima Mrad
During the last couple of years, several towers in Dubai have burst into flames. Tamweel Tower in Jumeirah Lakes Towers in November 2012, The Torch in Marina in February 2015, Address Hotel in Downtown on New Year’s Eve 2015, Sulafa Tower in July 2016: just to name a few, big enough to make the news.…
Michael Kortbawi, Partner at BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associates LLP presented the keynote speech at the Run-Off forum 2016 on Business trends in the UAE, focusing on insurance.
UAE’s first VAT’S App unveiled at GITEX by BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem law firm Application to address all the queries with regard to value added tax under one platform Dubai, UAE, October 19th, 2016: Dubai-headquartered regional law firm, BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associates LLP has launched UAE’s first VAT’s App, during Gitex 2016. The…
A Rundown of the most important things to know about home financing in the UAE With property prices easing and an abundance of new properties available, more people are choosing to purchase property either as an investment or to reside in. It is true that it is often cheaper to purchase property than to rent,…
A Tenant’s legal remedy when an apartment goes up in smoke After the recent spate of fires in Dubai, questions arose regarding tenant rights when an apartment suffers damage. It is difficult times when tenants have to find alternate accommodation after a fire, while advance rent has been paid and the landlord holds postdated rent cheques…
Update on Bankruptcy Law Project in the United Arab Emirates As attractive and financially lucrative operating a business in Dubai may seem, uncertainty still plagues the business environment which is so heavily reliant on global trade and commerce. Today, Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are under pressure amid weak oil prices and slowing global economic…
New UAE Funds Regulation and its Effect on Insurers In June 2016, the UAE Securities and Commodities Authority (the “Authority”) issued Authority Chairman Resolution No. (9/R.M) of 2016 Concerning the Regulation of Mutual Funds (the “Regulation”), which will become effective upon publication in the Official Gazette. Authority Chairman Resolution No. (10/R.M) of 2016 has also…
On Wednesday, 20 July 2016 saw the Sulafa Tower in the Dubai Marina, a 78-storey high-rise residential building, suffer extensive fire damage as a result of the spread of a fire on the exterior of the building. This building is recorded as having 702 apartments with the construction having been completed in 2010. It is…