Increased insurance cost due to fires in towers means high prices for flat owners. Dubai: Billions of dirhams in losses from a spate of spectacular skyscraper fires in Dubai and Sharjah have prompted insurance companies to increase premiums on building owner associations and managing developers four fold, heard delegates at the Smart Skyscrapers Summit in…
Our experts Rima Mrad and Sarah Kadhum contributes to Emirates Law Magazine and explains how the new UAE bankruptcy law fits in with the existing legislation and business practice in the Emirates. Click here to view the full article Published: May 2017 Publication: Lexis Nexis Middle East Title: Rima Mrad and Sarah Kadhum, Insolvency: Expert Panel,…
Click here to view the full PDF file Published: May 2017 Publication: Lexis Nexis Middle East Title: Dr. Ahmad’s interview with Emirates Law Practice: Litigation Authors: Dr. Ahmad Bin Hezeem
To download full article click on the link LMELA_Case Focus_NovDec2016_ Published: November/December 2016 Publication: Lexis Nexis Middle East Title: Case Focus Nov/Dec 2016 Practice: Arbitration & Dispute Authors: Barry Greenberg and Nora Chehouri
To download full article click on the link LMELA_Consumer Centred_NovDec2016_ Published: November/December 2016 Publication: Lexis Nexis Middle East Title: Consumer Centred Nov/Dec 2016 Practice: Insurance & Reinsurance Authors: Barry Greenberg
Click here to view the PDF file Published: April 2017 Practice: UAE Tax Law Publication: Lexis Middle East Law Authors: John Peacock
Please click on the link below to view PDF file: DIFC Employment Law Protection for Employees Published: April 2017 Practice: Employment Law Publication: Lexis Middle East Law Authors: Barry Greenberg
During February 2017, the Dubai Land Department announced the creation and launch of the “new standard tenancy contract,” which is required to be signed for the lease of any property in Dubai (excluding property in the DIFC), which is leased for residential, commercial or professional use. The use of the new standard contract became mandatory…
If you’re off sick from work on Thursday and then again on Sunday, you’ll be taking more sick leave than you may realise… It’s widely known that the UAE labour law allows for 15 days of fully paid sick leave, but we’ve just discovered a slight catch – if you are sick before and after your off-days…
* GCC nations likely to implement VAT simultaneously on January 1, 2018 * Approximately 100 staple food items will be tax exempt * Education, social services and healthcare to be zero-rated The GCC finally approved the value-added tax framework early last month with Bahrain being the last signatory thereto, confirming that the GCC will impose…