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Category: Publications
Interim measures in practice: The Oath
Afridi & Angell was recently successful in obtaining interim orders from the Dubai Courts attaching bank guarantees pending commencement of arbitration proceedings. This publication explores the intimate details of the matter.
Banking Regulation (UAE chapter), Lexology Getting The Deal Through
This volume in the Getting the Deal Through series provides an overview of the regulations governing the banking industry and comparative analysis of key issues. Topics covered include: regulatory framework, supervision and enforcement, capital requirements, ownership, restrictions and implications and changes in control.
UAE Prosecution for IT Crimes Law – Legislative Insight, Lexis Middle East
Chatura Randeniya, partner at Afridi & Angell, examines and analyzes cybercrimes, more specifically he narrows in on the UAE Prosecution process for IT crimes.
Venture Capital Investment in the UAE: Market and Regulatory Overview
A Q&A guide to venture capital law in the United Arab Emirates.
The Q&A gives a high level overview of the venture capital market; tax incentives; fund structures; fund formation and regulation; investor protection; founder and employee incentivization and exits.
Three Years On: The Bankruptcy Regime in the United Arab Emirates
As we approach the third anniversary of the implementation of the Bankruptcy Law, Charles Laubach and Rahat Dar take a look at the current insolvency framework available in the UAE (including in the two financial free zones: Dubai international Financial Centre at the Abu Dhabi Global Market, each of which has adopted its own insolvency rules) to consider whether the aspirations underpinning the Bankruptcy Law have been realised.
UAE Law Considerations on Asset Deals, Legal Era Magazine
This article looks into the method of structuring an M&A transaction in the UAE where the buyer acquires the assets and liabilities of the target company (or in certain instances, the assets and liabilities of a certain business segment operated by the target company).
Employment (UAE chapter), 2nd edition, Chambers Global Practice Guide
This chapter acts as the ultimate guide on all aspects, and trending topics of Employment in the United Arab Emirates. Such topics include; terms of employment, restrictive covenants, data privacy law, foreign workers, employment disputes and many more.
Keeping up with the Trend: The New Dubai International Financial Centre Insolvency Law
This article explores the reformation of the insolvency regime by the DIFC which had been motivated by the need to provide more efficient and practical insolvency and restructuring mechanisms to debtors as well as creditors. This article provides an understanding of the new Dubai International Financial Centre (‘DIFC’) insolvency law; DIFC Law 1 of 2019.
The UAE’s new Arbitration Law: making the Emirates a global arbitration hub
This article was first published in the IBA Litigation Committee newsletter in May 2019, and is reproduced by kind permission of the International Bar Association, London, UK. © International Bar Association.