Africa & Asia
Law Update: Issue 380
This edition explores Africa and Asia’s growing influence on global business, highlighting legal reforms, cross-border investments, and emerging partnerships shaping the Middle East’s economic landscape.
Managing Partner's Foreword
The UAE as a Leading Global Hub for Private Wealth Management
Egypt’s Mining Sector: Legal Reforms and Investment Opportunities
Using DIFC Seated DIAC Arbitration for Cross-Border Disputes Involving African Parties: Recent Developments
Arbitration Insight: Enforcing DIFC & ADGM Awards in South Africa
Understanding Egypt's Sukuk Framework: Legal Implications for Foreign Investors
UAE and Morocco – a new economic chapter
Egypt’s New Draft Labor Law: Key Changes and Employer Implications
Safeguarding Traditional Knowledge through Intellectual Property Law: A Culturally Sensitive Blueprint
Asian Investments in MENA: M&A and Project Essentials
Charting the Silk Road to Basra: Navigating Iraq’s Legal Terrain for Belt & Road Energy and Infrastructure Projects
South Korea’s Technocratic Era: Promoting OFDI in AI, Energy, Infrastructure, and Defense with Strategic Focus on the Middle East
Precautionary Attachment in the UAE and South Korea: A Comparative Tool for Securing Assets
K-Capital Meets the Gulf: Structuring Financial Services Firms in the ADGM
Parallel Imports in the UAE: Insights on Trademarks, Agencies, and Free Zones
Middle East Railway Opportunities – Practical Guidance for Korean Contractors
Korean IT Expansion in Saudi Arabia: Navigating Data Center and Cloud Compliance
East Meets Gulf: Dissecting the Arbitration Frameworks under the Revamped MCIA 2025 Rules
Shifting Burdens and Accountability: The New UAE AML Law
Joined Up Thinking - Consolidation of arbitration proceedings in the Middle East
UN Security Council Revives Iran Sanctions: What Does This Mean For MENA Businesses
Dubai Court Judgments Clarify Islamic Banking Principles and the Prohibition of Interest in Commercial Disputes
Recent Qatari Court of Cassation judgment – The jurisdiction of the Qatari courts and the primacy of arbitration agreements
Recent Dubai Court of Cassation judgment - Legal Notices and the Crime of Blackmail/ Threats
Dubai Court of Cassation Affirms Arbitral Tribunals’ Authority to Issue Anti-Suit Injunctions - A New Era for Arbitration in the UAE
Credits and Disclaimers
Law Update: Issue 380 – Africa & Asia