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On the occasion of the ICC Centenary Celebration in B-MENA region to be held on 19th January 2020 in Dubai, ICC UAE will organize the ICC UAE Annual Trade Conference to be held on 20 – 21st January 2020 at Four Seasons Resort, Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE.

DIFC Law No. 1 of 2020 and Leasing Regulations (“Leasing Law”) has recently been issued by the Dubai International Financial Centre (“DIFC”), to come into force on 14 January 2020.

The Royal Court has issued circular No. 26040 approving the TDRC Rules on 18 December 2019.

United Arab Emirates’ flag carrier, Etihad Airways, has announced that it is commencing new seasonal service to Malaga in Spain. The new route is being launched to meet strong customer demand from across the UAE and GCC for flights to the province of Andalucía. Three weekly flights will operate via the Moroccan capital, Rabat, from June 26 to September 13, 2020.

Transport & Insurance Update: UAE Federal Transport Authority Issues Rules on Ship Fuel

Federal Law No. 24 of 2019 (the “Amendment Law”) has been issued and published in the official gazette and came into force on 15 September 2019. The Amendment Law seeks to amend certain provisions of Federal Law No. 20 of 2016 on Mortgage of Movable Property to Secure Debt (as amended by the Amendment Law, the “Movables Laws”).

Information and communication technology (‘ICT’) plays a critical role in supporting the delivery of quality healthcare service through the provision of new and efficient ways of accessing, communicating, using and storing health data.

The enforcement of foreign judgments in the UAE continues to be a fast-evolving area of law. In a recent case. that is likely to stand as a leading precedent for the recognition of judgments in the DIFC and the wider GCC region, Al Tamimi’s International Litigation Group acted successfully for a global bank in setting aside a DIFC Court order recognising and enforcing a Kuwait Court of Cassation judgment against the DIFC branch of the Bank.

Dispute resolution rarely runs in a straight line, from the raising of a pre-action complaint, to a substantive hearing on the claim, and a final judgment disposing of the action. Interim applications often disrupt this linear process, and issues such as disclosure and security for costs can spawn satellite dispute resolution processes that divert the parties from the main, underlying conflict.