At the end of an employment relationship, ideally parties seek an exit strategy agreeable to both. However, often breakdown of the employment relationship is fractious and emotive and litigation is initially threatened and then pursued.

The criminal liability of companies and their representatives in Egypt seems to cause confusion as to who is responsible for criminal actions.

Most of the main contractors include a back-to-back clause in their subcontract agreements with their subcontractors. These back-to back-clauses ensure that the main contractor will not be liable to pay the subcontractor payments, unless the main contractor receives the equivalent payment from the employer.

Federal Law no. 6 of 2018 (“Federal Arbitration Law”) – the long-awaited new arbitration law for the UAE came into force on 16 June 2018. It replaces the 15 articles of the UAE Civil Procedure Code (“CPC”), Articles 203 to 218, which had previously governed arbitrations seated in the UAE.

Tobacco control and regulation is one of the ongoing challenges to the government of the UAE. Over the years, the UAE customs authorities have developed a strict regime of border control and surveillance of incoming tobacco products.

The Beijing Arbitration Commission/Beijing International Arbitration Center (BAC/BIAC), the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators East Asia Branch (CIArb (EAB)) are pleased to invite you to attend the 2018 Hong Kong Summit on Commercial Dispute Resolution in China, which will take place in Hong Kong on Saturday, 27 October 2018.

2018 SUMMIT ON COMMERCIAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION IN CHINA

This year, 2018, marks the 60th anniversary of the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (“New York Convention”).

As arbitration is becoming more commonly used internationally, countries across the world, and particularly within the MENA region, are trying to polish their reputation in order to attract both international and national parties to arbitrate within their jurisdiction.

On 26 September 2018, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) announced the amendment to the "Direction for Reviewing and Regulating Deferral of Land Value Increment Tax for Land Transfer Due to Mergers and Acquisitions of Enterprises and Financial Institutions".