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Kuwait Eases the Way for Foreign Direct Investments with the New Amendment

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On January 21st, a new Law was published in Kuwait's Official Gazette (Kuwait Al Yawm) amending Article  Kuwait's Commercial Code and its Public Tenders Law constitute a pivotal shift towards opening the country's economic and welcome foreign direct investments (FDIs). What has...

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Westlaw Middle East Outage (RESOLVED)

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We are experiencing an outage with Westlaw and Practical Law applications including Westlaw Middle East.

Our team is currently working to restore the service as a matter of urgency and will update this post with information as it comes to hand.

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New Maritime Law in the UAE

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A significant shift in the United Arab Emirates maritime sector, related to the process of Vessel Registration, Arrest Provisions and acceptance of Letter of Undertaking.

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Dubai Bans the Use of Plastic Bags

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The Emirate of Dubai is committed to promote and develop a sustainable environment. New laws and regulations are being issued to ensure this commitment. The latest of which is a Resolution issued by the Dubai Executive Council (No. 124 of 2023) Regulating the Use of Single-Use...

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Employee's Entitlements in the event of Death: Where do they go?

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Article (15) of the UAE Labour Code stipulates that in the event of the employee's death, the employer should hand over the entitlements and the end of service gratuity to the employee's family. The hand over should happen within a period not exceeding (10) days from the death date or...

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