The Board of Directors of the General Authority for Competition issued the anticipated Implementing Regulations to the new Competition Law issued by Royal Decree no. M/75 dated 29/6/1440H (corresponding to 6 March 2019). The New Law and the New Implementing Regulations became effective on 24 September 2019.Read more…
Guide to Doing Business in the United Arab Emirates, 2019
For over three decades, Baker McKenzie Habib Al Mulla has helped businesses optimize opportunities and mitigate risks in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and wider Middle East. The 2019 edition of the Doing Business in the UAE is your simple but comprehensive guide to understanding the current investment climate and the most important laws regulating investments and commercial activities in the UAE.Read more…
American Hospital Dubai partners with Livio in IVF joint venture
Leading global law firm Baker McKenzie has advised American Hospital Dubai, part of Mohamed & Obaid Al Mulla Group and one of the leading private healthcare providers in the Middle East, on its joint venture agreement with Swedish in vitro fertilization (IVF) pioneer Livio AB.Read more…
Saudi Arabia enacts new Franchise Law
Recent Developments on Enforcement of Arbitration Awards in the UAE
Since the UAE Federal Arbitration Law came into force on 15 June 2018, a number of procedural developments have been introduced in relation to both the conduct of arbitration proceedings and the enforcement of arbitration awards before the local UAE courts. The Federal Arbitration Law has repealed the Arbitration Chapter of the UAE Civil Procedures Code and has addressed the common pitfalls that existed under the old arbitration regime.Read more…
