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Business Impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak
Dubai gradually reopens government services and business activities
Middle East M&A holds steady during the first quarter of 2020 amid COVID-19 outbreak: Baker McKenzie Report
COVID-19: Saudi Arabia triples VAT rate to 15%
Proposed Amendments to the CMA Securities Business Regulations and Authorised Persons Regulations in Saudi Arabia
Landmark ruling of Dubai Court of Cassation on Shari’a compliant contracts
COVID-19 in Egypt: For the first time, Prime Minister invokes ECA Powers in setting maximum prices for certain essential products
COVID-19: Arab Courts and the recent Colmar Court of Appeal (France) Ruling
COVID-19 in the UAE: Force Majeure or Exceptional Circumstance event?

Dubai gradually reopens government services and business activities

May 28, 2020 by Omar Momany, Hani Naja and Joanna Matthews-Taylor 3 Mins Read

On 25 May 2020, His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council, has announced the gradual reopening of business activities in Dubai and removal of all movement restrictions between 6:00 am and 11:00 pm, as of 27 May 2020. The sectors allowed to resume activities include retail and wholesale outlets, airports, clinics, educational and training institutions, sports academies, cinemas, entertainment and leisure attractions,…

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Middle East M&A holds steady during the first quarter of 2020 amid COVID-19 outbreak: Baker McKenzie Report

May 12, 2020 by Omar Momany, George Sayen, Karim Nassar and Mohamed Ghannam 5 Mins Read

Against the backdrop of continued business and societal disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, M&A activity in the…

COVID-19: Saudi Arabia triples VAT rate to 15%

May 11, 2020 by Reggie Mezu, Bastiaan Moossdorff, Laya Aoun-Hani and Mohamed El Baghdady 3 Mins Read

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has announced to triple the rate of VAT to 15%, which will…

Proposed Amendments to the CMA Securities Business Regulations and Authorised Persons Regulations in Saudi Arabia

May 7, 2020 by Robert Eastwood, Omar Iqbal, Samir Safar-Aly, LL.M. and Razan Hassan 6 Mins Read

The Capital Market Authority (the CMA) continues to drive the development of the Saudi capital markets in furtherance…

Landmark ruling of Dubai Court of Cassation on Shari’a compliant contracts

April 29, 2020 by Dr. Habib Al Mulla, Sandeep Puri, Mazen Boustany and Amir Alkhaja 3 Mins Read

A recent judgment by the Dubai Court of Cassation has concluded that for a contract to be Shari’a…

COVID-19 in Egypt: For the first time, Prime Minister invokes ECA Powers in setting maximum prices for certain essential products

April 27, 2020 by Mohamed Elfar and Hania Negm 5 Mins Read

On 15 April 2020, based on a study presented by the Egyptian Competition Authority (ECA), the Prime Minister…

COVID-19: Arab Courts and the recent Colmar Court of Appeal (France) Ruling

April 23, 2020 by Dr. Habib Al Mulla and Tarek Saad 5 Mins Read

There have been continuous discussions among law firms and commentators on whether the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic constitutes a…