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.
On 5 March 2019, the Council of Ministries approved a new Competition Law (the New Law) which was issued by Royal Decree No. (M/75) dated 6 March 2019 and was published in the Official Gazette on 29 March 2019. It will come into force 180 days following its publication date (i.e. towards the end of September 2019).
Leading international law firm Baker McKenzie has been voted “Financial Services M&A Legal Adviser of the Year” and “Consumer M&A Legal Adviser of the Year” at Mergermarket‘s Middle East and North Africa (MENA) M&A Awards 2019 in Dubai on 10 April 2019.
End of Service Gratuity (EOSG) rules have been long established in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and seem, at least on the face of it, straightforward. On termination of employment, employees in the UAE and the KSA are entitled to receive an EOSG provided that certain qualifying conditions are fulfilled.