The COVID-19 pandemic created many uncertainties and challenges for investors and operators alike across the Middle East, including in the United Arab Emirates, which is often considered a regional healthcare and business...more
New changes to UAE corporate and foreign ownership laws will abolish longstanding foreign ownership restrictions and remove substantial barriers to doing business in the UAE. ...more
This LawFlash provides a timely overview of the UAE’s export control regime as domestic defence-industrial manufacturing capabilities continue to mature, and the UAE pursues new defence export opportunities....more
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Cabinet of Ministers has recently issued updated Economic Substance Regulations which repeal and replace those previously announced. These are: the Ministry of Finance Resolution No. 57 of 2020,...more
As the United Arab Emirates (UAE) seeks to bolster its economic substance regulations to comply and align with global trends, companies in the UAE (both onshore and in non–financial free zones) have until October 27, 2020, to...more
During the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, we have seen a dramatic shift from in-person visits to telehealth services around the globe, unveiling what may be the new normal for providing healthcare services....more
8/14/2020
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During the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, we have seen a dramatic shift from in-person visits to telehealth services around the globe, unveiling what may be the new normal for providing healthcare services....more
Dubai has announced the gradual reopening of business activities beginning 27 May 2020 within the emirate. The announcement that there will no longer be any restrictions on movement between 6 am and 11 pm was issued at a...more
Investors pursing global investment opportunities across the sports industry should be aware of the key considerations likely to apply to the M&A process amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic....more
The DIFC Prescribed Company Regulations 2019 (PC Regulations), which have been expected since the DIFC announced it would be introducing such a regime on 30 June 2019, were enacted on 31 October 2019 (the Commencement Date)....more
Entities carrying on “Relevant Activities,” including banking, insurance, and investment fund management, among others, in the United Arab Emirates will need to meet an economic substance test from April 30, 2019, and from...more