Digital currency, or cryptocurrency, is an alternative payment method developed with encryption methods. Encryption technology enables cryptocurrencies to act as both a currency and a virtual accounting system. The use and…
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/ Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade, Securities Law
In today's world, violations of individual privacy and secret disclosure are a serious problem. It may be eavesdropping, interception, recording, and the spreading of personal information without the consent of the other party…
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/ Criminal Law, Privacy, Health, International Law & Trade, Science, Computers, & Technology
In the UAE, it is legally permissible for banks to close a customer’s account if multiple checks are returned due to insufficient funds. All the banks and financial institutions in the UAE are regulated by the Central Bank of…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade
The UAE government has issued a series of changes to its family laws through the recently passed new personal status law, namely Federal Decree Law No. 41 of 2024 on the Issuance of Personal Status. The law will be enforced in…
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/ Family Law, International Law & Trade
Federal Decree-Law No. (31) of 2021 (Penal Code) governs Diya crimes and penalties in the UAE.
In accordance with Article 1 of the UAE penal code, the Islamic Sharia principles may be applied to crimes including revenge…
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/ Criminal Law, International Law & Trade
The United Arab Emirates has recently passed a new personal status law, namely the Federal Decree Law No. 41 of 2024 (“Law”) that has brought about significant changes to the personal laws applicable to Muslim in the UAE, both…
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/ Criminal Law, Family Law, International Law & Trade
Defaulting on a bank loan in the UAE is regulated by the Commercial Code (federal decree-law No. (50) of 2022) and the Civil Procedure Law (federal decree-law No. (42) of 2022). Further, the Central Bank of UAE issued Loan…
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/ Civil Procedure, Commercial Law & Contracts, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade
The UAE has issued a new civil defence law which is governed by federal decree-law No. (35) of 2024 on the reorganization of the civil defence authority. This new civil defence law aimed at strengthening emergency response and…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Remedies, Criminal Law, International Law & Trade
The UAE established an effective legal system to protect both businesses and individual assets, especially those related to intellectual property (IP). The protection of innovative ideas, technological developments, and unique…
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/ Intellectual Property, International Law & Trade
A new federal law regarding personal status has been issued by the UAE government on the 1st of October 2024 and which will come into effect on the 15th of April, 2025. Federal Decree Law No. 41 Of 2024 on the Issuance of the…
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/ Administrative Law, Family Law, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade
The UAE has issued a new Personal Status Law, Federal Decree Law No. 41 Of 2024 on the Issuance of the Personal Status Law on the 1st of October 2024. The Law will come into effect on 15 April 2025. This new law has made…
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/ Civil Procedure, Criminal Law, Family Law, International Law & Trade
The UAE has issued a new personal status law, namely, Federal Decree Law No. 41 of 2024 on the Issuance of the Personal Status Law, on the 1st of October, 2024 which will come into effect on the 15th of April 2025. The new law…
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/ Civil Procedure, Family Law
Recently, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) updated and improved its maritime laws in order to strengthen the role that the maritime industry sector plays in international trade. Federal Decree-Law No. (43) of 2023 on Maritime Law…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, International Law & Trade, Maritime Law
In the recent years, the UAE has brought about significant changes to its legal provisions regarding relationships between unmarried couples and children born outside the boundaries of a marriage. The law provides a definitive…
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/ Civil Procedure, Family Law, Immigration Law
The Federal Tax Authority (FTA) of the UAE recently amended some provisions of the UAE VAT Executive Regulations, particularly Cabinet Decision No. 52 of 2017, on the Implementing Regulation of Federal Decree-Law No. 8 of 2017…
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/ Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade, Securities Law, Taxation
