The amendments introduce equal treatment for male and female employees in respect of compensation and parental leave ...

The Law also aims to provide a legal framework for maintaining continuity of family ownership and avoiding division of businesses amongst family members ...

The potential value of patents, or patent applications, cannot be understated. Only the owner of a patent has the exclusive right to exploit its value to exclusion of all other parties ...

By Charles Laubach and Saurbh Kothari, Afridi & Angell

If you are interested in protecting your technology in the region, the question shouldn’t be where to patent your technology but how.

A rapid response has been needed to control the coronavirus outbreak, but it remains to be seen how permanent the changes will be ...

The shift towards the use of digital documents has never been more timely or relevant.

The amendments bring about some important changes to how matters will be litigated in the UAE courts.

There are now more options available to a party to a dispute to help reduce the risk of adverse costs.

This major development will have significant impact on businesses that provide goods and services to governmental and semi-governmental entities.

The pandemic will undoubtedly cause lasting economic and societal changes that will affect the way that deals are conducted.

The positive list contains 122 activities in the agricultural, manufacturing and services sectors.

Electronic signatures were not common before the Covid-19 lockdown, but the legal framework is well established.

The regulations provide for more clarity and flexibility for businesses wishing to conduct business in and from the DMCC.

The UAE has introduced measures that employers in the private sector may progressively resort to during the current period.