02/28/2014
Global law firm expands corporate offering in UAE
He will be based out of the firm's Abu Dhabi office and joins to expand its corporate and transactional capability in the Gulf and greater Middle East.
02/26/2014
The firm received a record fifteen awards which beats the previous record of twelve awards that the firm received in 2012.
02/25/2014
Global law firm makes two senior appointments in the Middle East
I am proud to announce their appointments and I look forward to continuing working alongside them as Eversheds carves out an even stronger presence across the Middle East."
02/25/2014
The UK’s Crown Prosecution Service is to base two specialist prosecutors in Spain and the United Arab Emirates to recover the assets of British criminals.
02/18/2014
Iranian bank sues UK government for $4 billion over sanctions
Iran's largest private bank is suing the British government for almost $4 billion in damages after the Supreme Court quashed sanctions imposed against it over alleged links to Tehran's nuclear program.
02/10/2014
Deutsche Bank ordered to hand over client info to Dubai regulator
A Dubai court has ordered the local unit of Deutsche Bank to hand over documents relating to its wealth management clients after the German lender was successfully sued by the regulator of the emirate’s financial free zone.
02/06/2014
Banque Saudi Fransi, the lender part-owned by Credit Agricole, has received regulatory approval for a 3 billion riyal capital increase through the issuance of bonus shares, it said in a bourse statement on Thursday.
02/05/2014
The suspects are all Indians working in one of Bahrain's leading money exchange companies, including six branch managers, said a report in the Gulf Daily News, our sister publication.
02/04/2014
In its legal claim the LIA alleged that Goldman funded luxury trips to Morocco
02/02/2014
Dubai’s Mashreq has agreed to settlement discussions in a lawsuit that it brought against ING Group in a New York court.
01/31/2014
Governor says rules on new capital requirements for banks to be enforced in Q1
01/30/2014
Global law firm launches new association in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
The new Riyadh office opened for business on 27 January 2014
01/30/2014
King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin appoints ME Real Estate group head
He also advises clients in relation to the real estate aspects of property finance and corporate finance transactions
01/27/2014
Taylor Wessing acted for Arab Jordan Investment Bank on its exchange of contracts on 20 January 2014 with HSBC Bank Middle East to acquire HSBC’s business and assets in Jordan.
01/21/2014
Turkey voiced hope on Monday that controversial judicial reforms would not provoke a major crisis with the European Union.
01/21/2014
The forum was attended by 2,400 delegates from Asia, Europe and America, where finance ministers, central bankers, heads of governments and business leaders gathered to discuss economic developments and business trends in China and the rest of Asia.
01/20/2014
Saudi, UAE move to combat counterfeits
Directors general of customs departments in Saudi Arabia and the UAE discussed ways to enhance cooperation and reach a joint mechanism to facilitate trade
01/16/2014
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC urged a New York appellate court to revive its suit claiming Credit Suisse Group AG oversold the potential restructuring benefits of a troubled $40 million investment
01/10/2014
King & Wood Mallesons has announced the appointment of Craig Pollack as the new global co-ordinator for dispute resolution/litigation.
01/09/2014
Insolvency Regulations deal with debtors who are unable to pay their debts or find that their liabilities exceed their assets