Lebanon judge lifts travel ban on 2 bankers
A Lebanese judge on Tuesday lifted travel bans imposed last month on two senior Lebanese bankers as part of an…
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UAE's new labours laws trigger 'significant changes' to employment contracts
Luke Tapp and Ruth Stephen tell HRNews about some of the key employment law changes in the region
Baker McKenzie earns top awards in Saudi Arabia and the UAE at the Chambers Middle East Awards 2022
Baker McKenzie has been recognised among the leading national and international law firms in the Middle East at the annual…
Fines up to Dh1 million for breach of UAE's new Labour Law, warn lawyers
Six weeks ago, a raft of new labour laws came into force in the UAE – the first substantial update…
Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal enforces Qatari Royal Family oral will and holds that BVI shares are movable property
A judgment, regarding issues of res judicata and the enforcement of a foreign oral will over BVI shares, and of…
Vaults unsealed at Lebanon's Fransabank after appeal accepted, Lebanese media
Vaults at branches of Lebanon's Fransabank were unsealed after a court accepted an appeal against a judicial ruling that froze…
Denmark signs extradition treaty with UAE amid Dubai-based Brit tax fraud case
Denmark's Minister of Justice Nick Hækkerup has signed an extradition agreement with the United Arab Emirates which it said would…
DFSA imposes $1.5m fines on two companies and two individuals for unauthorised activities
The Dubai Financial Services Authority imposed fines collectively worth $1.55 million on two companies and two individuals belonging to the…
Addition of the UAE to the FATF grey list
Following the addition of the United Arab Emirates to the Financial Action Task Force’s list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring…
Lebanon charges central bank chief with corruption
Lebanese Judge Ghada Aoun told various media outlets Monday that she had charged the head of the country's central bank,…
Investors pay high price as judges target Lebanese banks
A Lebanese judge has issued a travel ban against Creditbank Chairman Tarek Khalife and frozen the bank’s assets, including properties…
Lebanon judge freezes assets of five banks and members of their boards
A Lebanese judge froze the assets of five top banks and members of their boards while she investigates transactions they…