Dubai Establishes New Dispute Settlement Authority
On 28 May, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum announced the amendment of Dubai Law No. 9 2004…
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Kuwait government disputes corruption claims
Kuwait’s government yesterday disputed allegations by the opposition that tens of billions of dollars were stolen from public funds by…
Bahrain’s GFH in Legal Spat With ex-Leeds United Director David Haigh
Bahrain’s Gulf Finance House has become entangled in a dispute with a former executive at its Dubai-based private equity unit…
UAE And Maldives Sign Customs Cooperation Agreemen
UAE and the Republic of the Maldives have signed a customs agreement which will see the two countries cooperate on…
Israel's Bank Leumi to pay $289 mln in US tax probe deal
Bank Leumi, Israel's second largest bank, said on Sunday it was close to a deal to pay nearly 1 billion…
Barclays' faces a £300m lawsuit from Amanda Staveley over Abu Dhabi deal
Barclays faces a £300million lawsuit from Amanda Staveley the hotshot deal maker who helped broker the bank’s emergency fundraising with…
Modern Muslim Succession Planning
Having lived and worked in the UAE for a number of years and now back practising in Guernsey, Collas Crill's…
Qatar 2022 bid committee instruct Schillings over World Cup bribery claims
The Qatari bid committee is understood to have turned to Schillings for advice following allegations of corruption during the World…
UAE Moves Forward On Tax Information Exchange
The United Arab Emirates has begun the second stage of its work on the development of a framework to effectively…
International law firm announces new hires to cater for the growth in Islamic economy
Charles Russell, an international law firm with offices in Bahrain and Qatar, has announced a number of appointments as part…
Bahrain clarifies Basel III capital rules, eyes 2015 rollout
Bahrain has become the first country in the Gulf outside Saudi Arabia to clarify its treatment of capital-boosting instruments under…
Amid Split on Bank Case, U.S. Seeks a Middle Path
Solicitor General Donald B. Verrilli Jr. faced a legal and bureaucratic dilemma this year: Obama administration officials could not agree…