Ex-Emirati Chairman, Expat CEO Sentenced to 15 and 10 Years in Jail Respectively
A former chairman of a public department in Abu Dhabi and the former Chief Executive Officer of the same entity…
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Executives in Dh619m share fraud ordered to pay Dh1.24b
The Abu Dhabi Criminal Court has sentenced two former senior executives of a government-owned company in Abu Dhabi to prison…
Tax authority looking into Israeli accounts in Cayman Islands
Thousands of bank accounts held by Israelis in the Cayman Islands are being investigated, Israel Tax Authority Director Eran Yaakov…
Former Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari arrested in fake bank accounts case
A political drama has unfolded in Islamabad as security agencies have arrested former Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari from his…
Former Kaupthing Luxembourg CEO Gets ECHR Justification
Magnus Gudmundsson, the former CEO of Kaupthing Bank Luxembourg, has won some of his claims in an appeal at the…
Lebanon lifts banking secrecy in 30 cases
Lebanon’s anti-money laundering watchdog lifted banking secrecy in 30 cases last year out of 489 cases it investigated. The…
Bereaved British schoolgirl will be stripped of £500,000 inheritance after Sharia court in Dubai is told that she is a Christian
A British schoolgirl has lost out on a £500,000 inheritance from her father after a Sharia court in Dubai was…
International law firm adds Finance and Capital Markets Partner in Dubai
Akin Gump has appointed Rizwan H Kanji as a partner in its Dubai office. He comes to Akin Gump…
Kuwait Is Risking a Catastrophic Drop in Foreign Investment
Kuwait has a high-profile international case on its hands that threatens to harm the country’s foreign investment climate. The…
Founder of Dubai-based Abraaj Group released from UK prison after paying record bail
Dubai-based firm Abraaj Group founder Arif Naqvi has been released on bail after paying £15 million -- the largest-ever security…
Clyde & Co hires new partner to head Regulatory & Investigations practice in the ME region
Global law firm Clyde & Co has announced the appointment of Matthew Shanahan as Partner in its global Regulatory &…
The DIFC's New Defined Contribution Scheme
Group Partner of Collas Crill Guernsey's International Private Client and Trust team, Angela Calnan, explains. In 2012, at the…