The Gulf widens between the Enforcement of Foreign Judgments and Foreign Arbitral Awards in the DIFC as a result of a recent ruling of the Dubai International Financial Centre Courts (“DIFC”) Court of First Instance…
Shipowners prepare! Ballast water management won’t be business as usual: The free ride will soon be over for invasive aquatic organisms and non-compliant shipowners alike. Ratification of the IMO’s Ballast Water Management Convention, 2004 (“the…
WISTA UAE is proud to announce that our member Ms. SuhaObaid has won the Young Personality of the Year Award at Seatrade Middle East Awards 2015. We have an immense pleasure to see how she…
Fichte & Co is proud to announce another milestone in the history of the company. As part of our continuous commitment to excellence our firm was awarded ISO 9001:2008 certification. The awarded certification puts us…
We were pleased to contribute to the Enforcement of Judgement and Arbitral Awards: A Global Guide from Practical Law. Managing Partner Jasmin Fichte along with Partner Alessandro Tricoli provided insights on the key issues in…
Establishing a global maritime hub is no mean feat. This year the UAE again demonstrated its trading prowess, ranking 8th out of 189 countries for “trading across borders” in the World Bank Group’s annual Doing…
Many of you have been inquiring about the status of the O W Bunker DMCC ("OWB") liquidation and we are now in a position to provide you with a significant update. It is anticipated that…
In another first in the DIFC Courts, Fichte & Co recently represented the Defendant in the case of DNB Bank ASA v. (1) Gulf Eyadah Corporation (2) Gulf Navigation Holding PJSC, (CFI 043/2014 of 2nd…
Late last year, the Dubai Court of First Instance made an order in favour of the Shipowner for AED 10 million in compensation for wrongful arrest. The judge ruled that the Claimant had been unlawful…
