Partners Archives - Fichte & Co Legal

Fichte & Co Legal Expands Presence to Saudi Arabia, Offering Comprehensive Legal Solutions

Jasmin Fichte — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:20:40 +0000

Fichte & Co Legal is thrilled to announce a significant expansion of our services into Saudi Arabia, through a partnership with the esteemed law firm AlSuwaiket & Al Busaiyes (SB) managed by Dr. Bader AlBusaiyes. This collaboration marks a pivotal step in our mission to deliver exceptional legal services across the Middle East, complementing our …

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Fichte and Co appoints Dr Laura Voda as Partner, strengthening its position in the thriving UAE legal landscape

Chiara De Maria — Tue, 25 Apr 2023 16:00:20 +0000

As the UAE continues to establish itself as an ideal hub for business, the need for reliable legal services continues to grow exponentially. With an increasing number of international companies setting up their operations in the country, navigating the local legal landscape can be complex and challenging. As a result, businesses operating in the nation …

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Fichte & Co Partners are now appointed as Special Agents of the Liberian Maritime Authority

Jasmin Fichte — Thu, 27 May 2021 07:54:37 +0000

Fichte & Co, a leading UAE based lawfirm, is delighted to announce that Jasmin Fichte, its Managing Partner, and Alessandro Tricoli, its Partner and Head of Shipping Department, have been appointed as Special Agents of the Commissioner of the Liberian Maritime Authority of the Republic of Liberia to render maritime and corporate services. With this step, Fichte …

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Fujairah Opens for Crew Changes

Fichte Legal — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 02:07:25 +0000

Travel restrictions and border closure imposed by governments around the world due to the Coronavirus outbreak, have caused significant hurdles to crew changes and left many seafarers stranded onboard ships or unable to join ships. According to the Federal Transport Authority-Land & Maritime(FTA), UAE decided to open crew changes in all its ports and waters, …

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Website Cloning – A Business Reality with Intricate Legal Consequences

Dr. Laura Voda — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 07:36:24 +0000

The newest and most effective marketing tool for business exists nowadays in the digital world. Whereas a good and attractive website has all the prerequisites to have a strong impact on the market share and positioning of a firm, it has the drawback of exposing important and not always protected content to infringements. Website cloning …

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Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Data Protection Law 2020

Dr. Laura Voda — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 02:38:48 +0000

A revisited legal regime and a building block for the high standards of the financial center From July 1, 2020, the date of entry into force of the new DIFC Data Protection Law, the financial center will enhance their already existing standalone data protection regime. This is expected to align the DIFC to the existing …

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Things to Know about the “Early Leave” Initiative in UAE

Dr. Laura Voda — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 01:45:37 +0000

Note: In continuation of our previous article, the NEW Ministerial Resolution on Employment and COVID 19 1. What is the “Early Leave” Initiative? In furtherance to Ministerial Resolution 279 of 2020 and as part of the UAE Government efforts to contain the effects of the COVID 19 pandemics in the labor market, the Ministry of …

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Employers and NEW Ministerial Resolution 279 in the UAE

Dr. Laura Voda — Sun, 05 Apr 2020 05:05:41 +0000

On March 26, 2020, the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratization (MOHRE) issued Resolution 279 on Employment Stability in the Private Sector during the period of application of the precautionary measures aimed at curbing the spread of Coronavirus. The Resolution is aimed at protecting the non-UAE employees for the duration of COVID-19 precautionary measures applied …

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Employment affected by COVID 19 in DMCC and other free zones – legal insights

Dr. Laura Voda — Sun, 05 Apr 2020 04:41:55 +0000

Colloquially, people understand commercial free zones as areas somehow segregated from the UAE onshore territory. Whereas this understanding is mainly accurate for the financial free zones, it is to be known that commercial free zones do not depart vastly from the Federal legislation or from the local legislation in the Emirate where they are located. …

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Salient Q&A on the impact of COVID-19 on the labor market in the UAE

Dr. Laura Voda — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 07:31:19 +0000

Note: THIS IS APPLICABLE FOR UAE COMPANIES THAT FALL UNDER THE APPLICATION OF THE FEDERAL LAW 8 0f 1980 AS AMENDED. GOVERNMENT ENTITIES ARE THEREFORE EXCLUDED. Can the employer oblige the employees to come to work during the Coronavirus pandemic? Whereas it is difficult to issue a clear answer to the question due to dependency …

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