Everything You Need to Know about Limitation Period of Labour Cases in the UAE

Overview: To start with, the UAE labour law defines the employment contract as "any agreement for a definite or indefinite term, concluded between an employer and an employee, whereby the latter undertakes to work in…

UAE Ministry on New Specific Legislation of Insolvency of Natural Persons

This Decree-Law on the Insolvency of Natural Persons which has been issued on 29 August 2019 and supposed to come into effect in the beginning of 2020, aims at enhancing the competitiveness of the UAE…

Marine Insurance Roundtable 2019

New maritime regulations in 2020 to target more foreign investment The new law will open up the maritime sector for foreign investors. The Federal Transport Authority (FTA) in the UAE is working on a whole…

DSI Vows Justice on Dh3B Fraud

Corporate governance to play key role in sustaining investor trust Drake & Scull International (DSI), a Dubai-based contractor, on Wednesday said it will take the ongoing investigation into the company's financial irregularities to a logical…

Property Disposition: Exemptions from Fines

Exemption from fines for non-registration of real estate dispositions and non-payment of the prescribed fees at the Dubai Land Department We have always seen changes made in the Dubai Real Estate Law which had attracted…

Gulf Tanker Attacks: Implications on Costs

Tanker attacks have a long history indicating that it could be a powerful weapon in international conflict, which can significantly destabilize an economy. During the war in the 1980s, oil terminals and tankers were under…