ADGM announces its new Data Protection Regulations 2021 – Here is what you need to know

Introduction The Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) recently issued the ADGM Data Protection Regulations 2021, “Regulations”, which will replace the prevailing ADGM Data Protection Regulations 2015 (as amended in 2018) the (“Former Law”). The new…

Changes in the Consumer Protection Legislation in UAE: everything you need to know

Introduction Offering an augmented revising to the legal structure bordering consumer protection, Federal Law No. 24/2006 on the Consumer Protection (the "Former Law "), has been rescinded and replaced with Federal Law No. 15/2020 on Consumer Protection (the Consumer Protection Law).…

New regulation on Bounced Cheques and its Implications

Introduction The UAE being a commercial hub with an expanding economy, cheques are one of the common forms of payments, regardless of the size of the transaction, and they are also used as a method…