What are the legal ways to protect your intellectual property in the UAE?
Intellectual property covers any original ideas, designs, discoveries, inventions and creative work produced by an individual or group. Copyright, trademark, patent and design are a few of the most common types of IP protection.
What are the differences between justification and fair comment as a defense in tort?
What does an action in Tort mean? A tort in terms of common law can be defined as a civil wrong that has caused loss or harm to a person, resulting in legal liability. An action in tort means any claim for money damages based upon negligence, medical malpractice, intentional tort, nuisance, products liability and …
UAE: Changes in the Workweek as per the Law
The United Arab Emirates recently introduced the Federal Decree-Law no. 33 of 2021 on the ‘regulations of labour relations’, which would be in effect from 2nd February 2022 (“new decree law”). The new decree-law aims to bring about more efficiency in the labour functions in the UAE. The rules have been specially formulated to strike …
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UAE authorities take tough stance on cryptocurrency fraudsters
New legislation will increase punishments for online fraudsters to protect the public Cyber criminals promoting cryptocurrency scams online will face five years behind bars and fines of up to Dh1 million under tough new UAE laws introduced to protect the public from financial fraud.
Explained: Prenuptial agreement in the UAE
Prenuptial agreements are a common practice today, with more people choosing this legal method increasingly. There are two ways to go about it; one is a ‘Prenuptial Agreement’ and the other a ‘Postnuptial Agreement’. Wherein, the prenuptial agreement is entered into prior to the marriage and the postnuptial agreement after the marriage, and both aim …
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How to claim inheritance if the beneficiaries are not UAE residents?
In recent years, the government of the United Arab Emirates has enacted many ground-breaking changes to the Islamic personal law promoting multiculturalism and progressivism.
All you need to know about the new updates on bounced cheque
The federal degree number 14 of 2020 has amended and added new articles to the UAE commercial transaction law no. 18 of 1993. The recent changes will be in force from January 2022 onwards. This article will discuss the new rules governing commercial cheques in the UAE.
Covid-19 and The Changing Landscape of Deal Making
It has been nearly 18 months since the onset of the pandemic and the world has already experienced far reaching implications of Covid-19. While the impact of Covid-19 has affected every country, every sector and every business, the impact has been rather brutal on some countries and especially on some sectors and businesses. For e.g. …
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WHAT ARE GREEN BONDS?
A Green Bond is a fixed-income debt instrument, like a regular bond, which is specifically earmarked for financing ‘green’ projects such as renewable energy projects, clean transportation projects, water management projects etc. It encourages sustainability and has numerous goals – from climate change mitigation to energy efficiency, and the prevention of pollution etc.[1].
Taxi, please! Has the Competition Board Chosen its Legislative Side Regarding the Liability of Facilitators?
Authors: Gönenç Gürkaynak, Esq., Harun Gündüz, Sinem Uğur and Büşra Kirişçioğlu, ELIG Gürkaynak Attorneys-at-Law