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ICJ finds UAE violated racial discrimination convention
Actions taken by UAE against Qatar in 2017 were discriminatory, according to the ICJ which ordered it to comply with CERD convention.
Islamic bank retrieves $170 million as it uncovers internal fraud
Abu Dhabi's Al Hilal Bank has uncovered internal fraud as employees helped to steal over $170 million, most now retrieved.
Clyde & Co boosts TMT practice with key partner hire in the UAE
Clyde & Co has appointed Dino Wilkinson, who joins from Norton Rose Fulbright, as partner in its Technology, Media & Telecom practice in Abu Dhabi.
Lawyer Mohammed al-Roken awarded human rights prize
A prominent United Arab Emirates lawyer who was sentenced to 10 years for plotting against the government whas been awarded a major human rights award.
Weil Gotshal is latest firm to exit Middle East
Weil, Gotshal & Manges is turning its back on the Middle East as plans are afoot to close its only office there this summer.
Yet another KWM partner walks away from firm in crisis
Dubai corporate and M&A partner Hamish Walton has joined the ranks of the KWM departed.
Ashurst loses Abu Dhabi boss to US rival
Abu Dhabi managing partner Alastair Holland is the latest partner to ditch Ashurst in favour of a US firm.
A&O and Freshfields advise in $175bn bank merger
Allen & Overy and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have advised on the creation of the biggest bank in the MENA region.
Withers launches Dubai tax office
International law firm Withers is set to open a tax office in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) with the hire of tax specialist Stijn Janssen, following regulatory approval.
Simmons & Simmons latest law firm to pull away from Abu Dhabi
Law firm Simmons & Simmons is to close its doors in Abu Dhabi and focus instead on consolidating its Dubai office.
Three partners leave Lathams in Dubai for Hogan Lovells
Three of the nine partners based in the Latham & Watkins Dubai office have decided to move to Hogan Lovells, just weeks after the US-based firm announced it was closing offices in Abu Dhabi and Doha.
In dispute in Dubai - current trends
Which types of dispute are typically being seen in Dubai? Peter Ellingham and Andrew MacCuish of Kennedys Dubai LLP look at the cases taking place in the jurisdiction, of of the seven states that form the United Arab Emirates.
Morgan Lewis to target Saudi Arabia in Freshfields Islamic finance hire
Tarek El-Assra, global head of Islamic finance at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, is moving to Morgan Lewis & Bockius. He will help the firm to focus on the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
Shearman to open in Dubai financial centre
Saying that the legal market 'has bounced back', Shearman & Sterling is opening an office within the International Financial Centre in Dubai - emphasising the work it does for corporates and state-owned organisations.
Herbert Smith follows trend by shutting Abu Dhabi office
Taking the same road as Latham & Watkins and Baker Botts, Herbert Smith Freehills is moving the remnants of its Abu Dhabi team - one partner and four other lawyers - to Dubai, saving costs after the fall in the Middle East property market.
Clyde hires new regulatory and compliance partner in Abu Dhabi
Clyde & Co has appointed Sally Sfeir-Tait as a partner in its Regulatory and Compliance team. Ms Sfeir-Tait specialises in the financial services sector and will be based in the firm's Abu Dhabi office, servicing the wider MENA region.
Baker Botts shuts doors in Abu Dhabi
The 725-lawyer, US based practice has closed its Abu Dhabi base but still operates from offices in Dubai and Riyadh and through an alliance in Kuwait.
White & Case pumps up Middle East capital markets team by CC hire
White & Case has taken what it calls 'a strategic step' in strengthening its EMEA capital markets team by bringing on board Debashis Dey, formerly head of capital markets in the Middle East for Clifford Chance.
Latham reviews market intelligence and closes in Doha and Abu Dhabi
Seven years after opening in the Middle East, Latham & Watkins is to shut two of its bases, saying that it can operate there as one region rather than seeing the area as four distinct markets.
Dubai to offer legal processing posts in metro and bus stations
Dubai residents needing to perform simple legal tasks - such as renewing ID papers and government contracts - will soon be able to use new business and legal administration centres which are being opened in empty spaces in Metro stations.
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