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UAE Coming Out of FATF ‘Grey List’: a Milestone for Business Stability

Gabriel Oprea — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 07:30:40 +0000

In the realm of global finance, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has long stood as a beacon of opportunity, drawing investors and businesses from around the world. Another sound reason to enhance this undeniable truth is the recent removal of the UAE from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Grey List [1], which can only …

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Approaching Deadline: Amendments to Constitutional Documents of Mainland Companies

Dr. Laura Voda — Tue, 19 Oct 2021 01:49:50 +0000

The Federal Law by Decree No. 26 2020 (“Decree Law”), issued on November 23, 2020, introduced new provisions amending various aspects of the Federal Law No.2 2015 regarding Commercial Companies (“Commercial Companies Law”). The Decree Law did not only abolish the general requirement for Emirati Majority participation but also introduced new and amended provisions for …

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MoE: Register your non-financial business to anti-money laundering systems

Chiara De Maria — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 10:21:43 +0000

The UAE Ministry of Economy (MoE) announced that all Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions (DNFBPs) must complete their registration in the following anti-money laundering systems by March 31, 2021. This is part of the UAE’s Federal Decree No. (20) of 2018 on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism and Financing of Illegal Organisations.This …

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New Visa options in the UAE

Habib Babikir — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 09:22:20 +0000

The last months have witnessed significant new visa reforms in the United Arab Emirates. The coronavirus pandemic has seen an exponential rise in the number of people switching to remote work. While working from home is becoming the new normal, the United Arab Emirates have started to give the opportunity to live in one of the most beautiful and safe …

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A Partnership Between Fichte & Co. and Middlesex University Dubai

Fichte Legal — Tue, 20 Oct 2020 07:28:43 +0000

Since 2016, the partnership between Fichte & Co and Middlesex University Dubai, has focused on establishing a common platform in order to cultivate law students for their transition from academia to the professional industry. The partnership was also sealed by the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding, where both parties committed to a mutually beneficial …

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UPDATE: UBO Registry – A new compliance request for UAE companies

Fichte Legal — Sun, 04 Oct 2020 10:19:19 +0000

Key Changes Summary: On August 28, 2020, a new Cabinet Resolution came into effect, to regulate the procedures of a real beneficiary for corporate entities. Cabinet Resolution no. 58 of 2020 (the “UBO Resolution”) replaces Cabinet Resolution no. 34 of 2020. The Resolution aims at setting a procedure for the uniform reporting and registration of …

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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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Developers’ Right to Terminate off Plan Sales to Defaulting Buyers. No Court Order Needed.

Dr. Laura Voda — Mon, 11 May 2020 09:07:00 +0000

In 2017, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum issued Law No. 19 of 2017, amending Article 11 of Law No. 13 of 2008 on the Interim Real Estate Register in the Emirate of Dubai. The provisions of Law 19 of 2017 are a matter of public policy, therefore any contractual agreement that developers …

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FICHTE WEBINAR: COVID-19 and Shipping Industry

Fichte Legal — Tue, 05 May 2020 09:41:09 +0000

Free Live Webinar The COVID-19 outbreak has been affecting supply chains worldwide and significantly impacting global trade. The shipping industry, being the backbone of global trade, has been severely disrupted. Our recent webinar focused on the major legal implications in the shipping industry, as well as some helpful takeaways from our Partner and Head of …

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