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Perspectives from Dubai Arbitration Week 2024: Renewable energy projects in the emerging markets - Avoiding and resolving disputes

As we reflect on some engaging discussions with clients and contacts across the industry following the session, here are our four key takeaways as we look ahead to 2025

External | 11月 26, 2024

COP28 the catalyst for increased international investment in the Middle East?

In January 2023, the Financial Markets Committee of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) announced unified ESG metrics for regional listed companies, representing an important step towards standardising ESG disclosure across the Middle East.

External | 11月 23, 2023

Perspectives from Dubai Arbitration Week

Arbitrators, lawyers, academics and many more experts from around the world gathered in Dubai for Arbitration Week, to discuss some of the current issues and important topics in arbitration, and also looking ahead to 2024 at the opportunities and challenged faced by the arbitration community.

External | 11月 17, 2023

Middle East Capital Markets Watch: DCM

Against the backdrop of continued growth and deepening of the GCC’s equity markets, as well as the tightening of lending criteria by many traditional commercial lenders post-COVID, convertible bonds and sukuk could provide corporates in the GCC region with an alternative source of funding in circumstances where other debt or equity financing options may not otherwise be possible.

Publication | 9月 21, 2023

The new DIFC Digital Economy Court: How are the latest technologies supporting parties?

The New DIFC Digital Economy Court is reflective of the changing legal landscape in which parties are now contracting, engaging and doing business, in the UAE, regionally and globally.

External | 8月 15, 2023

IBOR transition

IBOR reform or LIBOR replacement represents one of the biggest changes to the financial services industry and impacts on all businesses that deal with it.

Publication | 11月 28, 2022

Construction Law Insights

Businesses operating in the construction sector need access to the latest changes and developments from a legal team who has worked on some of the largest and most innovative projects in almost every country in the world.

Publication | 1月 11, 2022

GAR Litigation Know How 2021

This chapter is featured in GAR’s Litigation Know-How, published in June 2021. Partner Deirdre Walker, counsel Aarti Thadani, and associate Ina Lamce authored the United Arab Emirates chapter. An extract of this chapter can be found below

Publication | 6月 30, 2021