As head of the construction and projects division, Fenella Mason advises on all aspects of construction law from procurement routes and contract drafting through to dispute resolution. She regularly conducts adjudications, mediations and litigations and has handled numerous arbitrations for both national and international clients. She speaks with us today on the construction sector in […]
One of the main recent developments in the UAE business regulatory environment is the promulgation of the long-waited Commercial Companies Law No. 2 of 2015 (CCL), which is in line with the current trend in GCC region towards updating corporate laws in the region in accordance with the international best practices. Dr. Mohammed Haitham Salman, […]
The world of intellectual property (IP) has grown to become an ever-important component for businesses to invest in, to ensure their innovations are fully protected. This month we speak with Richard Hoffmann on the IP sector and how the Court could improve when dealing with IP related disputes. Does your initial degree in chemical […]
The Israeli minister of transportation has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with its US counterpart to invest $20 million dollars in developing a new R&D centre for autonomous vehicles near the city of Netanya. In his brief to the press, Minister Katz presented a target of autonomous vehicles driving down Israeli streets by 2020, […]
Handling more than 300 civil cases, including accumulated abundant experience in litigation and arbitration and non-contentious cases, Zhengyang Wang has been the legal counsel for more than 30 companies and has provided contentious and non-contentious legal services to domestic financial organisations and large state-owned corporations. In this interview, he offers some great insights for businesses […]
This article has been written by Andrea Wallack, CEO and Founder of NightOwl Discovery. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is scheduled to come into force on 25 May 2018. It will apply to all companies worldwide that process the personal data of European Union (EU) citizens –tightening the rules for obtaining valid consent for using […]
The Peruvian economy is growing stronger alongside its legal sector and government, however, speaking with Oscar Mago, Partner at OMC Abogados & Consultores, he states if certain threats imposed are ignored, it can cause serious economic damage and damage to the reputation of a company. He states: “Peru needs to develop greater mechanisms and elements […]
Work at the confluence of international affairs, economics, politics and business drew Martin Harrison towards investment but without connections in the City it was not an obvious career path in 1980, during the deepest recession since the Second World War. Consequently, from business school in the US, Martin went into strategic planning with an oil […]
Civil Engineer Gary Vaughan first became an Expert Witness without being aware of the fact that he was being relied upon as such in a civil dispute; two good clients of his had a falling out over the boundary between their respective properties and asked if he would help to map out the features and […]
This month, we speak to Julia Brockman, Partner at DSL Lawyers in Macau where she leads the areas of Telecommunications, IT & Media and Construction, as well as the Litigation and Arbitration practices. After graduating in Law in Portugal, Julia moved to Macau in 1995, where she first worked as a legal adviser to the […]
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