Afridi & Angell | United Arab Emirates | 17 Nov 2023
The UAE issued a new Maritime Law this week. The new Maritime Law, Federal Decree-Law No 43 of 2023 will come into force six months from publication…
Afridi & Angell | United Arab Emirates | 31 Oct 2023
Under the employment law that was previously in force in the UAE, employers were not permitted to terminate an employee's employment (even with…
Afridi & Angell | United Arab Emirates | 25 Oct 2023
Article 54 of the Labour Law (Federal Decree-Law 20 of 2023 on the regulations of labour relations, as amended) dealing with employment disputes has…
Afridi & Angell | United Arab Emirates | 19 Oct 2023
A survey published by the Dubai Statistics Center has called for input from the public in what appears to be research relating to the application of…
Afridi & Angell | United Arab Emirates | 17 Oct 2023
The DIFC Courts have recently confirmed that Decision Notices issued by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) are not binding on the Court as…
Afridi & Angell | United Arab Emirates | 16 Oct 2023
The UAE recently enacted Federal Decree Law 15 of 2023 (the Amendment) making certain changes to the provisions of the law governing arbitration…
Afridi & Angell | United Arab Emirates | 11 Oct 2023
The new commercial transactions law (Federal Decree Law 50/2022), which abrogated Federal Law 18/1993, has significantly reduced the period of…