Legal briefings from the world's leading law firms

The UAE, Bahrain and Oman are currently following Saudi Arabia's lead in developing specific laws to protect competition and prevent monopolistic practices. This briefing outlines how the new antitrust regimes are likely to affect international law firms and businesses.

There are a variety of corporate structures available to foreign companies seeking to set up in the UAE. This article takes a look at those most commonly used, including UAE (non free zone) based companies, free zone based entities and branch offices of foreign companies.

This briefing provides an overview of some of the key employment rules and provisions applicable to the Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority. After a brief introduction and history of the free zone, the briefing outlines JAFZA's key employment rules, including sponsorship, remuneration and termination.

The guide from UAE legal specialists Hadef & Partners provides a full introduction to powers of attorney in the UAE, including how to issue and terminate a POA, the obligations of an attorney and fundamentals to consider before issuing a POA.

In Middle Eastern jurisdictions, contracts concluded by governments are subject to a particular regulatory framework, both in terms of governing law and dispute resolution. This briefing from Hadef & Partners demystifies the position of administrative contracts and the prevailing judicial system.

Dubai Court of Cassation on the enforceability of non-compete clauses rules that the absolute prohibition of an employee from working for a competitor is tantamount to a restriction of the employees’ liberty. This Hadef & Partners employment briefing discusses the salient aspects of the judgment.

In this, its second recent survey of the Dubai real estate market, Hadef & Partners identifies issues that may improve the development of the Dubai real estate market and enable real estate regulators in Dubai to deal with the concerns of respondents for the benefit of the wider community.

Non-compete clauses, which are often included in contracts of employment to protect the interests of employers, may not always be enforceable. Hadef & Partners provides the details.

Force majeure is a clause commonly featured in contracts to essentially free both parties from liability or obligation when an extraordinary event prevents one or both parties from fulfilling their obligations under the contract. Hadef & Partners looks at the use of force majeure by sub-developers.

Hadef & Partners discusses practical considerations for lenders considering executing foreclosure proceedings.