Hassan Elhais

The UAE cabinet had recently adopted an amendment to the commercial companies act that allows for hundred per cent foreign ownership of companies in the UAE. These changes are now in effect starting...

Banking and Financial disputes could arise for businesses or individuals for many reasons. These could include non-repayment of loans, regulatory non-compliances, and issues related to debt...

Forgery of academic degrees is a serious offence in the UAE, with severe consequences for individuals and employers. Federal Law No. 9/2021 on the Prohibition of the Use of Academic Degrees Issued by...

In a recent article by Forbes, UAE was considered one of the safest countries in the world during the global pandemic. The credit for this achievement is deserved by none other than the government of...

The Emirate of Dubai has recently passed new amendments to the existing "Dubai Law No. 4/2018 on the Establishment of the Financial Audit Authority" ("LAW"). As per the new amendments, financial fraud...

Back in 29 August 2020, the United Arab Emirates Government’s Emirates New Agency (Wakalat Anba’a al Emarat, or ‘WAM’) publicly announced that H.H. Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the...

The vast majority of family court cases may have recourse to witness testimony, which can be very determinative to the outcome of the case.The type of evidence witnesses are permitted to offer to...

In the UAE, family law is stipulated under three main regulations, namely, the Federal Decree Law No. 41 of 2024 on the Issuance on the Personal Status Law, governing Muslims across the country, the...

Criminal Order is a new procedural system established by the amendment to the UAE Criminal Procedure Law, which envisages efficient and seamless transition of workflow with the goal to lessen the...

The Federal law no. 8 of 1980 regarding the ‘organization of labour relations’ and its amendments (the "UAE labour law") includes in its scope a definitive provision towards occupational injuries and...

The commercial disputes in UAE are generally resolved through litigation or arbitration. Wherein arbitration is nowadays the most common and widespread medium for resolving such disputes. The country...

Arbitration has become a necessarily well-known technique for resolving commercial disputes internationally. In the past decade, arbitrators around the world had successfully awarded arbitration...

Over the last few decades, the UAE has grown from an economy dependent on fishing to among the largest oil exporters in the world. Hence, this has substantially impacted the country’s social and...

How can a family court decision be appealed?Although it is easy to obtain information regarding family laws in the UAE, people are generally unaware about the procedural aspects of the family court...

Managing an arbitration means managing a client’s expectations, including the client’s costs in pursuing its case in arbitration. Parties in arbitration may incur different types of costs; wherein the...