Other Briefings
UAE’s Commercial Companies Law Amendments: Corporate Structuring and M&A Implications
The UAE’s 2025 amendments to the Commercial Companies Law enhance flexibility for onshore companies by introducing redomiciliation with continuity of legal personality, expanded constitutional rights, multiple share classes, and clearer in-kind contribution rules.
UAE Capital Markets Overhaul: A Modern Framework for Investor Protection and Market Growth
The UAE new federal capital markets framework marks a decisive shift toward stronger, centralized regulation, expanding oversight to cross-border and modern financial activities while significantly enhancing investor protection.
UAE Tightens Telecom Devices Import Rules: What Global Suppliers and Distributors Need to Know
The UAE has clarified that all telecom devices imported into the country require a TDRA customs clearance permit, reinforcing that such equipment is treated as regulated goods rather than general consumer electronics. For importers and suppliers, this underscores the need for advance compliance planning, including type approval and shipment-level permits, to avoid customs delays and market access risks.
UAE Influencers Must Obtain Advertiser Permit Under New Media Law
From February 1, 2026, influencers and anyone advertising online from within the UAE must hold a valid Advertiser Permit issued by the UAE Media Council, covering both paid and unpaid promotional content across all digital platforms.
ESG Considerations in the UAE: What Businesses Need to Know
ESG has become a strategic necessity for companies in the UAE. Businesses need to integrate ESG into governance, risk management, reporting.
Saudi Arabia’s New Law for Real Estate Ownership by Non-Saudis is In Effect—A Strategic Opening for Global Investors
Saudi Arabia’s new Law of Real Estate Ownership by Non-Saudis, effective January 22, 2026, marks a decisive shift from restriction to opportunity, opening designated areas of the Kingdom’s property market to foreign individuals, companies, and funds in line with Vision 2030.
Saudi Arabia Opens Tadawul Main Market to All Foreign Investors from February 2026
Saudi Arabia will allow all foreign investors to directly access Tadawul’s Main Market from February 1, 2026, following CMA regulatory reforms.
Saudi Arabia’s New Sports Law: Regulatory Changes and Sector-Wide Implications
Saudi Arabia’s new Sports Law establishes a unified regulatory framework that formalizes the sports sector as a commercial industry, introducing clearer rules on licensing, governance, investment, and dispute resolution.
ADGM Court Confirms Mandatory Seat Law Overrides Arbitration Rules in US$250 Million Freezing Order Case
The ADGM Court of Appeal confirmed that mandatory arbitration law at the seat prevails over institutional rules, despite LCIA non-compliance.
UAE’s Child Digital Safety Law: Key Takeaways for Businesses and Service Providers
The UAE Child Digital Safety Law introduces a comprehensive, risk-based framework regulating digital platforms, internet service providers, and custodians, with broad extraterritorial reach and significant obligations relating to child protection, data privacy, age verification, content moderation, and reporting.
