The healthcare and life sciences ecosystem is witnessing significant growth in the Middle East as the GCC continues to seek economic diversification.
By Brian A. Meenagh, Sara Patel, and Lucy Tucker
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Kingdom
The PDPL has broad extraterritorial scope and substantial penalties for non-compliance, with full enforcement expected to start in September.
By Brian A. Meenagh and Lucy Tucker
The Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL) is the first comprehensive data protection law in
Recognizing new realities in decentralization, the regulations aim to provide market players with governance flexibility within distributed ledger technology foundations.
By Stuart Davis, Brian Meenagh, Andrew Moyle, and Ksenia Koroleva
On October 2, 2023, the Board of
The amended PDPL diverges from international privacy laws in several areas, including personal data transfers, penalties, and breach notification.
By Brian A. Meenagh and Lucy Tucker
An amended version of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL)
The Dubai International Financial Centre urges companies to protect personal data when using artificial intelligence.
By Brian A. Meenagh, Ksenia Koroleva, and Lucy Tucker
On 18 April 2023, the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), a financial free
The Middle East’s rapidly advancing space sector has seen a slew of landmark achievements in the last few years.
In 2014, the UAE established the UAE Space Agency to oversee and grow its space sector, and it
The new regime specifies licensing and reporting requirements for a range of activities related to virtual assets in the Emirate of Dubai.
By Brian A. Meenagh, Matthew Rodwell, and Ksenia Koroleva
On February 7, 2023, the Dubai Virtual
The regime introduces rules on various crypto tokens, including cryptocurrencies and stablecoins, in the Dubai International Financial Centre.
By Brian A. Meenagh, Matthew Rodwell, and Ksenia Koroleva
On November 1, 2022, the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) crypto
The guidance is part of the rapidly evolving rules on anti-money laundering and aims to promote UAE as a jurisdiction compliant with best practices.
By Brian Meenagh, Ksenia Koroleva, and Matthew Rodwell
On August 1, 2022, the UAE
Organisations subject to the law should carry out a gap analysis of their current compliance position against the new requirements.
By Brian A. Meenagh, Alexander Hendry, and Lucy Tucker
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has issued its first