Al-Mirsal, published by Latham & Watkins LLP, focuses on legal developments and regulatory trends primarily in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The blog covers topics such as data protection laws, artificial intelligence and digital infrastructure regulations, healthcare and life sciences sector growth, biotechnology strategies, and financial technology governance. It addresses cross-border data transfer issues, compliance with emerging data privacy frameworks, and the establishment of sovereign data centers. The blog also discusses regional initiatives to foster innovation in healthcare, biotech, and digital assets, reflecting the evolving legal landscape impacting businesses and governments in the MENA region.
Latham & Watkins’ Middle East Technology, IP and Sourcing team has just published the fifth edition of Middle East and Africa Technology, IP and Sourcing Focus.
This edition includes articles on the running of a competitive RFP process, a note on the use of warranties, indemnities and undertakings…
On August 28, 2012, the Special Tribunal related to Dubai World (the “Tribunal”) formally approved the restructuring of more than US$2 billion of debt of Drydocks World LLC and Drydocks World – Dubai LLC (together, “Drydocks”) under a syndicated term…
The final text of the UAE’s long-awaited new Investment Funds Regulation (the Regulation) has been approved by the Board of the UAE Securities and Commodities Authority (the SCA). The Regulation will take effect as SCA Board Resolution No. 37 of…
Several new laws have taken effect in recent months in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from arbitration to the establishment of a centre for registration of lien and the long awaited mortgage law. As part of the restructuring underway…
Latham & Watkins’ Middle East Technology, IP and Sourcing team has just published the fourth edition of Middle East and Africa Technology, IP and Sourcing Focus.
This edition includes articles on the importance of due diligence in an outsourcing…
The April edition of Middle East and Africa Technology, IP and Sourcing Focus, a newsletter from Latham’s Middle East Technology, IP, and Sourcing team, is now available. The new issue considers several topics, including the challenges that organisations looking…
The Japanese Financial Services Agency has issued a document (see Taxation of J-Sukuk Q&A) highlighting reforms to Japanese tax laws implemented in 2011 that facilitate the issuance of sukuk by Japanese companies (J-Sukuk).
Following these reforms, distributions paid on…
Islamic Finance: Law and Practice, co-edited by Latham partner Craig Nethercott, was recently published by Oxford University Press (click here to view). Nethercott, global co-head of Latham’s Islamic finance practice and one of the editors of Al-Mirsal, also…
