The expiration date is looming for the six month transitional period granted to the Federal Law No. 4 of 2012 (the “Competition Law”) On 23 February 2013, the new Competition Law came into force in the UAE, prohibiting certain types of restrictive agreements and abuses of dominance, and introducing merger control. The 23 August 2013 … Continue Reading
The UAE’s Draft Commercial Companies Law (CCL) introduces some significant changes to the existing CCL (Federal Law No. 8 of 1984). Already approved by the UAE Cabinet, the Draft CCL is expected to become law in the next few months. Chris Lester, Jade Laktineh and Saad Khananiof the Abu Dhabi office and Charles Fuller of … Continue Reading
