Mar 20, 2024 Riyals on the Line: Liquidated Damages under the Saudi Civil Transactions Law By Amani Khalifa Amr Omran Samy Ayoub The Saudi Civil Transactions Law (the Saudi Civil Code) entered into force on 16 December 2023 and applies retrospectively with a few...
Feb 23, 2024 Increased investment protection: The ratification of the Iraq-UAE BIT By Sami Tannous Ann Matthias Ahmed Mazlom Background Iraq has historically proven to be a challenging market for investors. Investment protection treaties such as bilateral...
Jul 07, 2023 Are time bars a draconian regime? By Kim Rosenberg Ann Matthias The DIFC Court’s decision in Panther Real Estate Development LLC v Modern Executive Systems Contracting LLC and a comparison between the...
Jun 23, 2023 KSA Civil Code: When and How Does it Apply? By Amani Khalifa Amr Omran Samy Ayoub Muhammad Alshamkhi Ramzi Haddad +2 more... Show less On 19 June 2023, Saudi Arabia published the long-awaited Civil Transactions Law (the KSA Civil Code) after it was signed into law by...
May 31, 2023 Amendments to Saudi Arabia’s new Data Protection Law ease restrictions on internal investigations and employee monitoring By Kim Rosenberg Zara Merali Engie Mohsen Noor Al Baya +1 more... Show less New amendments under Saudi Arabia’s Personal Data Protection Law The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is introducing new amendments to its as yet...
May 15, 2023 The 2023 SCCA Arbitration Rules: What You Need to Know By Erin Miller Rankin Amani Khalifa Amr Omran Youssef Nassar Samy Ayoub Ramzi Haddad +3 more... Show less Introduction The Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA) has released its new Arbitration Rules which came into effect on 1 May...
Nov 24, 2022 Recovering lost profits: Is Saudi law changing? By Amani Khalifa Amr Omran Lojayne Shaheen Muhammad Alshamkhi Ramzi Haddad Noha Elgendy +3 more... Show less Saudi Arabia is introducing major reforms to its legal system as part of Vision 2030. This includes modernising areas of commercial law...
Oct 03, 2022 India’s trade foray into the Middle East By Lorand Bartels Vasuda Sinha Abhilasha Vij After only 88 days of negotiations, India and the United Arab Emirates (the UAE) signed the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement...
Aug 19, 2022 Full stop! Preventing liquidation of bank guarantees in Saudi Arabia By Amani Khalifa Amr Omran Engie Mohsen Muhammad Alshamkhi +1 more... Show less Bank guarantees are an essential feature, and key form of security, in construction contracts. At different stages of the project...
May 24, 2022 Terminating construction contracts under Saudi Law By Amani Khalifa Amr Omran Engie Mohsen Muhammad Alshamkhi +1 more... Show less Termination clauses feature in virtually every construction contract. They are particularly important in the construction industry due to...
Mar 22, 2022 The recovery of damages under Saudi law: understanding the basics By Amani Khalifa Amr Omran Muhammad Alshamkhi Unlike other jurisdictions in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia’s legal system is based almost exclusively on the teachings of Islam. Article...
Feb 01, 2022 The doctrines of good faith and abuse of right under Saudi law By Amani Khalifa Amr Omran Sarah Sedky Muhammad Alshamkhi +1 more... Show less The legal system of Saudi Arabia is based primarily on Shari’a law. Uniquely in the Arab world, it has incorporated a vast body of...