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John Peacock, Head of Indirect Tax and Conveyancing, and Tyne Hugo, Associate, wrote a comprehensive step by step process on how to register for VAT in UAE.
The UAE VAT regime was implemented on 1 January 2018 putting into operation Federal Decree-Law No 8/2017 on […]
Originally published on gulfnews.com
John Peacock explains how the law treats a practice made infamous by speculators
Property flipping is a term widely used in the US to describe the process of buying property and reselling it at a higher price, usually after making minor alterations […]
By Lujain Al Yousef, Associate, and Abdullah Alanezi, Partner.
Over the years the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has become a place of interest for many investors around the world. For businesses wishing to expand into international markets, KSA is the perfect choice. It is an economically […]
Owners’ associations (OA) have been in a somewhat tricky position since the introduction of value added tax (VAT) in the UAE in January. The exact rules and regulations remain unclear and at the heart of this confusion lies the simple question of whether OAs are tax exempt or […]
By Catherine Jaskiewicz
A. Setting-up a presence in Oman
The Sultanate’s political stability and modern trading system, makes Oman one of the most attractive hubs in the Middle East for international businesses. Setting up a business in Oman can be a cumbersome procedure and it […]
By Munir Suboh
With the increased usage of social media, companies and employers find themselves obliged to establish policies for employees to provide acceptable, reasonable, safe and common-sense guidelines and recommendations for using social media responsibly.
Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, Snapchat and other social media platforms […]
What legal avenues do owners have when their complaints are not addressed?
Published in Gulf News on March 7, 2018
By Robert Mitchley, Senior Associate
Unit owners in a one-year-old building have been wrangling over maintenance and service fee issues with the developer. The owners […]
By Munir Suboh, Partner and Head of IP
The regional trademark offices in the Middle East, including the local UAE trademark office, receive thousands of trademark applications annually. The number of approved and registered trademarks has increased significantly over the last few years due to a less conservative […]
As part of a string of legislative reforms in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (“KSA”), the Saudi Arabia Royal Decree No M/05/2018 dated 13/02/2018) (the “KSA Bankruptcy Law”) comes as a boost to the continued growth of the KSA economy and the increase of […]
Throughout the UAE, a common frustration exists with insolvencies due to its time-consuming nature and significantly low recovery rates, which stemmed from the outdated governance of insolvency that made it an offence for a company to fail to petition for bankruptcy within 30 days of the date […]
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is one of the most attractive business markets on earth. However, setting up a business here can be rather tedious if you are not familiar with the country. The UAE requires a particular method for setting up a company which should not take […]
Blockchain, developed in response to the emergence of cryptocurrencies, is an ever-growing list of records that irreversibly stores all details of transactions, once a transaction has been completed it forms part of the blockchain permanent database. The blocks are linked and secured using cryptography, ensuring that they […]
