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Gulf training courses: register your interest
You can now register your interest for the Law Society's Gulf Lawyers Training Programme in June 2010 in Dubai and Doha. The courses, a joint initiative of the Law Society and the College of Law, are CPD accredited and led by leading trainers in the field. Each course is a full day and carries 6 hours CPD.
UAE: full foreign ownership law expected by end 2010
The final draft of the long-awaited law allowing 100% foreign ownership of companies will be ready within a month and will be sent for the Cabinet approval, UAE Minister of Economy Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri said on Tuesday. The proposed new rules, aimed at allowing foreigners or foreign companies to own 100 per cent of their businesses in the UAE, have been under consideration for several years now and are expected to have a far-reaching positive impact on the way businesses are run in the country. Also in the pipeline is legislation aimed at protecting foreign investments in the UAE.
UK Minister for Trade leads SME delegation to UAE
Lord Davies, the UK Minister for Trade, Investment and Small Business today leads a delegation of 70 British SMEs to the UAE on a two-day visit aimed at furthering business and partnership opportunities.
DIFC Courts implement new case management systems
The DIFC Courts, the Dubai International Financial Centre's (DIFC) independent, common-law judicial system, has announced the implementation of two new services, an online case management system and an urgent case application facility, to further improve the case hearing capabilities of the Courts.