‘Granted land’ is defined as property owned by the Dubai government which is given to Emiratis either for residential, commercial or industrial purposes. The holder of this particular type of land cannot sell it but it can be inherited and converted to freehold after payment of a percentage of its value to the government. According […]
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In the past, contractual dispute resolution provisions were commonly known as ‘midnight’ clauses because commercial lawyers only come to discuss them in the closing stages of contract negotiations. Nowadays, taking into account the complications which may arise from badly drafted arbitration clause, they are better referred to as the 8 o’clock in the morning clauses.
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The Reality: Honeymoon-Rough-Bold Despite all best efforts to maintain the “honeymoon” period, there will come time during the relationship where the franchisee and franchisor may not agree or see things differently; this is the “Rough” period… very likely, such period will evolve to a clear disagreement the “Bold” period which, if not managed properly, it
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Governments across the Gulf have been planning fresh ways to raise money as low oil and gas prices open up big deficits in state budgets. In 2018, the six members of the Gulf Cooperation Council plan to introduce value-added tax. However, according to Younis Al Khoury, under-secretary of Finance Ministry, the UAE has no plans
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On October 31st, a new Law has been announced by President Sheikh Khalifa. This new unprecedented law gives employees the right to read during working hours and exempts reading materials from fees and taxes. Relevant government bodies in the human resources sector must now provide an employee with enough time during their working hours to
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Ruler of Abu Dhabi has issued bankruptcy law No. 9 of 2016. The law, which includes 231 articles, is to be published in the official gazette and will come into effect three months after publication. The law is implemented on: companies that were established under commercial company laws, as well as those that were not
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Consumers can now use the e-Dirham for instant payment to avail Dubai Municipality services without visiting its centers, officials announced. The agreement and joint system, signed with the Ministry of Finance and the National Bank of Abu Dhabi, aims to reduce the number of visitors to government departments by 80 per cent through using an
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The new human resources law issued in Abu Dhabi which allows working women to take three months of fully paid maternity leave instead of two has been commanded by the President of the UAE Gender Balance Council. The Council was established in order to reduce the gender gap across all government sectors in the country,
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Dubai: Renewal of driving licenses will be available only online starting from 27 November 2016 as announced by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA). The move is part of RTA’s Smart Government initiative that aims to move the majority of its services away from its customer service centres, making them available through various electronic channels
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AbuDhabi: The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation now implements thenewly wages protection decree. The decree fairly contributes towards labourmarket stability as it safeguards employees while keeping business ownersinterests, salaries paid on time is a major contribution towards labour rightsprotection which is highly recognized by the UAE. Thedecree highlights companies employing over 100 workers. Such
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