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In response to an assessment of the UAE’s tax framework by the European Union (‘EU’), the UAE introduced a Resolution on the Economic Substance Regulations (the ‘Regulations’) on 30 April 2019. The Regulations require UAE mainland and free zone companies and other UAE business forms (including Dubai International Financial Centre (‘DIFC’) and Abu Dhabi Global

The growing increase in international travel and trade has led to a parallel emergence of global threats such as disease and other health risks. The Public Health Emergencies of International Concern (PHEIC) have also raised questions regarding fulfillment of contractual obligations in domestic and international contracts. PHEIC have only been implemented five times in the

Legislation has been introduced over the past few years to regulate the ownership of property in Dubai to protect purchaser’s rights in relation to off-plan sales and to address the tensions and conflicts that have ensued between developers, investors and financiers, especially after the economic downturn in Dubai in late 2008. Ownership of Freehold Property