Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF)’s $400 Million+ broadcast investigation into its agreement with beIN Sports concludes; leading #African and #Middle #Eastern law firms played key roles behind the scenes. Meysan’s Partner Tarek Badawy, Senior Associates Salma Abdelaziz and Ismail Lamie, and Associate Aya El Far advised CAF; beIN was represented by Bowmans (Law Firm) Africa-wide competition team, including Partners Derek Lotter and Joyce Karanja.
The closure of the investigation into CAF’s agreement with beIN Sports marks the end of a series of #antitrust #investigations led by the COMESA Competition Commission (the “Commission”) against several CAF sponsorship, marketing, and broadcasting agreements with a combined value exceeding US$ 2.5 Billion.
The investigations concluded with CAF securing (i) the closure of the review of its Sponsorship Agreements; (ii) the COMESA Competition Appeals Board’s dismissal of the Committee Responsible for Initial Determination’s decision to fine CAF and Lagardere Sports (now Sportfive); and (iii) the Appeals Board’s approval of the agreements that CAF and other broadcasters reached with the Commission to ensure the uninterrupted flow of broadcasting services to consumers and stability of business in the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (the “COMESA”), with CAF committing to adopt the Commission’s proposal’s regarding the award of contracts in future bidding rounds. None of the investigations resulted in a finding of breach or liability, or imposition penalties on the parties.
As part of Meysan’s continued commitment to contributing to the legal discourse in the region, Dr. Abdulwahab Sadeq, Partner and Head of the Competition Practice, was a featured speaker at the inaugural GCR MENA Conference in Dubai. The event brought together prominent legal practitioners, regulators, and economists to explore emerging… Read more
Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF)'s $400 Million+ broadcast investigation into its agreement with beIN Sports concludes; leading #African and #Middle #Eastern law firms played key roles behind the scenes. Meysan's Partner Tarek Badawy, Senior Associates Salma Abdelaziz and Ismail Lamie, and Associate Aya El Far advised CAF; beIN was represented… Read more
Kuwait has recently introduced three significant legal reforms marking a major step towards strengthening human rights, gender equality, and child protection. These legislative amendments include: Raising the Minimum Marriage Age to 18: Decree Law No. 10 of 2025 amending Article 26 of Law No. 51 of 1984 (Personal Status Law)… Read more
Dubai/Cairo— Meysan, a leading law firm in the Middle East, announced that it has entered into a strategic alliance with Shoukry Squash Academy in Egypt and Maqbool Squash in the United Arab Emirates to develop MeysanElite, a groundbreaking initiative aimed at nurturing young squash talents across the Arab world. Meysan… Read more
Meysan has successfully advised the shareholders of Upayments Electronic Payment and Settlement Systems KSCC, a leading fintech solutions provider, on their partial exit through the sale of a 51% stake in the company to the National Bank of Kuwait (NBK). Upayments, founded in 2016, is a prominent provider of online… Read more
Meysan is pleased to announce its role as legal advisor in the successful execution of National Investments Company’s (NIC) partial exit from Boursa Kuwait. This landmark transaction involved the sale of 6.5 million shares, constituting 3% of Boursa Kuwait’s capital, for a total value of KD 13.3 million. This achievement… Read more