The Kuwait Constitutional Court issued another significant ruling on 25 June 2025 (the "June Ruling") which was published in the Official Gazette on 20 July 2025, declaring that Article 34(5) of the Competition Protection Agency Law No. 72 of 2020 (the “CPA Law”) is unconstitutional. This ruling highlights ongoing constitutional… Read more
In a landmark judgment issued last week, the DIFC Court of Appeal has upheld a USD 1.6 billion ICC arbitration award in favour of Meysan client Iraq Telecom Ltd, bringing to an end the largest set-aside application in the history of the DIFC Courts. The ruling confirms that the award… Read more
KUWAIT CITY, June 15,2025 - Meysan Partners successfully advised the Joint Lead Managers as Kuwait counsel on Boubyan Bank's US$500 million senior unsecured Sukuk issuance under its US$3 billion Trust Certificate Issuance Programme. Transaction Overview: The transaction marks Boubyan bank’s return to the debt market after 3 years • 4.2… Read more
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
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