Bader El-Jeaan
Managing PartnerKUWAIT | UAE
Put simply, we help our clients manage, protect and grow multi-generational wealth, and pride ourselves on providing sophisticated, practical advice that seamlessly integrates familial, charitable and commercial objectives. Our lawyers particularly specialise in advising family businesses in the region, and regularly develop legal structures for assets and business holdings across multiple jurisdictions, as it is necessary to insulate family-controlled businesses and assets from external threats and intrafamilial disputes. Our Sharia-compliant work in private investments and transactions, trusts and estates, and philanthropy, particularly is regularly singled out for praise.
BACKGROUND The Qiwa platform, operated by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (“MHRSD”) of Saudi Arabia, has introduced revised limits concerning the issuance of instant work visas (“Instant Work Visas”) for establishments operating within the Kingdom. The latest update provides greater clarity by introducing specific maximum allocations according… Read more ...
OVERVIEW Recent regional developments have created operational challenges for businesses across the GCC, including in Kuwait. In practice, employers may be considering measures such as mandating annual leaves, implementing reduced working hours or part time arrangements, imposing unpaid leave, temporary or permanent salary reductions, temporary suspension of employment and termination,… Read more ...
Not Every PAI Plot Is At Risk: Why Classification Matters The Minister of Commerce and Industry, in his capacity as Chairman of the Board of the Public Authority for Industry (“PAI”), has issued Ministerial Resolution No. 8 of 2026 concerning the rules and procedures for the dispossession of plots, sites… Read more ...