Litigation

New measures to enforce compliance to KFAS
New measures to enforce compliance to KFAS

Earlier this year, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MOCI) issued a resolution amending the Companies Law thereby compelling Kuwait Shareholding Companies (KSC) to include in their budgets a clause that supports Kuwait Foundation for Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) with 1 percent of their annual net… Read more

Ministry of Finance Issues New Ministerial Decisions Relating to Corporate Tax
Ministry of Finance Issues New Ministe...

As part of the series of new Ministerial Decisions under Federal Decree-Law No. 47 of 2022 on the Taxation of Corporations and Businesses, the UAE Ministry of Finance introduced, on 28 July 2023, the following three new Cabinet Decisions: 1- Cabinet Decision No. 74 of 2023… Read more

The Saudi Arabian civil transactions law: another key reform in line with best international judicial practices
The Saudi Arabian civil transactions l...

The Saudi Arabian Civil Transactions Law (the “Law”) was enacted by Royal Decree no. M/191 on 19 June 2023 and is expected to become effective on the 16th of December 2023. The Law is the first civil code for the Kingdom. Prior to its enactment, civil… Read more

MEYSAN’ RIYADH OFFICE ADVISED HORIZON PARTICIPATION HOLDING ON THE ACQUISITION OF A MINORITY STAKE OF DEQH LABORATORY COMPANY
MEYSAN’ RIYADH OFFICE ADVISED HORIZO...

Meysan’ Riyadh office provided advisory services to Horizon Participation Holding, a subsidiary of a large Kuwait based group (“Horizon”), regarding the acquisition of a minority stake of Deqh Laboratory Company, a leading laboratory company in Saudi Arabia. The planned acquisition will be executed through a scheme… Read more

MEYSAN LAUNCHES IN LONDON
MEYSAN LAUNCHES IN LONDON...

Meysan announces the launch of its London office today, its first office outside of the Middle East. Meysan London will focus on heavyweight commercial and investor-state disputes, with a mission to apply the firm’s international litigation and arbitration know-how to the most complex cross- border cases.… Read more

UAE expands the pool of private sector establishments subject to Emiratization targets
UAE expands the pool of private sector...

The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratization announced yesterday that the Government’s Emiratization drive now includes private companies with 20 to 49 employees. This expansion applies to companies across 14 economic sectors, including, inter alia, real estate, education, construction, and healthcare. Previously, only companies with 50… Read more

Kuwait Competition Authority (CPA) imposes a hefty fine for failure to make proper filing
Kuwait Competition Authority (CPA) imp...

On 30 May 2023, the CPA announced that it has fined a company a total amounting to 5% of its total revenues. The company, who runs a booking application platform, had failed to secure CPA’s consent prior to completing the economic concentration process. Based on CPA… Read more

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