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11/06/2013

There are a number of formal types of mediation in the UAE and sometimes disputing parties adopt informal mediations in order to try to resolve their disputes. In this article Clare Raven of Hadef & Partners will consider the more frequently used types of mediation deployed in the UAE with a particular focus on Dubai. This is not intended to be an exhaustive discussion of all types of mediation.

PROCEDURAL TIMETABLES ISSUED AT THE OUTSET OF DIFC COURT CASES: IMPROVING EFFICIENCY, BUT AT WHAT COST?

05/06/2013

The principles of efficiency, fairness and equal justice run through the very core of the DIFC Court’s vision and mission. James Baldwin of Hadef & Partners considers if the DIFC Courts’ practice of sending a procedural timetable out with the sealed Claim Form compliments or contradicts these core principles.

HADEF & PARTNERS SUPPORT THE CORPORATE COUNSEL MIDDLE EAST FORUM 2013

22/05/2013

Hadef & Partners was pleased to support the 6th Annual Corporate Counsel Forum Middle East event held recently in Dubai. The Forum was held at the Mina A'Salam Hotel, Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, on Wednesday, 15^th May, 2013.

HADEF & PARTNERS WIN PROPERTY & CONSTRUCTION TEAM OF THE YEAR AWARD AT THE CORPORATE COUNSEL MIDDLE EAST AWARDS 2013

22/05/2013

UAE law firm Hadef & Partners was awarded ‘Property & Construction Team of the Year’ for 2013 in the Corporate Counsel Middle East Awards (CCME) ceremony, which was jointly held by Legal Week and the Corporate Counsel Middle East Group at the Westin Mina Seyahi hotel on Thursday 16 May. The CCME awards celebrate legal excellence in the Middle East and are open to in-house legal teams and law firms operating throughout the region.

HADEF & PARTNERS IS PROUD TO BE A SUPPORTING MEMBER OF ‘CARE BY AIR’

22/05/2013

‘Care by Air’ is a UAE non-profit, logistics-related charitable initiative which was established to support the country’s humanitarian role across the globe. Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the initiative has already made a huge difference to the work of relief organisations as they can now rely on private business partnerships to help them deliver aid where it is needed throughout the world. Hadef & Partners involvement in supporting ‘Care by Air’ was recently nominated as Corporate Social Responsibility team of the Year Award in the Corporate Counsel Middle East Awards 2013.

EMIRATISATION 2013: RACING AGAINST THE PUBLIC SECTOR BUTTERFLY EFFECT

11/04/2013

Amid concerns that the UAE’s public sector is close to employee saturation point and that the Emiratisation quota system in the private sector has done little to minimise what has now in effect become a two-tier market employment structure (a public sector comprising predominately stet UAE nationals; and a private sector, of foreign labour), Mandeep Kalsi reports on the Minister of Labour’s recent and highly publicized initiative to re-balance this increasing divide, with the private sector being placed firmly in the spotlight for change.

HADEF & PARTNERS SPONSOR MARINE MONEY GULF SHIP FINANCE FORUM

26/03/2013

Hadef & Partners were pleased to sponsor the 9th Annual Marine Money Gulf Ship Finance Forum. The event had over 135 participants in the audience during the day including presenters and press representatives. Erik Muthow, Partner and Head of Hadef & Partners Maritime, Transport & Trade practice moderated one of the panel session during the conference entitled ‘Shipping finance at large and for Middle East based shipowners - Can the shipping industry still rely on commercial banks for finance?’

HADEF & PARTNERS ENHANCES THE TEAM IN ABU DHABI

26/03/2013

The Abu Dhabi office of Hadef & Partners is pleased to welcome four new associates to its Corporate and Litigation teams. The additions to the respective teams is in response to growing client requirements for specialist UAE law advice and is in line with our goals of building the depth of our expertise. The appointments will assist us in driving forward these practice areas within the firm.

24/03/2013

Recent weeks have seen several high-profile real estate developments launched and developers are using innovative ways to try to control the usual melee associated with launch day. In this article Ashraf Sayed, Senior Associate in Property & Commercial team explores the new techniques which were used at a recent launch and also puts the spotlight on some of the risks for investors and speculators.

ABU DHABI RENT CAP AND EXTENSION OF TENANCY CONTRACTS IN THE EMIRATE OF ABU DHABI

23/03/2013

The landlord and tenant relationship in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi is governed by Law No. 20 of 2006, Concerning the Rent of Places and Regulation of the Landlord and Tenant Relationship in Abu Dhabi (as amended)(“the Landlord and Tenant Law”)The provisions of this law which deal with the rights of the landlord to increase the rent, and the rights of the parties to terminate or extend the lease, have been amended in recent years and it is hoped that this article will clarify the meaning and effect of the recent amendments.

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