A&O creates new Abu Dhabi boss post
Canon Europe to size up legal panels
Eversheds given nod for Abu Dhabi office
Clifford Chance moves partner to Saudi
Eversheds ties the knot in South Africa
Blackstone, Matrix silks dash Govt's BAE defence
Real estate lawyers eye CIS as Middle East reaches saturation
So the Middle East is hot. Big news. If another firm cottons on to the fact then Ashurst client Serco had better get the Dubai metro up and running quick sharp or there will be nose-to-tail traffic all the way to Muscat.
Read more »
DWS project finance team sets its sights on Middle East
Denton Wilde Sapte (DWS) is looking to Africa and the Middle East along with its strength in energy and natural resources to save an ailing banking practice by channelling its energies into the project finance market.
Read more »
Rules of attraction
The Dubai Financial Services Authority is increasingly aligning the Dubai International Financial Centre with the UK on investment fund legislation.
Read more »
Dubai: stock exchange
Dubai's new stock exchange is the first step towards putting the country on the international investment map.
Read more »
Fuel carriageway
Allocating risk on non-recourse or limited recourse financings within the petrochemical business can be tricky...
Read more »
Bridging the Gulf
After the oil crash of the 1980s, the Saudi Arabian legal market is returning to its glory days. But will International law firms realise the potential and have the skills to benefit.
Read more »
Matthew Bubb, Ashurst Singapore managing partner, says about the Singapore government agreeing to semi-liberalise the local legal market:
"The proposed changes also look very positive for young local lawyers, giving them an opportunity to continue to practice Singaporean law while having the platform of an international firm to work on exciting transactions regionally and globally."
Read more »
Mining your business
South Africa's mineral wealth has enabled it to be a global leader in diamonds and precious metals such as gold, platinum and chromium and it is the sixth-largest coal producer worldwide.
Read more »
Project finance: Eastern assist
Perhaps the last great region requiring intensive infrastructure and resources development is Sub-Saharan Africa - and China is making the first moves.
Read more »
Split decision
The conviction of the former Zambian president for corruption vindicated the decision to hold the trial in the UK.
Read more »
