Law Update

“Legal and governance obligations do not pause alongside normal commercial activity.” As disruption continues across the region, many organisations are focused on stabilising operations, protecting employees and managing risk. For boards and senior management, the question is whether those decisions are legally sound and defensible. Across the UAE, from onshore companies to the DIFC and ADGM, dire...

The military conflict ensuing in the Gulf region following the events of 28 February 2026 has direct impact on developers, sponsors, lenders, contractors and insurers and their infrastructure projects in the region. This alert sets out certain key issues parties should be considering now. Find all the episodes in this edition here , and don’t forget to subscribe! Follow us on LinkedIn   and Instag...

Carbon capture, use, and storage (CCUS) is being adopted by signatories to the Paris Agreement to assist them in meeting their nationally determined contributions (NDCs) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Find all the episodes in this edition here , and don’t forget to subscribe! Follow us on LinkedIn   and Instagram for more insights and updates from Al Tamimi & Company. 

The Energy edition  The Dubai Court of Cassation (“ DCC ”) issued a significant decision in case number 1685/2025/445 delivered on 30 December 2025. The judgment concerns a commercial dispute concerning the interaction between an assignment of rights, the effect of arbitration clauses upon non-parties and successors, and the non-appealability of interlocutory rulings under Article 152 of the Civil...

The Energy edition  The Dubai Court of Cassation recently issued a judgment  that addresses a recurring and commercially consequential question in the UAE: does a party’s conduct of activities beyond the scope of its commercial licence render its contracts void for violation of public policy, or does it merely attract administrative consequences while leaving private bargains intact? Find all the...

The Energy edition  The Middle East sits at the centre of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry’s next growth chapter. Driven by structural gas demand in Asia, European diversification away from Russian pipeline gas, and a premium on supply security, the region’s producers — led by Qatar, followed by the UAE and Oman — are scaling capacity through multi‑billion‑dollar projects. These programmes...

The Energy edition  Carbon capture, use, and storage (CCUS) is moving from a technical possibility to a practical necessity to cut emissions from industries that are hard to decarbonise. However, the technology itself is only part of the story. Whether CCUS projects are built at scale depends as much on laws, agencies, and rules as it does on engineering. The core issues are institutional: who mak...

The Energy edition  The UAE has successfully adopted public-private partnerships (PPP) as a model for procuring infrastructure across many sectors. The rollout of PPP has been supported by the government in the form of establishing PPP laws and guidance, published by the Department of Finance.  Find all the episodes in this edition here , and don’t forget to subscribe! Follow us on LinkedIn   and...

The Energy edition  The basic bargain in an oil and gas joint-operating agreement (JOA) is simple enough: a group of participants shares risk and reward in an oil or gas project in proportion to their participating interests.  Find all the episodes in this edition here , and don’t forget to subscribe! Follow us on LinkedIn   and Instagram for more insights and updates from Al Tamimi & Company....