Tamimi Talks

In this episode of Tamimi Talks our experts, Nick O’Connell, Partner and Ayman Nour, Head of Office Egypt, discuss media censorship in Egypt and shed light on the grey areas of the law that require legislative and institutional reform.  With Egypt considered the Middle East’s Media hub directing the Arab world’s current and upcoming trends, this episode provides vital insights and advice...

In this episode of Tamimi Talks our experts, Matthew Heaton - Partner, and Muhammad Mitha - Senior Associate, discuss the rise of the fintech industry across the Middle East and North Africa. They provide insights into what's fueled fintech growth across the region, market trends and why there is increased demand for fintech solutions from the younger tech-savvy population across the region. ...

In this episode of Tamimi Talks, Richard Catling, Partner, Family Business at Al Tamimi & Company is joined by Marcel Minger, Director, and Fadi Kikano, Managing Officer at KENDRIS. The three experts provide insights into private wealth structuring and discuss a European perspective on the history of private wealth management and stewardship in Europe and how private wealth services are manage...

This episode of Tamimi Talks features Andrew Fawcett, Senior Counsel, and Hassan Eltahir, Senior Counsel, at Al Tamimi & Company. They delve into the laws relating to space, and discuss space law in the UAE and how Al Tamimi & Company worked with the UAE space agency to implement space law in the Emirates.  Read more about Space Law here and gain more fascinating insights by reading o...

In this episode of Tamimi Talks, Martin Hayward, Head of Digital and Data, and Andrew Thompson, Head of Real Estate, discuss the emergence of data centres in the in the Middle East and North Africa. They discuss trends, hyperscalers (the likes of Facebook, Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Alibaba), and the role the real estate and construction sector is playing in housing data centres.  Read mor...

In this episode of Tamimi Talks, our colleagues in Oman - Fatma Al Zadjali, Associate and Ahmed Al Barwani, Head of Office, discuss foreign ownership of real estate in Oman. Talking points include;  Ownership of real estate in Oman by Omanis, GCC’s and foreigners Ownership of properties by juristic entities wholly owned by Omanis Ownership in Integrated Tourism Complex, exceptions and how doe...

In this episode of Tamimi Talks, Richard Catling, Partner and Ingy Darwish, Senior Associate, at Al Tamimi & Co discuss what is the recipe for a successful family business and how it should be directed, managed and controlled. They provide insights on how corporate governance gives families the tools for an effective business operation and conflicts resolution. Richard and Ingy also provide ti...

In this episode of Tamimi Talks, Richard Catling, Partner, and Nawal Abdelhadi, Senior Associate, at Al Tamimi & Co, discuss the UAE being at the forefront of legislative development. They specially explore recent legislation in the UAE and what it means for family businesses. They provide insights on infrastructure, succession planning and asset protection and how this will be impacted by leg...

In this episode of Tamimi Talks, our Head of Marketing, Sharon Missah, is joined by Minal Sapra , Paralegal; Digital & Data and Zil-Ur- Rehman, Associate; Digital & Data, at AL Tamimi & Company. They discuss what marketing strategies companies are adopting to ensure they highlight the right environmental credentials of their products to consumers.  You will hear global and regiona...

In this episode our Senior Associate Francis Patalong is joined by Marc Cirera, Founder of Companies for Good - a social enterprise that helps businesses organise successful team-building activities, support their communities, protect the planet and make organisaitons more sustainable.  Francis and Mark discuss the main challenges when embarking in employee CSR engagement, the benefits of wor...

AI a threat to law firms? In this episode of Tamimi Talks, Muhammad Mahmood, Associate at Al Tamimi & Company, is joined by Professor Richard Susskind, a renowned author, speaker, and independent adviser to major professional firms and to national governments, to discuss artificial intelligence and the potential of automation where human lawyers play a lesser role in the delivery of legal serv...

Family wealth makes up a significant part of the Middle East economy and trusts are frequently at the heart of successful wealth management structures. In this episode of Tamimi Talks Richard Catling, Partner, and Patrick Dillon-Malone, Senior Counsel at Al Tamimi & Company discuss building trusts in the region and how the recent advisory judgement of the DIFC Court of appeal has given greater...

In this episode, our lawyers Sara Koleilat-Aranjo, Partner and John Gaffney, Senior Counsel, Arbitration discuss the improvements to international arbitration in Africa. Sara and John specifically address the updates to The Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa (‘OHADA’) and Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (‘COMESA’). They share insights on the emergence of Afr...

In this episode, Ehab Taha, Partner, and Head of Corporate Commercial, Egypt, discusses why private equity is an important source of foreign direct investment in developing countries and the opportunities that Africa represents as a target market for investment. Ehab addresses the concerns private equity and fund managers have about legal risks that may impact the overall risk portfolio when inves...