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Peter Shaw-Smith is the Middle East-based correspondent for Law.com International. He writes about lawyers and legal issues across the Middle East. His coverage includes the business of law, global and domestic law firms, in-house legal departments and regulatory issues. He can be reached at [email protected]
April 8, 2024 | Middle East and Africa
For every opinion praising Saudi progress, another underscores the advances the UAE has made. A range of lawyers at major firms gave their views.
By Peter Shaw-Smith
9 minute read
April 3, 2024 | Middle East and Africa
Meanwhile, Baker McKenzie has advised Saudi's Modern Mills Company on its IPO.
By Peter Shaw-Smith
3 minute read
March 26, 2024 | Middle East and Africa
Al Tamimi, Stephenson Harwood, and Ashurst have also added partners in the region.
By Peter Shaw-Smith
3 minute read
February 27, 2024 | Middle East and Africa
The number of employment disputes is on the rise as Dubai's workplace regulatory infrastructure matures.
By Peter Shaw-Smith
3 minute read
February 19, 2024 | Middle East and Africa
The firm is among the first to join the programme which provides a variety of services and discounts to spur international businesses to declare the Kingdom their regional headquarters.
By Peter Shaw-Smith
3 minute read
February 13, 2024 | Middle East and Africa
Gary Born, chair of the international arbitration practice group at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, discusses the development of the Middle East as an arbitration hub, how the region sets standards in commercial arbitration, and why state-to-state proceedings could be effective even in the most intractable cases.
By Peter Shaw-Smith
7 minute read
February 12, 2024 | Middle East and Africa
The launch will see the product rolled out in the region from the firm's Dubai base.
By Peter Shaw-Smith
2 minute read
February 9, 2024 | Middle East and Africa
International law firms have long regarded Dubai as their de facto Middle East headquarters, but two of the region's four largest law firms have now moved it to Riyadh.
By Peter Shaw-Smith
3 minute read
January 26, 2024 | Middle East and Africa
Seven of the 15 members of the new Abu Dhabi International Arbitration Centre are women.
By Peter Shaw-Smith
4 minute read
January 15, 2024 | Middle East and Africa
The move is the latest to highlight the UAE's and Saudi Arabia's growing importance to international law firms.
By Peter Shaw-Smith
2 minute read
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