By Mufeedha Mustafa, Associate Lawyer — Corporate Department. Reviewed by Dr. Abdultaiyab Bahrainwala, Partner & Senior Lawyer. Most UAE companies do not get into trouble because of a lawsuit. They get into trouble because a renewal date passed quietly: the trade...
Dubai’s e-trader license made it legal to run a home-based online business — selling through Instagram, TikTok Shop or your own site — without renting an office. It is genuinely accessible, but it has boundaries that home sellers routinely cross without...
Walking away from a UAE company you no longer use is the most expensive way to end it: license renewal fines accrue automatically, visas stay tied up, and the founders can face obstacles opening new companies and bank accounts. Formal liquidation, by contrast, is a...
Introduction In a significant judgment for intellectual property and commercial litigation in the UAE, the Abu Dhabi Court of Cassation has reaffirmed the legal distinction between material damages and moral (non-pecuniary) damages in trademark infringement disputes...
The Dubai Court of Cassation has delivered an important judgment addressing the rights of bank customers whose accounts are frozen pursuant to anti-money laundering investigations and the corresponding obligations of banks to comply with directives issued by the...
Analysis of Abu Dhabi Commercial Court of Appeal Judgment No. 513/2026 (Commercial Appeal), dated 5 May 2026 The Abu Dhabi Commercial Court of Appeal has delivered an important judgment reinforcing the mandatory procedural framework governing challenges to judicial...
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