Tamimi Talks

In this five-part mini-podcast series, our employment experts Sabrina Saxena and Jennifer Leader Green will share bite-sized insights on the key aspects and what employers need to be aware of in regards to the significant changes introduced in the New UAE Labour Law.

In this episode of Tamimi Talks Sakher Al Aqaileh, Senior Associate, and Bassam Al Azzeh, Associate, discuss Trade, Customs and Logistics.

With the Middle East and North Africa region strongly establishing itself as a strategic trade and logistics hub, taking full advantage of its ideal geographical location, Sakher and Bassam shed light on what areas of the practice they have been advising clients on. In addition, they provide the inside line on what demand has been like for legal services in the customs and logistics space over the last four years.

Read more about Transport and Logistics in our publication Law Update, here.

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 on the need for legislative and institutional reform in this fast paced area. 

Get more insights about censorship in Egypt by reading Ayman Nour and Hadia El Beshry's article on this subject, here. For more on the legal landscape across the region read Law Update here.

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. 

If you would like to know more about the evolution of fintech read Matthew and Muhammad's article here. To gain further insights on the legal landscape read our publication Law Update here.

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 managed in the Middle East.

KENDRIS is a leading Swiss partner for family office, trust and fiduciary services, Swiss and international tax and legal advice, accounting, outsourcing, aviation advisory and art management.

Read more about the opportunities for wealth structuring here. For further insights and expert commentary be sure to read our monthly legal publication Law Update, here.  

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 our legal publication, Law Update here

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 more on this subject in this months Law Update magazine here

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; 

You can read more about this and gain valuable insights in this months Law Update - here 

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 tips on what are the optimum points to consider when running and modern family business.  

Read more about family business structures and legislation in the latest Law Update - here

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 legislation on family businesses.

To read more article around the family business theme, please click here