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Law amendment decriminalising bounced cheques explained
Mazen Boustany, partner-head of UAE Financial Regulatory at Baker McKenzie Habib Al Mulla weighs in on the implications of the recently amended Decree No. 14 of 2020 decriminalising cheques with insufficient funds starting January 2, 2022.
What does this law amendment mean?
For a long time, the UAE has been relying on postdated cheques as a […]
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Dubai’s Averda acquires rival waste management provider
Averda has acquired Zenath Recycling & Waste Management in a consolidation of the UAE’s waste management sector
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Grenfell Muslim response unit among Arabian Business London Award winners
The first ever Arabian Business London Awards took place in London on Friday
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New Dubai legal service will create ‘serious issues’, says Dr. Habib Al Mulla
The low-cost Al Adheed service allows individuals with no legal qualification, regulation or supervision to represent conflicting parties in court with no guarantee of client-lawyer confidentiality
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UAE local courts should be given more authority, says Al Mulla
Dr Habib Al Mulla, chairman of local law firm Baker McKenzie calls for a new ministry to be established to oversee legislative matters
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More changes to UAE residency laws expected, says Al Mulla
Investors will also demand further activities to be subject to foreign ownership exemptions, said the chairman of Baker McKenzie Habib Al Mulla
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More work to be done to improve UAE legal structure, says Al Mulla
Habib al Mulla was one of eight recipients of an Arabian Business Achievement Award, at a ceremony held last night at the Waldorf Astoria on the Palm in Dubai
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Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah honoured at Arabian Business Achievement Awards
Eight Iraqi women received Arabian Business Achievement Awards in acknowledgement of their fighting spirit, their entrepreneurial spirit and their ability to pass on knowledge to others
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Etisalat, Du will be ‘out of business’ if they don’t invest in data, warns Al Mulla
Dr Habib Al Mulla said phonecalls will eventually become free, referring to the switch from paid text messages to free messages via WhatsApp
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Habib Al Mulla to launch book introducing ‘food culture’ to Arab readers
My Journey to the World of Restaurants by the chairman of law firm Baker McKenzie Habib Al Mulla discusses culinary tourism, industry and culture
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UAE most attractive target for Chinese lenders, research shows
Loans from Chinese lenders to energy and infrastructure projects in the Middle East and Africa have risen from $300 million in 2014 to $8.8 billion in 2017
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How technology is transforming the UAE’s legal industry
Dr Habib Al Mulla, the executive chairman of Baker McKenzie, says diversity can benefit companies, the changing nature of the legal industry, and why he likens his job to a maze
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International arrest order against Abraaj founder ‘not possible’
Dr Habib Al Mulla, who is representing Arif Naqvi in a $217m bounced cheque case, disputes claims his client could be subject to international arrest warrant
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Exclusive: Abraaj founder faces second bounced cheque case over $217m payment
News comes less than two weeks after founder Arif Naqvi reached an out of court settlement with Hamid Jafar over a $300m bounced cheque case
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Video: The rise, fall (and rise again?) of cryptocurrencies in the UAE
Cryptocurrencies, initial coin offerings and blockchain applications have consistently divided opinion since the spectacular rise and fall of the likes of bitcoin in recent months.
![“It’s no longer a question of ‘if’ or ‘when’, it’s now a matter of ‘how’ and ‘to what extent’ cryptocurrencies and underlying blockchain technology will be regulated before they [change] every aspect of modern business,” said the founder and chairman of Baker McKenzie, Dr Habib Al Mulla.](https://www.arabianbusiness.com/cloud/2021/09/15/8MOwXuCQ-Habib-Al-Mulla-4.jpg)
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Cryptocurrencies likely to be regulated in near future, says Al Mulla
Chairman of Baker McKenzie Habib Al Mulla said it is only a matter of time before the technology changes the business landscape