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Hadef & Partners is proud to have been contributing authors on the Employment and Labour Law Comparative Guide for the UAE on behalf of Legal 500.
In this article, the Commercial team at Hadef & Partners, comprising of Partner and Head of Commercial Victoria Woods, together with Senior Counsels Diana Froyland and Julie Beeton focus on the PDPL, specifically on the obligations that impact businesses (both in the UAE and abroad), and the steps businesses should take to become compliant.
Welcome to the March edition of Hadef Highlights – your bi-monthly update of all things legal and regulatory in the UAE and beyond.
Development management agreements (DMAs) have become increasingly prevalent in the United Arab Emirates real estate sector due to the rising cost of land. These agreements should provide a structured framework that allows landowners and developers to collaborate efficiently on real estate projects. The growing complexity of large-scale developments and dynamic nature of the UAE’s property make DMAs an attractive option for facilitating successful project execution while balancing the interests of the parties.
Resolution No. (138) of 2024 (“Resolution”) issued by the Ministry of Economy aims to regulate the registration of branches and representative offices of foreign companies. The Resolution provides new rules in relation to branches of foreign companies and covers all types of representative offices, including regional liaison offices, management offices and representative offices of foreign banks.
A wide-ranging and important new law has just been issued in respect of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts. Law No. (2) of 2025 pertaining to the DIFC Courts (the New Law) has been signed by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum in his capacity as Ruler of Dubai and will take effect on the day when it is published in the Official Gazette.
The DIFC is proposing amendments to its data protection law and has released a consultation that closes on 25 March 2025. The proposed amendments include broadening the law’s extraterritorial scope, introducing additional obligations regarding the sharing of personal data with public authorities, allowing data subjects to bring a private action in the DIFC courts without first making a complaint to the DIFC’s Commissioner of Data Protection, and introducing and updating various fines.
Welcome to the first edition of our Financial Crime & Regulatory Investigations newsletter – White Collar Watch. In an era of complex global commerce, regulatory scrutiny, and evolving financial landscapes, the challenges faced by businesses in the UAE and beyond have never been more significant.
The UAE has taken significant action to combat financial crime with the introduction of a new Federal Decree-Law, bringing vital enhancements to its frameworks for anti-money laundering (AML), combating of the financing of terrorism (CFT), and illegal organization financing.
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