How are Most Commercial Disputes Settled? Not in the Local Courts…

Foreign investors have been doing business in the Middle East for well over a hundred years. As a result, a complex variety of methods have evolved for navigating and resolving commercial disputes, which don’t involve the local courts.

zakir mirJuly 1, 2019

For this Summer of Travel, What Visa Documents Will you Need?

If your government has got you visa free travel to your holiday or business destination this summer, then congratulations! you can ignore most of this article. However, if you will have to apply for a visa this summer, you’d do well to keep at least some of this information in mind.

zakir mirJune 23, 2019

Legal privilege, confidentiality and professional secrecy Q&A: Dubai International Financial Centre by Zakir Mir Esq. (Repost from the Practical Law Company)

This week, Zakir Mir was featured on Practical Law, where he wrote about Confidentiality and Professional Secrecy in the DIFC, and Dubai.

zakir mirJune 13, 2019

The Startup Revolution: All that Glitters is not Gold.

This week, Zakir Mir, out attorney-consultant, examines some of the misconceptions and glamorizations which are prevalent in the startup industry.

zakir mirMay 29, 2019

Bahrain's Data Protection Law: What You Need to Know to Comply

The new law has quite broad application, and can potentially apply to even those who process basic customer information.

zakir mirMay 23, 2019

Company Formation in Bahrain, the Aspiring "Singapore" of the Gulf

Bahrain’s Company Formation procedures bear much resemblance to the online and digitally managed registration process in the Republic of Singapore….there are good reasons for this…

zakir mirMay 18, 2019