This week we have prepared a guide on how to design a data protection compliance program. Have a look!
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In the age of ever increasing global and domestic competition in the world economy, the threat and cost of litigation can be burdensome and exorbitant for most small and medium size business. One unfortunate liability lawsuit can see a company’s costs skyrocket to the point where all the good work done in a quarter, or even calendar year, seems to go down the drain. Perhaps mediation provides a viable alternative…
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In a remarkable development this summer, the world’s coldest region (Siberia) and wettest region (the Amazon rainforest), have been on fire for over a month. This is an extremely problematic development for the inhabitants of this planet, as the Amazon produces approximately 20% of the world’s oxygen according to some reports.
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“If you are wondering how some (many?) lawyers become paranoid, socially awkward, with a hint of guilty conscience (at least initially), I think we must look to what we do as students for 3 years before entering practice.”
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If you are planning to study abroad anytime soon, this weeks blog post may have some useful tips for you.
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Before any business deal is concluded, a sound contract is required. The contract is the document which formalizes any official relationship, whether it be a marriage between persons, or entities.
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This is a question that we get very often. These days, when people think of migrating to the “West” for better opportunities, it is not the United States which springs to mind, but the “great white north,” being Canada.
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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.
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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.
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This week, Zakir Mir was featured on Practical Law, where he wrote about Confidentiality and Professional Secrecy in the DIFC, and Dubai.
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This week, Zakir Mir, out attorney-consultant, examines some of the misconceptions and glamorizations which are prevalent in the startup industry.
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The new law has quite broad application, and can potentially apply to even those who process basic customer information.
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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…
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