Legal Alerts
Client Alerts are brief, impactful legal articles relevant to our clients’ interests.
KSA Grants a Grace Period to Anti-Concealment Law Violators
Even as Saudi Arabia’s neighbor, the UAE is liberalizing its investment regime to attract more foreign direct investment, the Kingdom is determined to protect…
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UAE Moves Toward 100% Foreign Ownership of Companies
UAE’s new Commercial Companies Law entered into force on June 1st. The Companies Law lifts many of the ownership restrictions that previously applied to…
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New Urban Communities Authority Temporarily Halts Land Sales to Individuals
On March 29th, 2021, the Board of Directors of the New Urban Communities Authority issued a decision prohibiting the sale of plots of lands…
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Client Alert: Digitalization of Judicial Proceedings in Egypt
In-person proceedings have always been the characteristic feature of litigation in Egypt. In other words, physical court attendance had been mandatory in all litigation…
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Client Alert: Executive Regulations regarding NGO Law
The NGO Law no. 149 of 2019 which had been in the works for several years, was issued last year but was missing it’s…
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Updated Social Insurance Law (2021)
The Egyptian Tax Authority reaffirmed that 31 January 2021 is the deadline for filing 2020 salary taxes and penalties for missing this deadline may…
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Client Alert: Is COVID-19 Force Majeure?
The global pandemic (COVID-19) is having a severe impact on commercial activities all over the world. This is leading governments to take stringent measures…
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Client Alert: Latest Anti-CoronaVirus Measures
During a televised press conference held yesterday afternoon, the Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly announced that several new measures will be instituted to combat…
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Client Alert: Employers’ Options
The latest Egyptian government decisions to protect the country from the spread of the coronavirus have had an unprecedented economic impact on commercial enterprises.…
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Corona Virus COVID-19 Legal Alert
30% Tax Break for Late Tax Filers Egypt issued Tax Disputes Law No. 16/2020 allowing late tax filers who have reached an agreement to…
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