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Client Alert August 26, 2026
DIFC Expands Its Prescribed Company Regime: How It Compares With the Abu Dhabi Global Market Special Purpose Vehicle Regime
Effectively, a Prescribed Company may now be established by any applicant, which is a significant departure from the qualifying requirements …
Client Alert August 7, 2026
UAE Competition Law: Executive Regulations Now in Force
With the Regulations now in force, parties have a detailed procedural framework for merger notification, absent since the introduction of …
Article June 18, 2026
Gibson Dunn Lawyers Serve as Contributing Editor and Co-Authors of Globe Law and Business’s “Energy in the Middle East: From Black Gold to Green Horizons”
Globe Law and Business’s Energy in the Middle East: From Black Gold to Green Horizons brings together Gibson Dunn lawyers to explore the commercial, legal, and policy dynamics reshaping what is arguably the world’s most consequential energy region.
Client Alert May 12, 2026
2026 Proposed Amendments to the DIFC Prescribed Company Regime
The DIFCA published a consultation paper on 30 April 2026 seeking public comment on certain proposed amendments to the DIFC Prescribed Company Regulations. The public consultation is open until 2 June 2026.
Client Alert February 12, 2026
DIFC Variable Capital Company Regulations 2026
The Dubai International Financial Centre Authority has now issued the Variable Capital Company Regulations 2026, which were enacted on 9 February 2026.
Client Alert December 17, 2025
Recent Amendments to the UAE Commercial Companies Law
This update explains the main changes to the CCL brought about by the Amendment and considers some of the implications which should be assessed by companies and investors.
Client Alert June 26, 2025
DIFC Proposes Variable Capital Company Regime to Enhance Structuring Flexibility for Investment and Asset Holding Vehicles
This update provides a summary of the key features of the regime as currently set out in the Draft Regulations.
Client Alert July 15, 2024
Further Expansion of DIFC Prescribed Company Regime
The DIFCA published a consultation paper seeking public comment on a draft of the amended PC Regulations in May of this year. The amendments take effect on 15 July 2024.