The Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai announced yesterday a new end-of-service benefits system for employees in the private sector and free zones. This voluntary initiative will include the establishment of savings and investment funds from the private sector, overseen by the Securities and Commodities Authority… Read more
Meysan Partners, a prestigious law firm in the region, proudly announces its role as lead counsel to Boubyan Petrochemicals KSCP in the full acquisition of the English Education Providers Group (EPG) in Kuwait. This deal represents a significant milestone in Boubyan Petrochemicals’ strategic expansion and marks… Read more
Earlier this year, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MOCI) issued a resolution amending the Companies Law thereby compelling Kuwait Shareholding Companies (KSC) to include in their budgets a clause that supports Kuwait Foundation for Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) with 1 percent of their annual net… Read more
As part of the series of new Ministerial Decisions under Federal Decree-Law No. 47 of 2022 on the Taxation of Corporations and Businesses, the UAE Ministry of Finance introduced, on 28 July 2023, the following three new Cabinet Decisions: 1- Cabinet Decision No. 74 of 2023… Read more
The Saudi Arabian Civil Transactions Law (the “Law”) was enacted by Royal Decree no. M/191 on 19 June 2023 and is expected to become effective on the 16th of December 2023. The Law is the first civil code for the Kingdom. Prior to its enactment, civil… Read more
Meysan Partners’ Riyadh office provided advisory services to Horizon Participation Holding, a subsidiary of a large Kuwait based group (“Horizon”), regarding the acquisition of a minority stake of Deqh Laboratory Company, a leading laboratory company in Saudi Arabia. The planned acquisition will be executed through a… Read more
Meysan Partners announces the launch of its London office today, its first office outside of the Middle East. Meysan London will focus on heavyweight commercial and investor-state disputes, with a mission to apply the firm’s international litigation and arbitration know-how to the most complex cross- border… Read more