http://www.zawya.com/legalen-usCopyright 2009 ABQ Zawya Ltd. All rights reserved.Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:06:00 GMT5014476http://www.zawya.com/legalhttp://www.zawya.com/images/newsletter_zawya_logo.gifhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091122040654Free zones in the UAE will soon benefit from a duty-free trade with GCC states and other countries with whom the country has free trade agreement, Emirates Business has learnt.Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:44:16 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091122040654Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091120060734Judge Hamad Abdul Latif Abdel Jawad, presiding a panel of the Court of First Instance looking into a Tamweel corruption case, said on Thursday that his panel is withdrawing from hearing the case. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:35:14 GMTKhaleej Times ZAWYA20091120060734Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091119T130555ZMEA68The Iraqi parliament will on Saturday attempt to finally pass an electoral law jeopardised by Vice President Tarek al-Hashemi's demand that it be changed before a general election can go ahead.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:43:33 GMTAFP ANA20091119T130555ZMEA68Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119090017The Parliament on Wednesday amended and approved 12 articles of the new private sector labor law, including Articles 21 and 22, which contain stipulations on the types of jobs and work hours for women.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:37:05 GMTArab Times ZAWYA20091119090017Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119070836The parliament discussed Wednesday during its complementary regular session the draft law on employment of citizens in the private sector and possible amendments to it.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:17:46 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091119070836Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119041433Kuwait Blind Association held a press conference yesterday to voice its members' disappointment at what it called the "unrealistic disability law," which was recently approved and is to be implemented by next month.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:39:40 GMTKuwait Times ZAWYA20091119041433Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119041025The scheduled discussion of the amendments to the draft private sector labor law during yesterday's parliamentary session was postponed until Dec 8, 2009 following heated exchanges between MPs and the government and Kuwait's Deputy National Assembly Speaker Abdullah Al-Roumi.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:50:23 GMTKuwait Times ZAWYA20091119041025Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119031757A leading Qatari industrialist and businessman says that reduction of the income tax slab for foreign companies bodes well for the local trade and industry. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:48:27 GMTThe Peninsula ZAWYA20091119031757Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119042543General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs - Dubai has launched an electronic agent project to process residency services electronically.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:21:04 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091119042543Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118110525An initiative of Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry, the Dubai International Arbitration Center (DIAC) organized an open dialogue at the Chamber premises on Wednesday. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:21:04 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091118110525Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118064553Lawyers representing developer Mizin were yesterday accused of disrupting the settlement of a Dh22 million corruption case involving the company's former CEO.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:37:55 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091118064553Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091118T100456ZLYJ23Iraq's general election planned for January, only the second since the fall of Saddam Hussein, was thrown into jeopardy on Wednesday after Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi vetoed the polling law.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:14:19 GMTAFP ANA20091118T100456ZLYJ23Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118090608The Parliament agreed Tuesday to lift the immunity of lawmakers Faisal Al-Muslim, Saadoun Hamad, Mohammed Hayef, Khaled Sultan, Marzouq Al-Ghanem and Daifallah Buramiya to allow the court to question them on their alleged involvement in a number of cases.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:32:05 GMTArab Times ZAWYA20091118090608Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118065037The Arab Region Parliamentarians Against Corruption (ARPAC) said here on Tuesday the 2009 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) issued earlier in the day by the Transparency International (TI), showed an apparent retreat in the combat against graft in 12 Arab countries.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:02:01 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091118065037Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118071708The parliament approved in its session on Tuesday a bill to suspend the work of the parliamentary commission of inquiry into the subject of calcinated coal and refer the issue to the Audit Bureau for examination.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:53:55 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091118071708Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118064439The Sama Dubai corruption case appeal was adjourned yesterday to give defence lawyers time to study a letter clarifying the status of the developer.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:36:54 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091118064439Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118042735Qatar issued a law that seeks to reduce income tax on foreign companies to 10 percent from January 1, 2010 to woo more foreign investment.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:16:44 GMTThe Peninsula ZAWYA20091118042735Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118043027The federal law governing the activities of commercial agencies is to be amended to protect UAE national agents from arbitrary and illegal actions by those based abroad.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:38:44 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091118043027Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091117121705 PWC has for some time worked with the government to seek a mutually agreeable resolution to this contract dispute and is surprised and disappointed that the government has decided to take this action. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:49:18 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091117121705Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091117101954 Many lawmakers reaffirmed Sunday their willingness to support the loans purchase proposal, reschedule consumer loan payments and cancel interests, while outrightly rejecting Kuwait's plan to continue granting loans to other countries.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:43:37 GMTArab Times ZAWYA20091117101954Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091117102239The parliamentary Human Rights Committee on Monday discussed ways to complete investigations on the visa trading issue. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:41:44 GMTArab Times ZAWYA20091117102239Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091117043543The new sponsor's official approval in the application form for transferring sponsorship is no longer required, UAE Ministry of Labour ?has clarified.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:39:52 GMTKhaleej Times ZAWYA20091117043543Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidGN_16112009_171118Dubai Public Prosecution (DPP) has the professionalism and capacity to lead international cooperation to combat organised crime, a United Nations official said.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:57:33 GMTGulf News GN_16112009_171118Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091116042112Settling labor disputes and related issues is a key issue for the Kuwaiti Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (MSAL), said a ministry official yesterday.Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:52:48 GMTKuwait Times ZAWYA20091116042112Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091116043207The parliamentary Legislative and Legal Committee in Kuwait passed a draft law that calls for lowering the legal age of voters and allowing military personnel to vote in National Assembly and Municipal Council elections.Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:35:48 GMTKuwait Times ZAWYA20091116043207Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidGN_15112009_161124The Dubai Public Prosecution (DPP) will become the first to implement an updated electronic investigation system in the region in early 2010, a chief prosecutor revealed yesterday.Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:08:25 GMTGulf News GN_15112009_161124Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidDS161109_dsart37Lebanon?s lawyers elected on Sunday Amal Hadad to head the Beirut Bar Association. Haddad is the first woman to preside over the association since the establishment of the syndicate in 1920s.Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:28:38 GMTThe Daily Star DS161109_dsart37Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sid20091113_603_520Nick and Christian Candy, the developers of apartments for the super-rich, are heading for a high court clash with the Qatari royal family following the withdrawal of plans for the UK's most expensive residential scheme at Chelsea Barracks.Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:57:49 GMTFinancial Times 20091113_603_520Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091114T005422ZLKG61 An investigation has been launched into allegations that British soldiers tortured Iraqi civilians, Britain's Ministry of Defence said Friday.Sat, 14 Nov 2009 07:25:29 GMTAFP ANA20091114T005422ZLKG61Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091113062629Justice Minister Muhammad Al-Eisa said on Thursday the Kingdom's efforts to revamp the judicial system were well under way and that women would eventually be allowed to practice as lawyers representing women clients.Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:56:51 GMTArab News ZAWYA20091113062629Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091112T224357ZLFS05US federal prosecutors said they were moving to seize four mosques and a 36-story New York skyscraper from a non-profit Muslim group suspected of having ties to the Iranian government.Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:52:07 GMTAFP ANA20091112T224357ZLFS05Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidWAM20091112141146343Abu Dhabi Summery Court has issued an order for the provisional attachment of the bank deposits of Saad Trading, Contracting and Financial Services Company and Saad Holding Company as well as the partners in these two Saudi firms.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:32:46 GMTWAM (Emirates News Agency) WAM20091112141146343Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091112135457Simmons & Simmons has advised Commercial Bank of Qatar (Commercialbank) on their US$1.6bn inaugural global bond offering and its first public subordinated bond issuance. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:28:28 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091112135457Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091112080807The parliamentary Labor and Health Affairs Committee approved Wednesday a number of proposed amendments to the private sector labor law.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:25:14 GMTArab Times ZAWYA20091112080807Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091112041642The National Assembly's health and labor committee in Kuwait made small amendments to a number of articles in the draft labor law which was voted in the first reading by the Assembly in August.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:49:20 GMTKuwait Times ZAWYA20091112041642Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091112033443 The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Working Group on Bribery will soon launch a world-wide campaign to raise awareness on "foreign bribery", the bribery of foreign public officials to obtain international business contracts, a senior official of the Group said yesterday. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:25:31 GMTThe Peninsula ZAWYA20091112033443Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091112033745 Officials and political observers on Wednesday agreed that the expected endorsement of the draft law of the decentralisation plan will trigger a national debate over the current Elections Law.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:24:43 GMTJordan Times ZAWYA20091112033745Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091111103921Dubai Judicial Institute (DJI) has reinforced its position as a leading regional centre for excellence in legal studies through adopting the best judicial practices, said DJI's Director General yesterday.Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:36:33 GMTGulf News ZAWYA20091111103921Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091111104026The first phase of Sahim, a toll-free number to report violaters of residency laws and infiltrators, was launched by the Department of Foreign Violators Follow Up at the Ministry of Interior's Naturalisation and Residency Department.Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:36:10 GMTGulf News ZAWYA20091111104026Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidDS111109_dsart47Many Lebanese banks are recalling their credit cards and debit cards and issuing new ones for their customers in pre-emptive move against wide spread global credit card fraud. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:22:03 GMTThe Daily Star DS111109_dsart47Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091111085945 A financial expert from Dubai Financial Control Department has been ordered to submit an additional detailed report concerning the alleged financial irregularities in the Deyaar corruption case to court next month.Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:20:49 GMTGulf News ZAWYA20091111085945Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091111044320A strict new licensing regime is being developed by the UAE Government to regulate foreign passenger airline and airfreight operations and ensure safety and security, a senior official has revealed.Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:11:36 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091111044320Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091111050349A new Abu Dhabi industry law is being finalised by the capital's Department of Economic Development (DED), Chairman Nasser Ahmed Al Suwaidi said yesterday.Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:05:22 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091111050349Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091111061820Dubai's criminal courts will eventually be completely paperless, the emirate's Advocate General predicted at a press conference yesterday. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:56:34 GMT7Days ZAWYA20091111061820Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091111065609Afridi & Angell has been invited to become a founding member of the Dubai Land Department's Legal Care Group (the 'Group'). Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:55:19 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091111065609Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091111T070505ZKYM88Dozens of US military personnel have filed 34 lawsuits against KBR accusing the defense contractor of incinerating and releasing into the atmosphere toxic waste in Iraq and Afghanistan.Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:53:50 GMTAFP ANA20091111T070505ZKYM88Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091111071926 The finance and economy committee at the national assembly approved in its meeting on Tuesday some new amendments on the law calling for the setting up of a mutual fund for those who are overextended in their personal debts to banks and investments houses.Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:52:34 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091111071926Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091111043236The third session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption kicked off in Doha today.Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:28:38 GMTJordan News Agency - Petra ZAWYA20091111043236Open