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Are you a 'citizenship by descent' candidate?

Are you a ‘citizenship by descent’ candidate?

Citizenship by descent offers a pathway to global mobility, enabling individuals to reclaim their heritage while gaining access to benefits like living, working, and studying in foreign countries

UAE visa amnesty MOHRE introduces news services to rectify status Image for illustrative purposes GettyImages

UAE visa amnesty: New services to help rectify status, fine exemption

MoHRE has made the services available through its website, mobile app, and business and domestic worker service centres

UAE amends labour law introduces stricter fines for violations

UAE amends labour law, introduces stricter fines for violations

The decree outlines stricter regulations on employment relationships, clearly defining the rights and obligations of all parties and ensuring their protection by UAE law

Kim Medina of Knightsbridge Group on the importance of creating wills and trusts

Creating wills, trusts in the UAE: What you should know

In the absence of a well-structured will or trust, beneficiaries in the UAE could encounter several challenges

DIFC enacts comprehensive digital assets law Image-DIFC

Dubai’s DIFC enacts world’s first comprehensive digital assets law

The new legislation came into effect on March 8 and is available for public access through the DIFC’s Legislative Database

Abu Dhabi ADGM adds addendun to EU SCCs for data protection and privacy laws image ADGM

Privacy laws: Abu Dhabi Global Market adds addendum to EU clauses

ADGM is the first in the region to issue this addendum to the EU clause

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UAE: MoEc offers free contract templates to help new companies, startups

The initiative aims to support Emirati startups by enabling their access to contract templates needed for the establishment of companies and business activities

DIFC implements Data Protection Laws Image DIFC

Dubai: DIFC amends data protection regulations

Regulation 10 is the first enacted regulation in the MEASA region on the processing of personal data via autonomous and semi-autonomous systems such as AI or generative, machine learning

Dubai Public Prosecution enables smart Fine payment service

Dubai Public Prosecution launches fine payment service, enables travel ban to be lifted automatically

The service enables parties in a criminal case to pay the issued fine and automatically have their travel ban lifted after the court’s verdict is issued

Dubai Courts established division for inheritance and wills Image Dubai Media Office

Dubai Courts sets up division to address inheritance, will execution for non-Muslims

The new department aims to enable non-Muslims to execute their wills within a framework that guarantees the application of their personal laws and the management of probate matters