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AI better than lawyers in spotting risksArtificial intelligence has overtaken lawyers for the first time in a staple of the legal profession - accurately spotting risks in everyday business contracts. In a new study, LawGeex, the leading AI contract More… |
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Al Tamimi names lawyers for Mideast officesAl Tamimi & Company, a leading law firm in the Middle East, has appointed four lawyers to its partnership, across four separate offices in the Middle East. Samer Al Zuriekat (litigation, Jordan); Ahmed Jaafir (corporate struct More… |
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Key workshop spotlights Special Investigation UnitA workshop aimed at educating Bahrain’s lawyers about the workings of a special unit set up within the Public Prosecution to investigate complaints against the police was held yesterday (November 24) evening. The Special Investigation Un More… |
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Top Fifa officials hire US lawyers over probeFifa's president, Sepp Blatter, and his second-in-command have hired high-powered lawyers to represent them, two sources said as a corruption probe engulfs soccer's global governing body with Swiss authorities identifying suspicious bank More… |
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HTM offers travel management services to UAE's legal consultantsHala Travel Management (HTM) recently signed an agreement with the Emirates Association for Lawyers and Legal Consultants to provide travel management services to all members and employees of the association in the UAE, effective immediately. More… |
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Taylor Wessing bolsters Mideast corporate offeringInternational law firm Taylor Wessing (Middle East) has appointed three new lawyers to strengthen its corporate and commercial offering. Sarah Malik, a UK qualified counsel, has joined to head the employment team and advocacy unit More… |
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Indian Embassy in Bahrain to recommend lawyersMembers of the Indian community have been warned against hiring lawyers without consulting their embassy, a report said. Indian Ambassador Dr Mohan Kumar yesterday said scores of his nationals have been duped by lawyers, who take More… |
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Night court 'a success' despite initial protestsA new system that involves court hearings being held at night has been branded a success, despite initial protests by lawyers. The pilot scheme, which got underway on October 30, meant that some of the courts will run during the e More… |
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DIFC Courts caseload up record 40pc in 2012The caseload handled by DIFC Courts, Dubai’s established English language, commercial common law judicial system, during the 12 months ending December 31, 2012 showed a record increase of 40 per cent year-on-year. The number More… |
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Lawyers forum plans to start work in BahrainThe international lawyers pro bono forum, which is under establishment in Bahrain, has convened with the objective of setting up a plan to begin its activities of undertaking voluntary projects for the benefit of society. Kuwait F More… |
