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2 pages

Learn tips and pitfalls regarding advertising in connection with the 2022 Football World Cup in Qatar.

Dentons
2 pages

Learn about the most significant amendments related to personal data protection in Qatar's Data Protection Regulations effective 19 June 2022.

Eversheds Sutherland
56 pages

In this multijurisdictional guide, learn about rules of legal privilege and disclosures in several common law and civil law jurisdictions.

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Region: United Kingdom, Ireland, Scotland, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Russia, Jordan, Middle East, Europe, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong, Japan, China, Singapore, Angola, Egypt, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritania, Mauritius, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, Zimbabwe, Brazil, United States
Lee Keane, Partner (Doha), Clyde & Co LLP
4 pages

Qatar continues to implement new legislation aimed at liberalizing the business environment for foreign investors and to introduce additional incentives and exemptions. This resource is a quick overview of the Foreign Investment Law and how investors can capitalize across all sectors in Qatar.

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Region: Middle East, Qatar
Laura Warren, Partner, and Jonathan Parker, Legal Director, Clyde & Co LLP (Doha)
7 pages

Many businesses will enter Qatar for the first time in 2022, and companies with existing operations in Qatar will look to capitalize on an influx of foreign investment and tourism. This resource provides 10 things to consider when doing business in Qatar.

Lee Keane, Partner, Clyde & Co LLP
4 pages

Many foreign companies wish to conduct business in Qatar without establishing a presence of their own in the country. This article is a quick overview on what to be aware of when entering the Qatar market via a commercial agent.

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Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts
Region: Middle East, Qatar
Emma Higham, Partner, and Wayne Jones, Partner, Clyde & Co LLP
5 pages

A new Qatar health insurance scheme is due to take effect in May 2022 that applies to all expatriates and visitors to Qatar. This article considers how the new scheme will operate, what this means for employers and the insurance market in Qatar, and the implications for non-registered foreign health insurers operating in the region.

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Interest Area: Insurance, Health Law
Region: Middle East, Qatar
Anita Barker, Partner, Control Risks and Sorana Parvulescu, Partner, Control Risks

In-house counsel are ideally placed within their organizations to lead and coordinate a risk management approach for business development and market entry. This brief overview examines risk assessment for in-house counsel working with firms based in the Middle East.

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Region: United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Middle East

This material is from the ACC conference called "Doing Business in the GCC", which was designed to give in-house counsel advising businesses in the GCC states a better understanding of the laws and business dynamics of the region. It covers opportunities for investment in the region, regional variations and Dubai as a hub, contractual issues and joint ventures, disputes and arbitration, Islamic finance, anti-bribery and corruption, diligence and KYC, OFAC and sanctions, and cultural understanding for those from outside the region.

An overview of the legal issues typically faced by a foreign investor looking to establish and do business in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), with a particular emphasis on the UAE.

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