26 September 2018
All restaurants in Saudi Arabia to display ingredients and calories by 31 December 2018
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/global/all-restaurants-in-saudi-arabia-to-display-ingredients-and-calories-by-31-december-2018

Although it may be common to see calorie and nutritional information on display/order boards in fast food restaurants in Europe and the United States, this is not yet common in the Middle East although this may be ...

09 September 2015
Bird & Bird's Franchising, Licensing and Multi-Channel strategies team advised Tortilla on its strategic entry and expansion across the GCC
www.twobirds.com/en/news/press-releases/2015/global/bird-and-bird-franchising-team-advised-tortilla-on-expansion-in-middle-east

15 May 2015
Bird & Bird advises Tortilla on its first international expansion in the Middle East
www.twobirds.com/en/news/press-releases/2015/global/bird-and-bird-advises-tortilla-on-its-first-international-expansion-in-the-middle-east

29 December 2017
The GCC Trade Mark Law
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2017/global/the-gcc-trade-mark-law

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Trade Mark Law is a unified law dealing with the protection, enforcement and commercialisation of trade marks across each of the GCC member states (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi ...

26 August 2016
Knock out in round one for renewables in Egypt
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2016/global/knock-out-in-round-one-for-renewable-energy-in-egypt

27 November 2018
Key implications on the use of registered trade marks of Licensors in local trade names of Licensees in the Middle East.
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/uae/implications-on-use-of-trade-marks-of-licensors-in-local-trade-names-of-licensees

Melissa Murray and Ayah Abdin summarise the implications of a licensee using the registered trade marks of a Licensor in local trade names in the Middle East.

30 August 2018
Distributorship or Franchise?
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/global/distributorship-or-franchise

We often see confusion about the differences between distribution and franchise agreements, and the situations in which each should be used. There are key differences between the two types of agreement and the ...

13 June 2019
New employment law – DIFC taking international cues
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/new-employment-law--difc-taking-international-cues

DIFC's new Employment Law is expected to offer a more secure work environment to all employees and is aimed at fostering robust working relationships between employer and employees.

04 February 2020
UAE & Nordic Legal Update
www.twobirds.com/en/events/uae/uae-and-nordic-legal-update

Working in collaboration with the Danish Business Council, the Finnish Business Council and the Swedish Business Council, partners from Bird & Bird's Danish, Finnish and Swedish offices will join us in Dubai to provide ...

03 July 2017
Melissa Murray named one of 'Franchising's Wonder Women'
www.twobirds.com/en/news/press-releases/2017/global/melissa-murray-named-one-of-franchisings-wonder-women

Partner Melissa Murray was recently selected to appear in Global Franchise magazine's 'Franchising's Wonder Women' – a list of 20 powerful women making their mark on the franchising industry.