08 April 2020
COVID-19: Opportunity & Innovation in the Technology Sector in times of Crisis – A Middle East Perspective
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This article aims to highlight some of the key legal issues, innovations and updates related to the technology sector that have arisen since the outbreak of Covid-19 with a focus on the Middle East and, in particular, ...

29 April 2020
Rethinking Business In The Age of Artificial Intelligence
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There isn’t a single industry, organisation or value chain that is immune to the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. We are accelerating towards Industry 4.0 mindsets and structures. Artificial ...

22 May 2019
IoT in the UAE and the maturing data protection landscape
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The UAE's new Internet of Things (IoT) regulatory framework is an important step in the government's IoT strategy. It is also a further indication of a shift towards federal data protection legislation in accordance ...

03 July 2017
Electronic Payment Systems Regulations in the UAE
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To aid the UAE government's efforts to position the UAE as a leader in digital services, on 1 January 2017, the UAE Central Bank published the Regulatory Framework For Stored Values and Electronic Payment Systems (the ...

26 January 2021
Media, Middle East and Qatari Reconciliation
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At a summit in January 2021, a number of GCC countries including the UAE who had stopped trade and travel links with Qatar agreed to restore diplomatic ties with Qatar.

23 May 2018
At a Glance: Uberization of the workforce
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Our international Employment Group takes a look at the uberization of the workforce across our jurisdictions

13 March 2019
At a Glance: Autonomous Vehicles
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Latest developments around the world regarding driverless cars.

16 March 2018
Practical Law Digital Business Global Guide in Association with Bird & Bird
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Technology has revolutionised the way the modern world does business.

25 April 2018
New EU Geo-Blocking Regulation: what businesses selling into the EU and across Member State borders need to do to comply
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A new EU Geo-blocking Regulation will apply from 3 December 2018 and will affect many businesses that sell their goods and services into EU countries and across the borders of the Member States. We highlight the main ...

20 December 2018
Technology & Communications: Challenges, Opportunities and Predictions for 2019
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As we approach the start of a new year we have asked our legal experts supporting technology & communications clients from around the world to identify some of the challenges and opportunities the sector is likely to ...