United Arab Emirates: Technology

Artificial intelligence is changing how legal work gets done. Here is what every legal professional needs to understand, and what the profession cannot afford to get wrong.

Over the past few weeks, a noticeable pattern has emerged across the UAE: cyberattacks are no longer random, they are being timed and shaped around regional developments.

25 degrés en décembre, pas d'impôts sur le revenu, une administration efficace, des entreprises qui se créent en quelques jours : les Emirats séduisent les entrepreneurs du monde entier.

Artificial intelligence is changing how legal work gets done. Here is what every legal professional needs to understand, and what the profession cannot afford to get wrong.

The UAE Ministry of Economy and Tourism is developing a National Competition Platform that will use artificial intelligence to transform competition enforcement, potentially reducing merger review timelines to 15 days while automating antitrust investigations and exemption procedures.

As AI-generated artworks increasingly enter galleries, auctions, and private collections, traditional fine art insurers confront a fundamental challenge to their underwriting frameworks. Built on assumptions of human authorship, physical uniqueness, and clear provenance, existing insurance models are disrupted by AI-generated art's unique characteristics. The industry must now develop new approaches to address emerging risks around ownership, valuation, intellectual property liability, and technological dep

The UAE has become a global hub for blockchain innovation and virtual asset investment, thanks to the rapid growth of the digital economy. In parallel to its emergence as a leading financial center, the jurisdiction...

The concept of dual licensing has emerged as a transformative development in the UAE’s business ecosystem, giving companies the strategic flexibility to operate across both free zones and the mainland under a more integrated structure.

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