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Including Digital Assets in Your UAE Will: Crypto, Online Accounts & More

Including digital assets in your UAE will means identifying the digital property and online rights that should pass after your death, naming the people or entities who should receive them, and creating a secure method for the executor to locate and administer those assets without publishing passwords, seed phrases, or private keys in the will

Guardianship Planning in Dubai: Protecting Your Children’s Future

Guardianship planning in Dubai allows parents to record who should care for their minor children if both parents die or become unable to care for them, while also creating a practical plan for the child’s immediate safety, long-term home, education, medical needs, and financial support. The strongest plan usually names both an interim guardian in

Beneficiaries in a UAE Will: Rights, Rules & Common Questions

Beneficiaries in a UAE will are the individuals or legal entities chosen to receive money, property, company interests, personal belongings, or a share of the remaining estate after the testator’s death. Their entitlement depends on the wording and validity of the will, the assets covered, the applicable succession framework, and the completion of probate or

Executor of a Will in UAE: Roles, Duties & Responsibilities

An executor of a will in UAE is the person appointed to manage the deceased’s estate, complete the required probate or court procedures, identify and protect assets, settle valid debts and expenses, and distribute the remaining estate to the beneficiaries in accordance with the will and the applicable legal framework. Choosing the right executor is

How to Write a Will in Dubai: Step-by-Step Guide

Learning how to write a will in Dubai begins with more than listing your assets and naming the people you want to inherit them. A legally effective will should reflect your family circumstances, identify the correct beneficiaries and executor, address guardianship where relevant, and comply with the registration and legal requirements of the route you

Wills & Inheritance Law: Estate Rules & Distribution

Inheritance and succession in the UAE sit at the intersection of two distinct legal tracks: a Sharia-based default regime that applies automatically to Muslim estates, and a civil, opt-in framework that gives non-Muslims — and, since 2025, Muslim expatriates in certain circumstances — greater freedom to determine how their UAE assets are distributed. For Muslim

ADGM Employment Regulations — Employment Regulations 2024

The Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) is an independent financial free zone located on Al Maryah Island, operating under its own civil and commercial legal framework based on English common law — separate from both the UAE’s federal labour law and Dubai’s DIFC Employment Law. The Employment Regulations 2024 establish the minimum employment standards, rights,

DIFC Employment Law — DIFC Law No. 2 of 2019

The DIFC Employment Law is the principal legislative framework governing employment relationships for companies and individuals operating within the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) — an independent financial free zone established under Federal Decree-Law No. 35 of 2004. Unlike the UAE’s federal labour law, the DIFC operates its own distinct civil and commercial legal system,

UAE Employment Law — Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021

This law is widely referred to as the “New UAE Labour Law” and forms the legislative framework governing private-sector employment relationships in the United Arab Emirates. It applies to all employees — UAE nationals and expatriates alike — working in private companies, with the exception of certain categories (such as government-sector employees, workers in agriculture

Estate Planning in Dubai: A Complete Guide for Families & Investors

Estate planning Dubai is the legal and strategic process of arranging how a person’s assets, business interests, family responsibilities, and decision-making powers should be managed during incapacity and transferred after death. A complete plan is broader than a will: it may combine a registered will, guardianship provisions, beneficiary nominations, powers of attorney, trusts, foundations, company