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Overview The UAE Securities & Commodities Law underwent its most significant transformation in over two decades on 1 January 2026, when two new Decree-Laws came into force: the CMA Law and the Capital Markets Law. Together, they repealed Federal Law No. 4 of 2000 concerning the Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority and Market in its

Overview The UAE’s approach to Bankruptcy Law and financial distress has evolved substantially over the past decade — moving away from a system historically associated with stigma and, in some cases, criminal exposure, toward a structured, court-driven framework focused on early rescue and restructuring. Federal Decree-Law No. 51 of 2023 on Financial Restructuring and Bankruptcy

Overview Family Companies Law is the UAE’s first federal legislation dedicated specifically to regulating family-owned businesses. According to the Ministry of Economy, up to 90% of private companies in the UAE are family businesses, employing more than 70% of the private sector’s workforce and contributing around 40% to the country’s GDP — making this law

Overview The Commercial Companies Law (CCL) is the principal legislation governing the formation, structure, governance, and dissolution of companies operating in the UAE mainland. When first issued in 2021, the CCL represented the most substantial reform of the UAE’s corporate law regime in decades — most notably removing the long-standing requirement for UAE national majority