Understanding Commercial Law in the UAE Agenda

Overview of the Legal System - Basic Themes; Overview of Legal Concepts: Legal Personality; Basic Principles of Liability

• The Legal System in the United Arab Emirates
• Major Federal Statutes in the United Arab Emirates
• Overview of Legal Concepts

Principles of Contract Law

• Background
• Different Views on Contracts
• What Makes a Good Contract?
• Key Contract Issues
• Translation: Advantages and Disadvantages

Principles of Labour and Employment Law

• The UAE Labour Law
• Employment Contracts
• Verifying Status and Credentials: Background Checks Interplay Between Employment Status and Visa Status
• Special Issues for Foreign Countries: Interplay Between Local Law and Home Country Law
• Special Issues for Cross-Border Employees
• Employee Benefits During the Term of Employment
• Special Issues for Foreign Countries: Interplay Between Local Law and Home-Country Law Holding Employee Passports
• Holding Employee Passports
• Health and Safety Obligations
• Employee Resignation
• Termination
• Notice Periods and Garden Leave
• Employee Entitlements Upon Termination
• Protecting Employer Data and Confidential Information

Principles of Property Law

• Types of Property
• Property Ownership: The Elements Of The Right Of Ownership Evolution Of Property Law In The UAE
• Current Property Law Issues in the UAE
• Property Rights Under the Civil Code

Doing Business Revisited: Entity Selection; Company Formation and Set-up; Agencies; Distributorships; and Franchises

• Entity Selection Issues
• Formation Under the Companies Law
• Formation in the Various Free Zones
• Special Creatures
• Doing Business Through Entities/Presences and the Licensing Requirements
• Doing Business Through Agents