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COMMERCIAL AND BUSINESS LAW PARTNER, SÉBASTIEN COLLART, DESCRIBES THE IMPACT OF BREXIT ON CROSS-BORDER DISPUTES BETWEEN ENGLAND & WALES AND SWITZERLAND The Brexit transition period ended on December 31, 2020, or “Exit Day”[1]. Since January 1, 2021, the courts of England and Wales are no longer covered by the EU rules for establishing jurisdiction and…

The UAE government is currently introducing material changes to some of the country’s most fundamental laws. These changes in the cultural, social and economic spheres will certainly help stirring up foreign investor and expatriate confidence in the UAE’s economy.In the field of corporate law, a number of legislative developments enacted by Federal Decree Law N°26…

The SMA was signed on December 14, 2020 and secures reciprocal, facilitated market access for service providers from Switzerland and the UK from January 1, 2021 and for an initial limited period of two years.The SMA allows Swiss businesses to continue to use services from UK companies for up to ninety days per year. In…

We are proud to announce that we have successfully assisted a client in a construction law dispute in the Middle East. Our team, composed of Daniel Udry, Partner, and Sekandar Mokhtarzada, Senior Associate, obtained, on August 17, 2020, the entire amount required representing several million US dollars.

100 Rhône Avocats team is proud to announce the launch of 100 Legal in the United Arab Emirates, led by Marie Didierlaurent. Marie also acts as Counsel of the Geneva office. The UAE team serves European businesses with presence or investment plans in the Middle East and equally, assists Middle-East based clients setting-up in Europe.