In a recent judgment, the Dubai Court of Cassation in Case No. 828 of 2023 (Commercial) held that an arbitration clause in a contract extended to cover subsequent purchase orders. Background This dispute arose out of a contract between an employer and contractor to carry out works on several villas […]

Navigating policy challenges to feed a hungry planet.

The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai ended Wednesday with what many are hailing as a landmark commitment to transition away from fossil fuels, though responses from leaders across the globe stress that not enough has been achieved in order to limit the worst impacts of climate change. […]

It was an extraordinary COP Summit in a year characterized by record-breaking temperatures combined with El Niño, producing a climatic carnage in Africa—deaths from fatal floods in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, and Libya, where floods wiped out a quarter of a city. Deadly cyclones in Malawi, Madagascar, […]

Countries: Chad, Egypt, South Sudan, Sudan Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 17.7M people face high levels of acute food insecurity, while widespread violence has resulted in the displacement of 6.3M people, FAO urgently requests $75.4M to address needs

Helping farmers purchase and sell livestock.

The convergence of higher food, feed and fuel prices, and a slow recovery from the global pandemic, has done serious harm to the health and livelihoods of millions of already vulnerable people in the Asia-Pacific region, a new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) […]

Earlier this year, the US Congress passed the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). The CTA will require thousands of privately held US and non-US entities to report beneficial ownership to the US Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). The CTA was passed to enhance financial transparency and aid in anti-money […]