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One Door Closes, Another Opens: POGO Ban Looms as UAE Legalises Online Gaming
Introduction On 22 July 2024, during his 3rd State of the Nation Address, the President of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.,...
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Jul 317 min read
Going All In: UAE Becomes First GCC Country To Legalise Commercial Gaming / Gambling
Written by Kelly Tymburski and Afaf Alubaidi A New Regulatory and Licensing Framework In a groundbreaking and long-awaited development,...
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Apr 23 min read
The Legal 500 EMEA 2024 Recognises The Bench's Collaborative Responsive Approach
Since 1991, Legal 500 has been providing readers with an annually updated, impartial, third-party opinion on the leading law firms and...
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Feb 222 min read
Chambers & Partners 2024 Divides the UAE TMT Community
The 2024 Chambers & Partners Global rankings have just been released and this year Chambers made a surprise decision to split the UAE...
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Dec 21, 20231 min read
Guess Who's Back in Who's Who Franchising
The Who's Who Legal (WWL) Franchising 2023 guide was released recently on 17 November 2023, which according to WWL, "shines the spotlight...
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Oct 30, 20232 min read
Alexandra Plain Joins The Bench
Alexandra Plain, previously General Counsel of AccorHotels MEA based in Dubai, joins The Bench to head up the firm’s leading Hospitality...
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Oct 20, 20231 min read
The Bench Kicks Off Trainee Solicitor Programme
The Bench is delighted to announce that it has kicked off its trainee solicitor programme and would like to welcome Aditya Kiran and...
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Sep 20, 20231 min read
The Bench Step Up to the OCHE
The Bench recently advised long-standing client RMAL Hospitality PJSC on a franchise development agreement with The Social Gaming Group...
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Apr 17, 20232 min read
The Bench's No Fuss, Down to Earth, Stress Reducing Approach Recognised in Legal 500 2023 Results
Since 1991, Legal 500 has been providing readers with an annually updated, impartial, third-party opinion on the leading law firms and...
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Jan 31, 20231 min read
The Bench Advises Chef Akmal Anuar on Restaurant Management Agreement for OTORO Abu Dhabi
The Bench advised long standing client Akmal Anuar (via his consultancy company White Rice Consultancy LLC) on a restaurant management...
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Apr 11, 20223 min read
The Bench's Flexibility Recognised in Legal 500 2022 Results
Since 1991, Legal 500 has been providing readers with an annually updated, impartial, third-party opinion on the leading law firms and...
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Mar 7, 20221 min read
The Bench Advises Accor on the launch of ALL-ADCB Credit Cards
The Bench advised the global hospitality group Accor on its strategic partnership, through its loyalty program ALL-Accor Live Limitless,...
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Feb 18, 20223 min read
The Combined Bench Strength of TMT Specialists Recognised in Chambers Global 2022
The Chambers & Partners Global rankings have just been released and two of the Bench's Technology, Media & Telecom (TMT) team (Joby...
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Feb 14, 20223 min read
Game On UAE
In recent weeks, there has been a lot of media attention on what appears to be a significant development from a regional standpoint –...
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Dec 8, 20211 min read
The Bench Advises RMAL Hospitality on Allo Beirut Franchise Agreement
The Bench advised long-standing client RMAL Hospitality PJSC on a franchise agreement for the expansion of the popular Lebanese street...
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Oct 10, 20211 min read
The Bench in the Running for TMT and Real Estate Team of the Year
The Oath Middle East Legal Awards has announced the 2021 finalists and we are chuffed that The Bench is in the running for awards in our...
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Sep 22, 20212 min read
The Bench Hires Senior Hospitality Lawyer Suzanne Barrett from Hilton
Suzanne has over 15 years' experience gained initially in the UK in some of the leading real estate law firms (Nabarro, now CMS) before...
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Apr 6, 20211 min read
The Bench Awarded Rising Law Firm of the Year 2021
The Bench was recently awarded 'Rising Law Firm of the Year' at Thomson Reuter's inaugural Asian Legal Business Middle East Law Awards...
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Mar 2, 20211 min read
The Bench Finalists in the ALB Middle East Law Awards 2021
Thomson Reuters recently launched the inaugural ALB Middle East Law Awards 2021. These prestigious awards recognise the excellence and...
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Feb 22, 20212 min read
The Bench's TMT Team Promoted in Chambers and Partners Global 2021
The Chambers & Partners Global rankings have just been released and the Bench's Technology, Media & Telecom (TMT) team has now been...
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