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Apr 2, 20243 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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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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Aug 3, 20231 min read
The Bench Advises LPME Studios on Carole Samaha Release
The Bench is delighted to announce that it advised UAE based LPME Studios on the first release by their flagship record label LPME...
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The Bench
Jul 4, 20232 min read
The Bench 'On Top Of The World' With Danah Al Ali
The Bench is proud to announce that it provided pro bono legal advice to DanahAl Ali, the first Emirati to climb Everest and Lhotse in...
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Jun 19, 20232 min read
The Bench Boosts TMT Team with Salio De Sousa
The Bench is delighted to announce that TMT specialist Salio De Sousa has joined the firm. Salio is an ex-software engineer, and a city...
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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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The Bench
Feb 20, 20232 min read
Chambers & Partners Awards the Founder of The Bench a Band 1 TMT Ranking for 10th Consecutive Year
Chambers and Partners is the leading independent professional legal research company operating across 200 jurisdictions. Since its...
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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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The Bench
Oct 17, 20222 min read
The Top UAE Sports & Gaming Lawyers 2022
The Who's Who Legal (WWL) Sports & Gaming 2022 guide was released recently on 30 September. According to WWL, "Sports & Gaming seeks to...
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Sep 20, 20221 min read
The Bench Advises Finyal Media on Acquisition by Sowt
The Bench advised the award-winning podcast production company Finyal Media on its acquisition by the Jordanian podcast and media company...
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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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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 3, 20221 min read
Who's Who Legal: Telecoms, Media & Entertainment 2022 Identifies 6 Leading Lawyers in the UAE
Further to our earlier update on the controversial split between the Sport & Entertainment practice areas, the newly formed Who's Who...
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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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Jun 24, 20212 min read
The Bench Advises Beside Group on Launch of Diesel E-Commerce Platform
The Bench recently advised Beside Group on the launch of the first Diesel e-commerce store in the region; a key milestone in Beside’s...
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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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The Bench
Dec 9, 20204 min read
Intellectual Property Rights in Food Innovation
One of the F&B industry’s responses to the current unprecedented challenges has been to fight back with a fresh wave of food innovation. ...
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The Bench
Oct 25, 20202 min read
Who's Who Legal Sports & Entertainment 2020 - Middle East Results
Entertainment For the second year running, the prestigious Who's Who Legal recommends only one entertainment lawyer in the entire Gulf...
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