The Bench
Chambers FinTech Legal Guide 2025
The Chambers & Partners Global FinTech Guide 202 5 has just been released and the Bench has retained both its individual ranking (for...
top of page
Search
The Bench
Oct 1410 min read
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.,...
19 views0 comments
The Bench
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,...
314 views0 comments
The Bench
Nov 6, 20232 min read
An Update on UAE Consumer Protection Law Brings Better Protection for Consumers
On 14th October 2023, an update to the Executive Regulations to the Consumer Protection Law (Federal Law No. 15 of 2020 on Consumer...
95 views0 comments
The Bench
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...
42 views0 comments
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...
70 views0 comments
The Bench
Feb 10, 20231 min read
The Bench are in a League of Their Own in Chambers FinTech Legal Guide 2023
The Chambers & Partners Global FinTech Guide 2023 has been released and The Bench has been placed in a league (band) of its own. The...
87 views0 comments
The Bench
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...
82 views0 comments
The Bench
Dec 14, 20212 min read
Chambers FinTech Guide 2022 Recognises Deep Bench
The Chambers & Partners Global FinTech Guide 2022 has just been released and The Bench is the only law firm in the UAE that has been...
41 views0 comments
The Bench
Aug 4, 20213 min read
Nook: A Dubai Freezone for Sports, Fitness and Wellness Start-Ups
Following on from our other free zone blogs on SHAMS and IFZA, we now look at another free zone offering in Dubai - Nook. Nook launched...
338 views0 comments
The Bench
May 17, 20212 min read
The Bench Advises VentureFriends on Seed Round Investment in Online Mortgage Platform Huspy
The Bench FZE today announced that it advised Athens based VentureFriends on the successful investment in the UAE based online mortgage...
44 views0 comments
The Bench
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...
61 views0 comments
The Bench
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...
76 views0 comments
The Bench
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...
53 views0 comments
The Bench
Dec 13, 20202 min read
The Bench Improves Chambers 2021 FinTech Rankings
The 2021 Chambers & Partners FinTech rankings have just been released and we are delighted to have gained another individual ranking for...
69 views0 comments
The Bench
Jul 20, 20203 min read
Setting Up in the UAE? Is the International Free Zone Authority (IFZA) the Best Option for You?
There is a huge variety of options for setting up a business in the United Arab Emirates - including onshore and in free zones such as...
385 views0 comments
The Bench
Jul 28, 20192 min read
The Bench Continues Hiring Spree with the Signing of IP Guru Peter Hansen
The Bench FZE today announced it has welcomed Peter Hansen to its team of legal consultants. Peter has over 20 years’ experience across a...
238 views0 comments
The Bench
Mar 4, 20182 min read
The Bench Advises UAE Start-Up Benjamin Siggers
5 March 2018, United Arab Emirates – The Bench FZE today announced it advised co-founders Matthew Benjamin and James Siggers on their UAE...
87 views0 comments
The Bench
Feb 9, 20182 min read
New Kids on the (UAE Free Zone) Block: Sharjah Media City
Sharjah (one of the seven Emirates of the United Arab Emirates for the benefit of our international clients) is undergoing a period of...
73 views0 comments
The Bench
May 15, 20171 min read
The Bench Advises MSS Kits on US$10m Partnership Agreement
The Bench advised MSS Kits on its new 4 year partnership agreement worth US$10m with Excelerate Performance based in Connecticut, USA. ...
45 views0 comments
bottom of page