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UAE Announces Corporate Tax Exemption for Small Businesses
On April 6th, 2023 the Ministry of Finance issued Ministerial Decision No. 73 of 2023 on Small Business Relief (the “Small Business Relief Law”). Reference is made to our Client Alert No. TAX-03-22 On the Taxation of Corporations and Businesses in the UAE, whereby we outlined the advent of Federal Decree-Law No. (47) of 2022 (the “Corporate Tax Law”) and its enforceability as of June 1st,...
Mondaq's International Comparative Guide: The Lebanese Jurisdiction
Mondaq’s Comparative Guides provide an overview of some of the key points of law and practice and allow everyone to compare regulatory environments and laws across multiple jurisdictions.
This year, Eptalex-ATLF lead by Dr. Aline Tanielian, provided a detailed analysis to clarify where the Lebanese jurisdiction stands regarding Arbitration.
Check the following link for the full...
Predictive Analytics and Diversity in International Arbitration: Friends or Foes?
In her latest blog post, selected for publication by Columbia Law School’s American Review of International Arbitration, Dr. Tanielian Fadel wonders whether AI tools used in predictive analytics are truly diversity-friendly
G20 Countries Seek Never-Before-Seen Global Tax Reform in Ambitious Initiative
G20 Countries Seek Never-Before-Seen Global Tax Reform in Ambitious Initiative
Introduction
Finance Ministers of the G20 countries have finalized a framework for the implementation of the most ambitious global tax reform since the beginning of the 20th Century. At least 8,000 companies across the globe are expected to be...
The Enrica Lexie case is finally closed!
The Indian Supreme Court on 15 June 2021 passed Orders implementing the 21 May 2020 Award, issued by an International Arbitral Tribunal, requiring India to cease exercising criminal jurisdiction concerning the 2012 Enrica Lexie incident and over the two Italian Marines, while also mandating payment of compensation to the victim families.
Our colleagues Titus & Co., Advocates – with...
The Legal 500 EMEA - Top Tier 2021
This year, we are thrilled to announce that our Firm has once again been featured in the Legal 500 EMEA edition.
Eptalex has been ranked as a TOP TIER FIRM in two Jurisdictions:
Lebanon; for our Commercial, Corporate and M&A practice.
Italy; for our Compliance practice.
In addition to Firm rankings, the guide also recognized outstanding individual practitioners....
Economic Subtance Regulation Update Client Alert
New Notification and Reporting Obligations in the United Arab Emirates
Reference is made to our Client Alert of June 2020 on the same subject.
The UAE Ministry of Finance recently issued two new templates regarding the new notification and reporting obligations related to the Economic Substance Regulations (hereinafter the “ESR”) that we attach...
Be Power Assisted By The International Firm Eptalex - Garzia Gasperi & Partners In Financial Transactions Related To The Liquidity Decree
The Be Power Group, the leader in Italy in electric vehicle charging infrastructure, was assisted by the international study Eptalex – Garzia Gasperi & Partners in the structuring and granting of a financial transaction, under the measures provided by the Liquidity Decree.
Through this operation, the Be Power Group will give even greater impetus to a project of fundamental...
Eptalex Aziz Torbey Law Firm Recognized on IFLR1000 EMEA Rankings
This year too, we are happy to announce that Eptalex- Aziz Torbey Law Firm proudly earned a ranking on the International Financial Law Review (IFLR1000) EMEA, the guide to the world’s leading financial law firms and lawyers covering the Financial & Corporate practice of law firms in Lebanon.
The guide's firm rankings are based on three criteria: transactional evidence, peer feedback...
Eptalex organizes Webinar on ‘the Caesar Syrian Civilian Protection Act’
On July 20th, 2020 Eptalex organized a panel discussion on the Caesar Act, in coordination with Berliner Cororan & Rowe LLP, which was attended by more than 80 individuals from diverse fields, diplomats, politicians, bankers, retailers, construction companies and professional service firms.
The webinar panelists were Babak Hoghoughi, partner at Berliner Corcoran & Rowe LLP and U....
The Caesar Act Webinar Invitation
Questions have been rising over the U.S. Caesar Act and its effects on the Lebanese economy and businesses. For that purpose, we are organizing, in coordination with Berliner Corcoran & Rowe LLP, a Zoom webinar with sanction expert lawyers to address the Act’s sanctions and consequences. To join the legal and economic discussion, kindly register by clicking here or through this link
Eptalex sets response team amid COVID-19 outbreak
Eptalex's offices in Abu Dhabi, Beirut, Dubai and Milan have set up a devoted team of lawyers as part of our contingency plan to monitor the continuous challenges facing the world due to the COVID-19 outbreak and seek the interests of our clients by protecting their businesses worldwide.
For that, we have taken all the relevant measures to make sure we keep you updated on the...
Welcome to our Newly Designed Website!
We would like to officially welcome you to our new website, your destination for everything law and tax related. Our goal behind it is to create a user-friendly interface by portraying our spot-on image to the world. For that, we conceived to provide an insight into our Firm’s new corporate identity, entrenched diversity and values, and to highlight our...
GBL Alliance Istanbul Autumn Conference
From the 2nd until the 4th of October, the Eptalex members: Allessandra Nitti, Cristina Knupfer and Marie Achkar have attended the GBL Alliance Autumn conference in Istanbul. The conference has constituted a great opportunity for all the attendees to network, exchange knowledge and discuss the business developments of the Alliance.
Right after a very warm welcome from Umut Metin,...
The Lebanese Association of Public- Private Partnership’s Inauguration Conference
On Thursday, the 27th of June, the Lebanese Association of Public- Private Partnership (PPP) cofounded by the French- based Law Firm, FIDAL, CBA Law Firm in Italy and Eptalex-Aziz Torbey Law Firm in Beirut, hosted its inaugural conference at le Gray Hotel, Beirut.
The Lebanese Association of PPP is an international NGO dedicated to support and promote the efforts of the Lebanese...