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12-12-2022

First Remarks on the Indian Digital Personal Data Pr...

Background In Puttaswamy v. UOI, the Supreme Court, while ruling on the validity of the Aadhar (Targ... read more

10-10-2022

The New KSA Companies Law

Riding the wave initiated by Vision 2030, the Saudi Council of Ministers approved the new Company La... read more

08-07-2022

Google Analytics: privacy and USA

The Italian Data Protection Authority by Order No. 224/2022, declared the unlawfulness of the proces... read more

07-20-2022

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS - WEBSITE MAINTENANCE AND DEVE...

Eptalex is sourcing proposals for Website Maintenance and Development to support the Firm's growth a... read more

05-27-2022

Smart Contracts

Industry and business practices are being reshaped by smart contract technology. With the rapid deve... read more

11-01-2021

Moral Harm in the Middle East: Charting New Territor...

Joseph Chedrawe and Karl Touma collaborated on writing the following article about the Charting New... read more

06-30-2021

Belarus: New International Economic Sanctions

On June 21 and 24, 2021 the Council of the European Union adopted two important measures against Bel... read more

06-25-2021

Privacy: New Standard Contractual Clauses

At the beginning of June 2021, the European Commission approved the new Standard Contractual Clauses... read more

06-03-2020

The Private Investment Companies, A New Investment V...

On May 14th 2020, the Lebanese Legislator enacted Law No. 163 introducing a highly sophisticated typ... read more

04-24-2020

The Repercussions of the Spread of the COVID-19 on E...

In light of the difficult economic, social and political conditions in Lebanon and the spread of the... read more

04-21-2020

COVID-19: Impacts and Solutions

After two major financial crises in 1929 and 2008, the world is currently facing another economic cr... read more

04-17-2020

“Tax Receipt Lottery”, an Enhancer to the Lebanese E...

The tax receipt lottery could be the perfect way for a state to combat value-added tax evasion with... read more

03-20-2020

The Legal Impact of COVID-19 on the Business Market

Businesses Confront COVID-19 Threat: In the world of business, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic h... read more

03-06-2019

The Lebanese “E-Transactions’ Law”, The Problem or t...

In a world where electronic means and technology prevail, the new “E-Transactions’ Law” of October 1... read more

01-08-2019

Who Influences the Influencers

The increasing importance of social media highlights the necessity to provide a legal framework on h... read more

10-30-2018

The Data Protection Series: #2 Codes of conduct and...

“The lack of data protection legal framework in Lebanon does not prevent businesses from needing to... read more

09-21-2018

Lebanon and its first AEOI

In September 2018 the Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI) has begun between Lebanon and other c... read more

02-19-2018

The Louboutin’s ‘red sole’ trademark saga

Christian Louboutin’s ‘red sole’ has been recently declared a “well known” trademark by the decision... read more

10-09-2017

The Data Protection Series: #1 What happens in a Bre...

“There’s been a breach!” is a quote from countless movies and television shows over the past few dec... read more

09-26-2017

The fiscal system of the United Arab Emirates

Following the issuance of the UAE VAT law at the end of August, and the simultaneous launch of the U... read more

07-24-2017

The Role of the Banking Sector in the Growth of Leba...

The economy of a country is usually supported and boosted by the Government. In Lebanon, instead, th... read more

07-03-2017

Mediation in Investor-State Dispute Settlement

Over the past decades, mediation has been studied as the alternative method to resolve the dispute e... read more

05-17-2017

Enforcement Of Foreign Judgments In The UAE

The enforcement of foreign judgments in the UAE is subject to the regulations provided by the UAE Co... read more