During the Summer of 2020, the first inheritance tax disputes in the UAE made their way to the Federal Primary Court. As the UAE tax systems develop and tax liabilities and consequences become more commonplace, business owners and high-net-worth persons begin evaluating how any liability to the Federal Tax Authorities may pass on during inheritance […]
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On 9 September 2020, the National Media Council issued a circular regarding social media advertisements which will impact companies, brands, influencers, and anyone who carries out social media advertising activities on a commercial basis; emphasizing the need to obtain prior approval from the Media Licensing Department. As the influencer wave maintains its consistent growth, the
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On 6 August 2020, President Trump signed an Executive Order to stop the “spread in the United States of mobile applications developed and owned by companies in the People’s Republic of China (China) [which] continues to threaten the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States” by imposing restriction against the application ‘TikTok’
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In a recent landmark ruling issued by one of the three Tax Dispute Resolution Committees (“TDRC”), the TDRC ordered the cancellation of not only the late payment penalties – but also the tax audit penalties resulting from a tax audit. Generally, the penalties arising from a tax audit are 50% of the tax liability, and
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On 10 August 2020, the Regulatory Tribunal of the Qatar Financial Center issued a decision whereby it recognized COVID-19 as a hardship event in an appeal by a former director (and Senior Executive Function) of a regulated entity against penalties of USD 50,000 for breaches of the AML/CFT and various general regulatory contraventions. The financial
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Regulators globally continue enforcement of data protection and privacy laws including issuing fines against organizations that did not meet the requirements of applicable law. In this article, we summarise some of the recent cases of interest: Posti Group Oyj (Finland): Direct Marketing According to the Deputy Data Protection Ombudsman, there were complaints alleging that data
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The ability to influence has been a topic of dialectics for centuries – how the influence was obtained, how it was used, how much of it was at stake. When the topic of influence comes up, we may refer to great writers, composers, or philosophers. But these days the discussion of influence brings about names
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In what could possibly be the first judgment amongst Arab jurisdictions, the Egyptian Administrative Court within the State Council ruled that COVID-19 qualifies as a force majeure event. To clarify the title of this article; ‘Arab court’ refers to the fact that this judgement was obtained from an Arab court given that there is much cross-jurisdictional reliance
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If the best way to get a company’s attention is to hit them in the pocketbook, then European regulators have the full attention of many companies including data giants like Google and Facebook. Here are some of the biggest GDPR fines to date: Google L.L.C (Sweden and France) Back in early 2019, the CNIL, the French data
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In comparison with general dispute practices, tax disputes are subject to a limited number of judges; three judges at the tax dispute resolution committees (TDRCs), one judge at the Tax Disputes Circuit of the Federal Primary Court, one judge at the Tax Disputes Circuit of the Federal Appeals Court, and the Chief Justice at the
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