Lexis® Middle East

24/02/201711/10/2023
by Benjamin Filaferro

Essential information you can’t get anywhere else

On top of fully amended and consolidated laws translated from Arabic to English by our strategic partner Sader Legal Publishing, and regulatory material for more than 100 freezones and agencies, Lexis® Middle East is the only platform that includes translations of all GCC gazette indexes and more than 18,500 case summaries.

Accomplish tasks faster with know-how from leading local practitioners

The Lexis® Middle East platform encompasses a complete up-to-date set of practical guidance tools and documents: Questions & Answers, Getting the Deal Through Country Guides, Precedents, Checklists, Toolkits, and more than 1,700 GCC-specific Practice Notes from Gulf Legal Advisor (GLA).

GLA makes your life easier by enhancing your research and getting you up to speed quickly on new or changing topics in your practice area.

Through practical guidance provided by expert lawyers, GLA gives you the what, how, and why of GCC laws and allows you to confidently advise, negotiate and draft more effective documents, more efficiently.

Work at maximum efficiency with cutting-edge features

The new powerful search engine comes with numerous innovative features such as Fast track, Drilldown, Case Pathfinder, and dynamic tables of contents that have been designed for quick and easy access to the information that you need.

Stay on top of the latest developments

Receive exclusive online access to seven law journals and magazines such as The Oath, The MENA Business Law Review, The International Journal of Arbitration and more; regional office law firm newsletters from Al Tamimi & Co., Clyde & Co, Hadef & Partners... and daily news updates drawn from over 300 local, regional and international sources.

Receive alerts regarding any new content or content updates on the platform via our fully customisable alert module.

Support you can count on

With our GCC-wide team on the ground supported by our London and Paris offices, our team is on hand to assist you face-to-face or remotely to ensure that you make the best out of our solutions.

As a client, I have been really satisfied with Lexis Middle East. Their database is the most comprehensive and user-friendly legal tool dedicated to the Gulf countries. When you are under extreme time pressure, using it is not only a real time-saver but also gives you a comprehensive view of the sometimes challenging legal landscape in the region.
- Diane Mullenex, Partner, Pinsent Masons

Our firm has been working with LexisNexis for a couple of years now, and are delighted with the services carried out so far. They are aware of the high standards that our firm as, and are most efficient in delivering all requests.
- Babi Joby, Librarian, Afridi & Angell Legal Consultants

As an end-user it is important for me to work with a company that is continuously improving and puts the customer first and that has been our experience with LexisNexis to date.
- Yasmin Okacha, Paralegal, Boeing

Laws

Fully amended and consolidated laws in Arabic and English

Coverage
- UAE Federal
  - Abu Dhabi
  - Ajman
  - Dubai
  - Fujirah
  - Ras al Khaimah
  - Sharjah
  - Ummal Quwain
- Saudi Arabia
- Qatar
- Oman
- Kuwait
- Bahrain
- Turkey (Selected Laws)
- Egypt (Selected Laws)
- Iran (Selected Laws)
- Lebanon (Selected Laws)

Gazettes

Coverage
- UAE Federal
  - Abu Dhabi
  - Ajman
  - Dubai
  - Fujirah
  - Ras al Khaimah
  - Sharjah
  - Ummal Quwain
- Saudi Arabia
- Qatar
- Oman
- Kuwait
- Bahrain
- Turkey

Regulatory

Coverage
- UAE Federal
  - United Arab Emirates Central Bank
  - United Arab Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority
  - United Arab Emirates Telecommunications Regulatory Authority
  - United Arab Emirates Insurance Authority
  - DMCC
  - Federal Tax Authority
  - EMAC
- Abu Dhabi
  - Abu Dhabi Commercial Conciliation and Arbitration Center
  - Abu Dhabi Government
  - Abu Dhabi Global Market
  - Abu Dhabi Media Zone Freezone
  - Masdar City
- Ajman
  - Ajman Government
  - Ajman Freezone Authority
- Dubai
  - Dubai Municipality
  - DIFC
  - NASDAQ Dubai
  - DHA
  - Dubai Financial Market
  - Dubai Airport
  - Dubai Healthcare City
  - Dubai International Financial Centre
  - Dubai Multi Commodities Centre
  - Jebal Ali
  - TECOM
- Fujirah
  - Fujairah Creative City
- Ras al Khaimah
  - RAK Freezone
  - RAK Maritime City
- Sharjah
  - Sharjah Port Authority
  - Sharjah International Commercial Arbitration Centre (Tahkeem)
  - Sharjah International Airport Freezone
  - Sharjah Media City
  - Hamiray Freezone
- Saudi Arabia
  - Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency
  - Saudi Arabia Capital Market Authority
  - General Authority for Zakat and Tax
  - Saudi Centre for Commercial Arbitration
- Qatar
  - Qatar Financial Markets Authority
  - Qatar International Centre of Conciliation and Arbitration
  - Qatar Stock Exchange
  - Qatar Financial Centre
  - Qatar Science and Technology Park
- Oman
  - Oman Central Bank
  - Oman Capital Market Authority
- Kuwait
  - Kuwait Capital Market Authority
  - Kuwait Stock Exchange
- Bahrain
  - Bahrain Bourse
  - Bahrain Central Bank
  - BCDR-AAA
  - National Bureau for Revenue
- Egypt
  - Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration
- Iran
  - Iran Special Economic Zone
- Lebanon
  - International and Lebanese Arbitration Centre of the Beirut Bar Association

Cases

Over 13,000 translated summaries

Coverage
- UAE Federal
  - Federal Supreme Court
- Abu Dhabi
  - Abu Dhabi Court of Cassation
- Dubai
  - Dubai Court of Cassation
  - Dubai International Financial Centre
  - Judicial Authority of Dubai World
- Saudi Arabia
  - Saudi Arabia Court of Cassation
  - Saudi Arabian Court of Appeal
  - Supreme Commission for the Settlement of Labour Disputes
  - Supreme Legal Commission of the Trade Ministry
  - Saudi Arabian Supreme Judicial Commission
  - Saudi Arabian Customs Appeal Committee
  - Saudi Arabian Customs Appeal Committee of Jeddah
  - Riyadh General Court
- Qatar
  - Qatar Court of Cassation
  - Qatar Financial Centre
- Oman
  - Oman Supreme Court
- Kuwait
  - Kuwait Court of Cassation
- Bahrain
  - Bahrain Court of Cassation
- Egypt
  - Egypt Court of Cassation
- Lebanon
  - Lebanon Court of Cassation
- Turkey
  - Turkish Court of Cassation
  - Turkey Constitutional Court
- Iraq
  - Iraq Court of Cassation
  - Iraq First Instance Commercial Court
- Morocco
  - Morocco Court of Cassation
  - Morocco Commercial Court of Appeal

Current Awareness

Magazines
- Journal of International Arbitration
- The Oath
- Emirates Law Business and Practice Magazine
- Lexis Middle East Law Alert
- MENA Business Law Review
- Arbitration Year Book
Newsletters
- Al Tamimi & Company
- Clyde & Co
- Hadef & Partners
- Fragomen Middle East
- Latham & Watkins LLP
- BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associates LLP
- Habib Al Mulla & Company
- Afridi & Angell
Legal News
- Daily updated Middle East legal news drawn from over 300 regional sources as well as topical articles from a wide range of prominent legal professionals.

Practical Guidance

Gulf Legal Advisor
- Table of content
  - Arbitration
    - International and Domestic Arbitration
    - Institutional Arbitration
    - Fields of Arbitration
    - Investment Arbitration
  - Banking & Financing
    - Asset Financing
    - Finance Law
    - Islamic Finance
  - Commercial
    - Commercial Investment
    - Commercial Contracts
    - Commercial Anti-Trust Laws
  - Construction
    - Construction Standards
    - Construction Contracts
    - Public Construction Initiatives
    - Key Considerations in Construction Law
  - Corporate
    - Incorporation
    - Corporate Governance
    - Mergers and Acquisitions
    - White Collar Crime
    - Dispute Resolution
  - Litigation
    - ADR
    - Industry Specific Dispute Resolution
  - Employment
    - Employer-Employee Relationship
    - Employment Specifics
  - Energy
    - Oil & Gas
  - Financial Services
    - Insurance
    - Financial Regulation
  - Insolvency
    - Types of Insolvency
    - Insolvency Procedures
  - Intellectual Property & Information Technology
    - IP Considerations
  - TMT
    - Information Technology
  - Leisure & Licences
  - Sports
  - Private Wealth & Taxation
    - Private Client
  - VAT
  - National Taxes and Fiscal Policies
  - Public Law
  - International Law
  - Access to Information
  - Real Estate
    - Real Estate Regulations
    - Ownership, Mortgage and Repossession
  - Transport
    - Services
    - Transport and Trade
  - Skillsets for Lawyers
    - Thinking Outside The Box
    - Practice Development
  - Coverage
    - UAE Federal
    - Saudi Arabia
    - Qatar
    - Oman
    - Bahrain
    - Kuwait
    - Dubai International Financial Centre
  - Lexis Questions & Answers
    - Topics
      - Anti-Corruption
      - Arbitration
      - Companies
      - Construction
      - Corporate Immigration
      - Customs
      - Data Protection
      - Environment
      - Family Business
      - Health & Safety
      - Insolvency
      - Intellectual Property
      - Labour and Employment
      - Mergers & Acquisitions
      - Money Laundering
      - Oil & Gas
      - Personal Injury
      - Project Finance
      - Public Procurement
      - Real Estate
      - Shipping
      - VAT
      - Wills & Probate
    - Coverage
      - Bahrain
      - Egypt
      - Iran
      - Iraq
      - Jordan
      - Kuwait
      - Lebanon
      - Libya
      - Oman
      - Qatar
      - Saudi Arabia
      - Tunisia
      - Turkey
      - UAE Federal
    - Freezone Guidance
      - Coverage
        
        Abu Dhabi
        
        Abu Dhabi Airport Freezone
        
        Abu Dhabi Global Market
        
        Ajman Freezone Authority
        
        Dubai
        
        Dubai Airport
        
        Dubai International Financial Centre
        
        Dubai World Central
        
        Duqm Freezone
        
        Egyptian Freezones
        
        Fujeriah Creative City
        
        Hamiray Freezone
        
        Jebal Ali
        
        Jordan
        
        King Abdullah City
        
        Masdar City
        
        Qatar Financial Centre
        
        Qatar Science and Technology Park
        
        RAK Maritime City
        
        Sharjah International Airport Freezone
        
        Sharjah Media City
        
        TECOM
        
        Turkish Freezones
        
        Two Four 54
        
        Ummal Quwain
      - Getting The Deal Through
        
        Topics
        
        Anti-Corruption Regulation
        
        Anti-Money Laundering
        
        Arbitration
        
        Asset Recovery
        
        Aviation Finance & Leasing
        
        Banking Regulation
        
        Construction
        
        Corporate Governance
        
        Corporate Immigration
        
        Defence & Security Procurement
        
        Dispute Resolution
        
        Dominance
        
        Energy Disputes
        
        Foreign Investment Review
        
        Franchise
        
        Investment Treaty Arbitration
        
        Islamic Finance & Markets
        
        Loans & Secured Financing
        
        Mediation
        
        Merger Control
        
        Mergers & Acquisitions
        
        Oil Regulation
        
        Patents
        
        Private Equity (Fund Formation)
        
        Private Equity (Transactions)
        
        Private M&A
        
        Project Finance
        
        Public Procurement
        
        Real Estate
        
        Renewable Energy
        
        Restructuring & Insolvency
        
        Risk & Compliance Management
        
        Securities Finance
        
        Sovereign Immunity
        
        Tax on Inbound Investment
        
        Telecoms and Media
        
        Transfer Pricing
        
        Aviation Finance and Leasing
        
        Coverage
        
        Bahrain
        
        Egypt
        
        Jordan
        
        Kuwait
        
        Lebanon
        
        Morocco
        
        Oman
        
        Qatar
        
        Saudi Arabia
        
        Turkey
        
        UAE Federal

Books

Sader UAE Annotated Codes
- Civil Procedure
- Commercial
- Commercial Agency
- Banking
- Commercial Companies
- Commercial Maritime
- Intellectual Property Rights
- Insurance
- Real Estate
- Arbitration
- Insurance
- Copyright
- Labour
- Insurance
Doing Business
- Bahrain
- Iraq
- Kuwait
- Libya
- Oman
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Kurdistan Region
- United Arab Emirates
- Turkey
Other books
- Free Zones in the United Arab Emirates
- Fuller: The law and Practice of International Capital Markets
- Handbook of Islamic Finance
- Investing in Iran and the Law
- Islamic Finance (Encyclopedia of Banking Law)
- Middle East Region (International Financial Markets Guide)
- Middle East Region (Whillans Worldwide Taxes)
- Deloitte Middle East Tax Handbook