Bridging the Gulf: opportunities for young lawyers from recent developments in the UAE and India

18 Jan 2024 1100 - 1215 GMT

Read more Read less
A webinar presented by the IBA Young Lawyers Committee

In a watershed development, India has finally opened its legal services sector to foreign lawyers and law firms. Meanwhile, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has blossomed into an international business hub, given the prominence of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) and the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM). A treaty of reciprocity for enforcement of orders and decrees between the two countries was recently notified, while there’s palpable interest in both nations in exploring opportunities in each other’s jurisdictions. India is the largest legal services industry in the world by number of lawyers, and also has highest expat population based in the UAE.

At a time when young lawyers are looking to establish their careers beyond their local jurisdictions, this webinar proposes to highlight the opportunities and challenges that one can expect when exploring these two key markets.

Topics to be covered include:

• the opening up of the Indian legal services sector, the rule of reciprocity and opportunities and challenges;

• the UAE legal services sector – onshore UAE, the DIFC and the ADGM – and the associated opportunities and challenges;

• notification of the reciprocal arrangement between India and the UAE for execution of civil decrees; and

• war stories from budding lawyers and emerging law firms setting up in the UAE.

Supporting organisations

Fees

IBA member

Free

Non member

Free

Certificate of Attendance

Certificates of attendance for this webinar are only available to IBA members. IBA members who have attended the live broadcast for more than 30 minutes based on verified sign-in and sign-out times will be sent a certificate to the email address provided at the time of registration. Certificates can only be issued to the name provided at the time of registration. If you have any queries relating to your Certificate of Attendance, please email webinars@int-bar.org

Moderator
Zeina Obeid

Moderator
Obeid & Partners, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Co-Vice Chair , Young Lawyers' Committee

Read biography
Confirmed speakers
Robert Sliwinski

Speaker
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Pranav Srivastava

Speaker
Phoenix Legal, New Delhi, Delhi, India; Co-Vice Chair , Young Lawyers' Committee

Read biography
Shilpa Bhasin Mehra

Speaker
Author and Independent Consultant, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Arun Visweswaran

Speaker
Addleshaw Goddard, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Arush Khanna

Speaker
Numen Law Offices, New Delhi, Delhi, India; Membership Officer, Young Lawyers' Committee

Read biography

Watch webinar