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All rights reserved.SaturdaySunday0123456789101113141517181920212223http://www.nortonrose.com/common/images/logo_reverse.gifhttp://www.nortonrose.comDavid Johnston discusses joining the Norton Rose Bahrain office and how the legal market differs from the UK.Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/80245/the-oath-getting-on-with-business-in-bahrainhttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/80245/the-oath-getting-on-with-business-in-bahraintext/plainCompared to other parts of the world, the mining sector in the Middle East is relatively undeveloped.Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/79893/middle-east-north-africa-and-central-asia-menaca-mining-guideshttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/79893/middle-east-north-africa-and-central-asia-menaca-mining-guidestext/plainTurkey benefits from a highly varied geology: it holds 2.5 per cent of the world’s industrial mineral resources and produces some 50 different metals and minerals...Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80049/mining-in-turkey-ten-things-to-knowhttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80049/mining-in-turkey-ten-things-to-knowtext/plainPatrick Bourke and Dominic Hennessy have written an article considering the effects of the recent memorandum of guidance Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/80242/the-oath-deconstructing-the-new-moghttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/80242/the-oath-deconstructing-the-new-mogtext/plainInternational legal practice Norton Rose has advised Türkiye Finans on their debut Sukuk issuance of US$500 million Certificates due 2018.Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/79989/norton-rose-advises-turkiye-finans-katilim-bankasi-as-turkiye-finans-on-their-us500-million-sukuk-issuancehttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/79989/norton-rose-advises-turkiye-finans-katilim-bankasi-as-turkiye-finans-on-their-us500-million-sukuk-issuancetext/plainLeading international law practice, Norton Rose has advised on the launch of Cobalt Underwriting, the first Shariah-compliant underwriting agency.Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/79997/norton-rose-advises-on-cobalt-launch-creating-first-shariah-compliant-underwriting-agencyhttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/79997/norton-rose-advises-on-cobalt-launch-creating-first-shariah-compliant-underwriting-agencytext/plainNick Clayson writes on the creation of Abu Dhabi's first financial free zone, the Global Marketplace Abu Dhabi, and what this means for commercial law firms.Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/80040/the-lawyer-sand-bank-city-a-free-enterprisehttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/80040/the-lawyer-sand-bank-city-a-free-enterprisetext/plainThe UAE Emirate of Abu Dhabi has been planning to develop an integrated public transport system for some time.Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/79933/abu-dhabi-metro-and-light-railway-industry-briefinghttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/79933/abu-dhabi-metro-and-light-railway-industry-briefingtext/plainIt was announced on 1 May 2013, that the president of the UAE has issued a new law relating to the Global Marketplace Abu Dhabi.Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/79904/global-marketplace-abu-dhabi-abu-dhabis-financial-free-zone-updatehttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/79904/global-marketplace-abu-dhabi-abu-dhabis-financial-free-zone-updatetext/plainInternational legal practice Norton Rose is pleased to announce that the Chairman of Norton Rose in Australia, partner Adrian Ahern has become Global Chairman.Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/80030/adrian-ahern-commences-term-as-global-chairman-of-norton-rosehttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/80030/adrian-ahern-commences-term-as-global-chairman-of-norton-rosetext/plainDavid Johnston has joined the projects and infrastructure team in the Norton Rose office in Bahrain.Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/80247/airfinance-journal-peoplehttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/80247/airfinance-journal-peopletext/plainLeading international legal practice Norton Rose has today announced 33 partner promotions globally including, in South Africa, six promotions to director.Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/79649/norton-rose-announces-33-global-promotions-ahead-of-us-combinationhttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/79649/norton-rose-announces-33-global-promotions-ahead-of-us-combinationtext/plainThe news relating to Federal Decree 15 of 2013 that “The Abu Dhabi World Financial Market” will be a Financial Free Zone is significant for Abu Dhabi.Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/79626/abu-dhabi-world-financial-market-federal-decree-15-of-2013http://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/79626/abu-dhabi-world-financial-market-federal-decree-15-of-2013text/plainThe Middle East and London teams advised the winning consortium on the US$1.2 billion Madinah Airport expansion PPP. Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/79152/10-things-to-know-about-the-madinah-airport-expansion-ppp-transactionhttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/79152/10-things-to-know-about-the-madinah-airport-expansion-ppp-transactiontext/plainMartin Preston comments on the need for regulatory frameworks to encourage the uptake of alternative energy programmes across the Middle East and North Africa.Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/79405/meed-regulating-a-future-renewables-sectorhttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/79405/meed-regulating-a-future-renewables-sectortext/plainThe proposal is part of a three pronged initiative designated as the “Banking Union”, of which the part dealing with prudential supervision is called the Single SupeThu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/77882/european-banking-unionhttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/77882/european-banking-uniontext/plainThe turbulence reigning in the financial markets since 2009, and the more recent developments in Cyprus, have raised significant concerns regarding the intensity of Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/77751/balancing-the-rights-of-bank-stakeholders-against-the-interest-of-wider-regulatory-objectives-what-can-be-learned-from-the-situation-in-cyprushttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/77751/balancing-the-rights-of-bank-stakeholders-against-the-interest-of-wider-regulatory-objectives-what-can-be-learned-from-the-situation-in-cyprustext/plainNorton Rose LLP won Best International Legal Firm at the 6th International Takaful awards.Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/79727/middle-east-insurance-review-takaful-championshttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/79727/middle-east-insurance-review-takaful-championstext/plainReported controls in place for the reopening of the banks in Cyprus on Thursday 28 March 2013 includeThu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/77610/cyprus-bailout-list-of-exchange-and-capital-controlshttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/77610/cyprus-bailout-list-of-exchange-and-capital-controlstext/plainRecent events in Cyprus have understandably caused consternation in the markets and we expect our clients to have a number of questions following the announcement oWed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/77531/cyprus-bailout-what-nexthttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/77531/cyprus-bailout-what-nexttext/plainWelcome to the first edition of the Legalflyer for 2013.Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/77496/legalflyerhttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/77496/legalflyertext/plainOur survey received 1,006 responses from across the aviation, rail and shipping industries, providing an authoritative and wide-ranging examination of current views Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/77298/the-way-ahead-transport-survey-fourth-reporthttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/77298/the-way-ahead-transport-survey-fourth-reporttext/plainWelcome to our March edition of Legalseas, in which we are pleased to unveil our new look.Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/76675/shipping-newsletter-legalseashttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/76675/shipping-newsletter-legalseastext/plainFollowing the announcement of the Norton Rose and Fulbright combination in June, IHS Fairplay examines the potential impact on established law firms in New York.Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/77154/ihs-fairplay-norton-rose-tremors-rattle-new-yorkhttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/77154/ihs-fairplay-norton-rose-tremors-rattle-new-yorktext/plainIn an increasingly constrained financial market, London is the financial centre best able to meet the funding needs of the transport industry, according to internatiFri, 15 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/77070/london-new-york-and-singapore-are-2013s-key-financial-centres-for-transporthttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/77070/london-new-york-and-singapore-are-2013s-key-financial-centres-for-transporttext/plain