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Course Overview


Course Timings:
Registration will be at 08:00 on Day One and the course will commence at 08:30 and conclude at 14:30. There will be refreshment breaks at approximately 10:30 and 12:30. Lunch will be served at the end of the course on each day.

Course Requirements and Certificates
Delegates must meet two criteria to be eligible for an IIRM/ GW Certificate of Completion:

1. Satisfactory attendance – delegates must attend all sessions of the course. Delegates who miss more than two hours of the course sessions will not be eligible to sit the course exam
2. Successful completion of the course assessment

Delegates who do not meet the criteria will receive an IIRME Certificate of Attendance. If delegates have not attended all sessions, the Certificate will clearly state the number of hours attended.

Assessment
Assessment will be based on overall class participation and on a short multiple choice quiz and/or in-class exercise.

Introduction
Working within the legal department of a company can be very challenging in the current economic climate. IIR’s Understanding Commercial Law In The UAE course will help you gain a full understanding of the laws that affect your business.

This course will help you be better equipped to handle the unforeseen situations that you could confront in your work place as Herb Wolfson will guide you through a step by step process to understand the whole range of legal topics that fall under commercial law and remove all mysteries that might be challenging you so far.

Overview Of The Legal System – Basic Themes, Overview Of Legal Concepts: Legal Personality, Basic Principles Of Liability

  • The Legal System In The United Arab Emirates
  • Major Federal Statutes In The United Arab Emirates
  • Overview Of Legal Concepts

Principles Of Contract Law
  • Background
  • Different Views On Contracts
  • What Makes A Good Contract?
  • Key Contract Issues
  • Translation: Advantages And Disadvantages

Principles Of Labour And Employment Law
  • The UAE Labour Law
  • Employment Contracts
  • Verifying Status And Credentials: Background Checks
  • Interplay Between Employment Status And Visa Status
  • Special Issues For Foreign Countries: Interplay Between Local Law And Home-Country Law
  • Special Issues For Cross-Border Employees
  • Employee Benefits During The Term Of Employment
  • Holding Employee Passports
  • Health And Safety Obligations
  • Employee Resignation
  • Termination
  • Notice Periods And Garden Leave
  • Employee Entitlements Upon Termination
  • Employment Disputes
  • Protecting Employer Data And Confidential Information

Principles Of Property Law
  • Types Of Property
  • Property Ownership: The Elements Of The Right Of Ownership
  • Evolution Of Property Law In The UAE
  • Current Property Law Issues In The UAE
  • Property Rights Under The Civil Code

Doing Business Revisited: Entity Selection, Company Formation And Set-Up, Agencies,
Distributorships And Franchises
  • Entity Selection Issues
  • Frmation Under The Companies Law
  • Formation In The Various Free Zones
  • Special Creatures
  • Doing Business Through Entities/Presences And The Licensing Requirements
  • Doing Business Through Agents, Representatives, Distributors Or Franchisees