Middle East: Privacy

Recovery from addiction raises important legal questions about what remains on record, what must be disclosed to employers, and what protections apply when treatment is sought voluntarily. UAE Federal Decree-Law No. 30 of 2021 establishes a treatment and rehabilitation route alongside criminal proceedings, but how this operates in practice and its implications for reintegration remain less widely understood.

The EU AI Act establishes the world's first comprehensive regulatory framework for artificial intelligence, with Article 50 transparency obligations now legally binding as of August 2026. Organizations deploying...

Choose a Dubai defamation lawyer by legal route, digital evidence skill, deadlines, court rights, privacy analysis, and civil compensation strategy.

Bahrain's Personal Data Protection Authority has licensed five entities to provide External Data Protection Officer services, creating new compliance options for businesses. This development raises practical questions about when DPO appointment is mandatory, how to choose between internal and external models, and what wider obligations remain under the Personal Data Protection Law.

A blockchain project may have detailed code but unclear legal responsibility. Founders often focus on technical performance while contracts, token rights, data, ownership, governance, and dispute rules remain incomplete.

Egypt's digital economy has transformed data into a strategic asset, yet its valuation remains poorly understood on corporate balance sheets. This analysis examines how Egypt's Personal Data Protection Law No. 151 of 2020 and its 2025 Executive Regulations fundamentally shape data's economic value, the methodologies for valuing data assets, and the critical role legal counsel must play in data-focused transactions to bridge the gap between regulatory compliance and commercial reality.