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Exploring Kuwait’s Legal Landscape: Arbitration Insights from Ahmed Barakat
In the latest Legal Landscapes episode by The Legal 500, our Senior Partner Ahmed Barakat shares his perspective on international arbitration in Kuwait – including the challenges, opportunities, and what clients need to keep in mind. He speaks candidly about the need…
ASAR Shortlisted for Kuwait Law Firm of the Year
ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners’ Kuwait office has been shortlisted for Law Firm of the Year – Kuwait, and Tax Team of the Year, at this year’s LexisNexis Middle East Legal Awards. These nominations reflect the valued trust and support…
Kuwait ratifies the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Agreement
On 5 May 2025, Kuwait issued the Decree No. 66 of 2025 ratifying the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Agreement. This makes Kuwait the 111th member state of the AIIB, and the last GCC country to join the latter. Joining the…
Defaulting Debtors Beware – New Legislation Provides for Possible Imprisonment
A significant legal development, Law No. 65 of 2025 was published on 11 May 2025 (to take effect one month thereafter) introducing new provisions on the possible imprisonment of debtors (and those who collude with them) who willfully refrain from settling…
Lending and Taking Security in Kuwait: Overview Finance Global Guide 2025
ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners is happy to share that Ezekiel Tuma, Ibrahim Sattout, Hussein Azmy, and Surabhi Chaturvedi, have authored the Kuwait chapter of the Q&A Finance Global Guide 2025, published by Thomson Reuters. In this latest contribution to…
ASAR’s insights on Kuwait corporate M&A in Chambers & Partners 2025
ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners is happy to share that we’ve contributed to the 2025 edition of Chambers and Partners’ Global Practice Guide on Corporate M&A, offering insights into Kuwait’s evolving M&A landscape. In this guide, we discuss significant topics…
ASAR InFocus: Mitigation Risks in Share Deals – A roundtable in collaboration with Marsh
A big thank you to everyone who joined us at ASAR’s InFocus round table session on mitigating risks arising under Share Purchase Agreements. The session was facilitated by ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners M&A partners Ezekiel Tuma and Ibrahim Sattout…
Legal 500 Features ASAR on Kuwait’s M&A Law
ASAR has been featured as an exclusive contributor in the 9th edition of The Legal 500: Mergers & Acquisitions Law Guide. This guide offers an overview of Kuwait’s M&A legal landscape, touching on key regulatory frameworks, transactional considerations, and local market dynamics while focusing…
Mustafa Sayed has been promoted to the position of Senior Associate
We’re happy to announce that Mustafa Sayed has been promoted to Senior Associate within our Corporate and Commercial legal team. Mustafa made a significant impact since joining us in 2018 and has demonstrated a strong work ethic adding much value, not only to our…