LEXAI Editorial Team
Editorial Team
Articles by LEXAI Editorial Team
Corporate Commercial
When to Hire a Commercial Lawyer in the UAE
What a commercial lawyer in the UAE actually does, when to hire one vs a consultant, and how to find the right fit for a company dispute or contract.
Corporate Commercial
Company Liquidation & Winding Up in the UAE
How to liquidate a UAE company — voluntary vs court-ordered winding up, appointing a liquidator, clearing liabilities and final deregistration.
Corporate Commercial
The UAE Bankruptcy Law: Preventive Composition & Restructuring
The UAE's 2023 Bankruptcy Law explained — preventive composition, restructuring, when directors can be liable, and how creditors get paid.
Corporate Commercial
Liquidated Damages & Penalty Clauses: Enforceable in the UAE?
Are penalty and liquidated-damages clauses enforceable in the UAE? How courts adjust them to actual loss, and how to draft one that survives challenge.
Corporate Commercial
Non-Compete Clauses in UAE Commercial Contracts
Are non-compete clauses enforceable in the UAE? Time, place and scope limits, the commercial vs employment context, and how courts treat them.
Corporate Commercial
Commercial Agency Law: Registering and Terminating a UAE Agency
How the UAE Commercial Agencies Law protects registered agents — registration, exclusivity, compensation on termination, and the 2022 reforms.
Corporate Commercial
Terminating a Commercial Contract for Breach: Remedies Under UAE Law
When you can lawfully terminate a UAE commercial contract for breach, and the remedies available — damages, specific performance and rescission.
Corporate Commercial
Drafting an Enforceable Commercial Contract in the UAE
The clauses that make a UAE commercial contract enforceable — parties, scope, payment, governing law, jurisdiction, penalties and signature/attestation.
Corporate Commercial
Renewing a UAE Trade Licence: Process and Late-Renewal Fines
How to renew a UAE trade licence — the documents, Ejari and approvals needed, typical costs, and the fines that accrue if you renew late.
Corporate Commercial
Economic Substance Regulations (ESR) in the UAE
Economic Substance Regulations in the UAE — the relevant activities, what testing periods remain after the 2024 changes, and how ESR sits beside corporate tax.
Corporate Commercial
AML & goAML Registration for DNFBPs in the UAE
Which UAE businesses are DNFBPs, how to register on goAML, and the AML compliance program — risk assessment, KYC and suspicious-transaction reports.
Corporate Commercial
Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO) Filing in the UAE
What UAE UBO rules require — who counts as a beneficial owner, the registers you must keep, filing deadlines and the fines for getting it wrong.
Corporate Commercial
Free Zone Qualifying Income & 0% Corporate Tax in the UAE
Which free zone companies actually keep the 0% corporate tax rate — the Qualifying Free Zone Person test, qualifying income and the de minimis rule.
Corporate Commercial
Small Business Relief for UAE Corporate Tax: The AED 3 Million Rule Explained
How UAE Small Business Relief works — the AED 3m revenue cap, the 0% vs 9% bands, and who should (and should not) elect for it.
Corporate Commercial
VAT on Commercial Property in the UAE
How VAT applies to commercial property in the UAE — the 5% on sales and leases, input recovery, and how it differs from exempt residential property.
Corporate Commercial
Free Zone Shareholder Disputes in the UAE
How free zone shareholder disputes are resolved in the UAE — your rights under the SHA, deadlock and exit options, and the DIFC/ADGM vs arbitration route.
Corporate Commercial
VAT Registration & Deregistration in the UAE
When UAE VAT registration is mandatory (AED 375k) vs voluntary (AED 187.5k), how to register on EmaraTax, and when you can deregister.
Corporate Commercial
Share Transfer in a UAE LLC: Adding, Removing and Changing Partners
Transferring shares or changing partners in a UAE LLC — pre-emption rights, notary attestation, MOA amendment and the fees involved, step by step.
Corporate Commercial
Drafting an MOA & Shareholders' Agreement for a UAE LLC
What belongs in a UAE LLC's Memorandum of Association and Shareholders' Agreement — capital, profit split, deadlock, exit and drag-along clauses.
Corporate Commercial
100% Foreign Ownership in the UAE After the 2021 Reform
Where 100% foreign ownership now applies on the UAE mainland after the 2021 reforms — which activities still need an Emirati partner, and what changed.
Corporate Commercial
Offshore Company Formation in the UAE (RAK ICC & JAFZA Offshore)
What a UAE offshore company (RAK ICC, JAFZA Offshore) can and cannot do — ownership, holding assets, banking, and why it is not a trading licence.
Corporate Commercial
Sole Establishment vs LLC in the UAE: Which Structure to Choose
Sole establishment or LLC in the UAE? Compare owner liability, foreign ownership, visas and cost so you register the right legal structure the first time.
Corporate Commercial
Registering a Branch of a Foreign Company in the UAE
How to register a branch or representative office of a foreign company in the UAE — approvals, local service agent rules, documents and costs explained.
Corporate Commercial
Choosing a UAE Free Zone: IFZA vs DMCC vs Meydan (2026)
Compare UAE free zones — IFZA, DMCC, Meydan and JAFZA — on cost, licence type, visas and 0% tax eligibility to pick the right one for your business.
Corporate Commercial
Resolving Commercial Disputes in the UAE: The Complete Guide
How commercial disputes are resolved in the UAE — negotiation, courts, DIFC/ADGM and arbitration, plus debt recovery and enforcing a judgment.
Corporate Commercial
Starting a Business in the UAE: The Complete Legal Guide
A complete legal guide to starting a business in the UAE — choosing mainland vs free zone, licences, ownership, tax and the contracts you'll need.
Corporate Commercial
UAE Corporate Tax & Business Compliance: The Complete Guide
Your UAE corporate tax and compliance guide — registration, the 9% and 0% bands, free zone rules, VAT, UBO, ESR and record-keeping in one place.