UAE Labour / Employment LawCabinet Resolution No. (105) of 2022 Concerning the Percentage of National Lawyers and Legal Consultants at Foreign Law Firms and Legal Consultancy Offices

Article (1) 1. The percentage of national lawyers and legal consultants employed by foreign law firms and legal consultancy offices, licensed to practice in the State, shall not be less (20%) of the overall number of lawyers and legal consultants employed by such firms. 2. Pursuant to a resolution issued by the Minister of Justice, certain foreign offices, stipulated in the preceding clause, may be excluded from the aforementioned percentage, or it may be reduced in the event there isn't sufficient number of national lawyers and legal consultants willing to work in the said offices, for a period not exceeding (3) three years, renewable for another similar period or periods. 3. The Minister o…

Article (2) Any provision conflicting or contradicting with the provisions of this Resolution shall be repealed.

Article (3) This Resolution shall be published in the Official Gazette and shall come into force as of 02 January 2023. Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Prime Minister Issued by us, On: 04 / Jumada I / 1444 A.H. Corresponding: 28 / November / 2022 AD

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