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Interview: How artificial intelligence will substantially disrupt the legal industry

In an exclusive interview, Mahmoud Awad, Chief Legal Officer at Kitpoi, discussed the radical impact that AI-enabled technology will have on the legal sector.

Interview: The key success factors for boosting legal productivity in MENA

In a two-part interview, Jack Berglund, Director of Product Management at Thomson Reuters, discussed how expert legal technology can drive major efficiencies in legal processes and workflows.

Point of View: How can regional firms address margin pressures and become better business enablers?

Thomson Reuters interviews Nasser Ali Khasawneh from leading regional firm, Eversheds Sutherland, to understand how they are addressing margin pressures with legal technology to be able to support their clients with fixed cost services.

Point of View: The growth of legal technology in MENA

Jacques Visser, Chief Legal Officer at Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), offers his insight on the regional legal landscape and why firms need to embrace this transformation.

Innovation and R&D in SMEs: a Balanced Approach

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) serve as key players in the development of a country, especially in the Middle East and North Africa region where SMEs make up a large portion of existing businesses. As the SME sector grows bigger and more competitive, however, SMEs are increasingly resorting to innovation as an important differentiating factor that can lead to the success and sustainability of their business. Tina Ghanem, Head of Accelerate SME at Thomson Reuters, speaks to Ahmad Saleh, Head of Patents & Designs (R&D and Innovations), from Al Tamimi & Company on the importance of innovation to SME success in the region.

The Bankruptcy Law in the United Arab Emirates

At the end of last year the UAE government issued a new bankruptcy law which was regarded as an important step towards its insolvency regime. The new law outlined a more modernized approach to company restructuring and insolvency management, and provided clearer criteria on the legal guidelines and its application for businesses. Gary Watts, Head of Corporate Commercial at Al Tamimi & Company, speaks to Tina Ghanem, Head of Accelerate SME at Thomson Reuter MENA, on what this law means for businesses across the UAE.

China's One Belt, One Road (OBOR) Strategy

In the second of this two part interview, Neil Cuthbert, Banking & Finance Partner at Dentons Dubai speaks to Paresh Khushal, Head of Professionals at Thomson Reuters MENA, on China’s One Belt, One Road Strategy – what it means, its importance to the Middle East, and how this strategy is set to transform the future of this unique trading relationship.

Public Private Partnerships Interview

The private sector impacts public infrastructure projects, we team up with Denton's Solicitors to discuss the impact for the MENA region

Public Private Partnerships between China and the Middle East

In the first of this two part interview, Neil Cuthbert, Banking & Finance Partner at Dentons Dubai speaks to Paresh Khushal, Head of Professionals at Thomson Reuters MENA, on the close trading relationship between China and the Middle East region.

UAE VPN law changes video

Confused by all the media hype around VPN laws? We chat to an expert who outlines what’s clear in black and white, and what’s still a gray area.

What Brexit means for MENA

As the UK inches towards starting negotiations to leave the EU, arbitration specialist Matthew Showler tells us what Brexit could mean for MENA

Innovation in legal services and the growth of automation

CEO of DIFC Dispute Resolution Authority, Mark Beer OBE, talks to Thomson Reuters Haley O’Brien on how technology is going to impact the way in which legal services are delivered.

Emerging legal technology

Haley O’Brien, Market Development Lead for the Legal business at Thomson Reuters MENA, talks to Justine Reeves, Head of Knowledge at Clyde & Co, about how new legal technologies can drive efficiency and assist with the development of knowledge management.