This week:
On 31 October 2023, Federal Law No. 51 of 2023 Promulgating the Financial and Bankruptcy Law (the Bankruptcy Law) was published in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Official Gazette, repealing the prior federal law on bankruptcy (Federal Law No. 9 of 2016, the Prior Law) and significantly developing the bankruptcy regime in the UAE.
This week:
This week:
Court imposes compensation order on disqualified director
The court has ordered a disqualified director of an insolvent company to pay personal compensation to creditors.
In this week’s update: more details on plans for reforms of governance, audit and executive pay, Companies House is ending its temporary strike-off policy, the court orders virtual meetings on a scheme of arrangement and the FRC calls for participants in a review of company disclosures.