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Managing Partner Ziad Obeid has been elected Chairman of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) Lebanon Branch for 2019. 

On 12 September 2018, the Lebanese Central Bank issued a decision to adopt the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR). This decision, which was published in the Official Gazette on 20 September 2018, calls for Lebanese Banks, monetary institutions and other institutions associated with the Central Bank to take all necessary measures to comply with the […]

Founding Partner Professor Dr Nayla Comair-Obeid has been appointed as a member of China’s International Commercial Expert Committee of the Supreme People’s Court. The First and Second International Commercial Court of the Supreme People’s Court in China (“CICC”) were established on 29 June 2018 in Shenzhen and Xi’an respectively. The CICC’s objective is to “try […]

The last six months have seen significant developments in the Energy sector for Lebanon and the greater MENA region. Of particular relevance is the enactment by the Lebanese Parliament of the new Petroleum Tax Law which taxes revenues from oil operations. Since the passing of the new law, two bids have been submitted to the […]

On the occasion of the LCILP 2nd Annual Conference, Professor Dr Nayla Comair-Obeid was invited to give the keynote address. Professor Dr Comair-Obeid focused on the long established tradition of arbitration and other ADR mechanisms used in the Middle East, which are now being repurposed to resolve energy disputes.  This tradition of out of court […]

The CIArb’s North American branch in Houston, a city recognized worldwide for its energy industry, hosted a conference on the topic of resolving energy disputes in time of crisis.  President Professor Dr Nayla Comair-Obeid was invited to deliver the keynote speech.  Professor Dr Nayla Comair-Obeid’s speech focused on first the CIArb and its leading role in […]

Founding Partner Professor Dr Nayla Comair-Obeid has been elected President of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (‘CIArb’) for 2017, and took up her position as President on the 1st of January. Previously, Professor Comair-Obeid served as Vice-President and Deputy President of the CIArb (2015-2016) and as Chair of the CIArb’s Board of Trustees (2014). Founded […]

The new Lebanese Cabinet approved two prerequisite decrees for the initiation and progression of the bidding for offshore exploration and production of hydrocarbons.*  The decrees approved the official delineation of blocks in Lebanon’s EEZ, the bidding conditions, and the model Exploration and Production Agreement (EPA).  The Cabinet additionally decided to form two ministerial committees to […]