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Briefing
Cross Border Data Transfers in KSA: Standard Contractual Clauses vs. Binding Common Rules
The issue of cross-border personal data transfer in the Middle East is developing and very much on the radar of businesses in the region. Recently…
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Publication
GDPR Compliance for Saudi Arabian Businesses
Thomson Reuters Practical Law has featured insights from HFW Partner Justin Whelan on GDPR Compliance for Saudi Arabian Businesses on Practical Law.
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Briefing
Foreign Reinsurance Company Registration with the KSA Insurance Authority
Further to the publication of the new KSA draft Insurance Law, that was open for public consultation until 22 July 2025, the KSA Insurance…
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Briefing
Saudi Arabia Insurance Authority’s Release the Much-Anticipated Draft Insurance Law
In line with the increasing economic importance of the KSA insurance and reinsurance industry, and in keeping with the Insurance Authority's aims…
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Briefing
Personal data in the GCC
In recent years, the politically and economically allied states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have introduced and/or updated personal data …
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Briefing
The Year in Review, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2024
One more year closer to the vision of 2030 and the socio-economic transformation of the KSA marches on. The development of the legal framework and …
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Briefing
Personal data protection legislation in the GCC jurisdiction
In recent years, the politically and economically allied states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) …
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Briefing
Insurance Developments in KSA
The new KSA Insurance Authority and an analysis of the new KSA Civil Transact…
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Briefing
The Saudi Central Bank ‘SAMA’ launches a public consultation on a draft Rules for Loss Adjusters and Loss Assessors
The Saudi Central Bank (referred to as ‘SAMA’ being the former Saudi Arabian …
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Briefing
Quincecare duty applied by the DIFC Courts
Justin Whelan (Partner, Abu Dhabi) and Thomas Neighbour (Senior Associate, Du…
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Briefing
COVID-19 and Remote Working – Cyber security and data privacy
As remote working becomes more and more mandatory across the globe so the prevalence of Covid-19 cyber security and data privacy issues is…
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