Executive summary

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Federal Decree Law No. 26/2020 (Decree) will come into force on 2 January 2021. The Decree significantly amends Federal Law No. 2 of 2015 on Commercial Companies (Companies Law 2015).

This Alert summarizes how these changes will affect businesses operating in the UAE under the Companies Law 2015, as amended by the Decree (Companies Law …