The Oath Middle East Legal Awards has announced the 2021 finalists and we are chuffed that The Bench is in the running for awards in our...

Suzanne has over 15 years' experience gained initially in the UK in some of the leading real estate law firms (Nabarro, now CMS) before...

The Bench was recently awarded 'Rising Law Firm of the Year' at Thomson Reuter's inaugural Asian Legal Business Middle East Law Awards...

Thomson Reuters recently launched the inaugural ALB Middle East Law Awards 2021. These prestigious awards recognise the excellence and...

The Chambers & Partners Global rankings have just been released and the Bench's Technology, Media & Telecom (TMT) team has now been...

The Bench announced today that it advised Accor on its suite of agreements with Qetaifan Projects Company for the Rixos Doha Qetaifan...

The Bench today welcomes Hameed Almihdar to The Bench’s growing Real Estate & Construction Team. Hameed has over 9 years' real estate,...

The Bench today welcomes Aston Benjamin-Taylor to head-up the growing Hotels & Leisure team. Aston has over 12 years' experience gained...

The latest Legal 500 EMEA results are out and The Bench's Technology, Media & Telecom (TMT) team has been promoted one tier and now...

The Bench FZE today announced it has welcomed Gerard Hobby to its team of legal consultants. Gerard has over 26 years’ experience in the...

The Bench today announced Nadia Barton has joined its team as a Senior Legal Consultant. Nadia joins The Bench from Dentons, Dubai where...

The Bench FZE today announced it advised Link ME, a hospitality and tourism advisory specialist on its joint venture with Paramount...

This Article first appeared in The Oath, Middle East Law Journal for Corporates in April 2018/. Joby Beretta, Founder of The Bench,...

The Bench FZE today announced it advised investment firm Golden Group Holding on its negotiations with Mövenpick for their new Muscat...

The Bench FZE today announced Elise Gillians, a construction and theme park specialist, has joined its team of legal consultants. Elise...

With the recent increase in the number of mixed-use hotel projects in the region, we thought it would be an opportune moment to remind...

Having worked in the UAE for over 13 years, I have had the privilege of helping some of our home-grown UAE brands (such as Jumeirah’s the...