The Bench advised long-standing client RMAL Hospitality PJSC on a franchise agreement for the expansion of the popular Lebanese street...

The Bench recently advised Beside Group on the launch of the first Diesel e-commerce store in the region; a key milestone in Beside’s...

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...

One of the F&B industry’s responses to the current unprecedented challenges has been to fight back with a fresh wave of food innovation. ...

Entertainment For the second year running, the prestigious Who's Who Legal recommends only one entertainment lawyer in the entire Gulf...

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

The Bench recently advised JK58 FZE on the production of a major 24-hour live streamed event - “One Humanity Live” which included...

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 was awarded Emerging Law Firm of the Year at The Oath Middle East Legal Awards held last night at the Westin Mina Seyahi Dubai....

The Bench FZE today announced it has welcomed Peter Hansen to its team of legal consultants. Peter has over 20 years’ experience across a...

1. Protecting the idea: With the ease and speed of making Apps these days, you should be very careful about who you share your idea with. ...

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...

The Brand 1. Which brand(s) are you looking to protect? Generally this brand must be distinctive and be capable of distinguishing...