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Laya Aoun-Hani is a Counsel and senior member of the EMEA Baker McKenzie International Commercial & Trade Practice Group. With over 17 years of experience in the Middle East, Laya regularly advises multinational clients from different industries on commercial transactions, multijurisdictional distribution and agency arrangements and restructurings, commercial disputes settlements, competition law, trade compliance, export controls, trade sanctions and customs matters. She is the Middle East lead for the Baker McKenzie Consumer Goods and Retail Industry Group and has also extensive experience in the Healthcare sector.
Laya trained at one of the largest law firms in Lebanon and one of the largest international law firms in London before she joined Baker McKenzie in Dubai in 2013. She was a lecturer and coordinator of a Business Law course for five years at the Faculty of Business at Antonine University in Lebanon and she currently delivers training courses to lawyers in the private practice at the Dubai Legal Affairs Department.
In Antitrust / Competition

United Arab Emirates: New Competition Law will enter into force on 28 December 2023

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On 28 September 2023, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) issued Federal Law No. 36 of 2023 (“New Competition Law”), which repealed and replaced Federal Law No. 4 of 2012. The New Competition Law signals a new era of enforcement by the UAE Ministry of Economy by providing a functional competition regime through, inter alia: extending a wider scope of application to almost all economic activities; expanding its mandate by prohibiting new conducts and introducing a new dominance test; and finally introducing administrative penalties and stricter financial penalties. The New Competition Law will officially enter into force on 28 December 2023, with the executive regulation to be published within six months thereafter.

In Product Regulation & Liability

United Arab Emirates: Enhancing consumer rights – Exploring the UAE’s latest Consumer Protection Regulations

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On 3 July 2023, the UAE issued Cabinet Decision No. 66 of 2023 concerning the Executive Regulations of Federal Law No. 15 of 2020 on Consumer Protection. The most prominent changes in the Executive Regulations include the additional safeguards granted to customers and guidance on prohibited clauses and conditions to be included in contracts and Terms & Conditions with customers. With the widespread use of e-commerce globally, the Executive Regulations have also brought e-commerce providers under its remit and placed additional responsibilities on such providers.

In Trade and Foreign Investment

Middle East Customs and Transfer Pricing Briefing

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We are delighted to invite you to our Baker McKenzie Middle East Customs and Transfer Pricing Briefing.
Hosted at our Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) office on 12 October 2023 at 8:30 – 11:30 am GST, the session is designed to provide you with first-hand insights from our Middle East and international experts in the fields of Customs, Transfer Pricing and VAT.

In AML & Financial Services Regulatory

UAE: Strengthening Compliance Against Financial Crime: Recent Developments and Enforcement Trends in the UAE

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Greater scrutiny into financial crimes The newly enacted Federal Law No. 20 of 2018 on Anti-Money Laundering Law (AML Law) contains important improvements over the prior legal framework to combat financial crimes. For the first time, digital currencies are brought within the ambit of the law, targeting online money laundering…