NEW CONFERENCE for Islamic Finance

Al Tamimi & Company Advocates and Legal Consultants, one of the leading law firms in the Arabian Gulf region, today announced that it will co-chair the upcoming International Bar Association’s (IBA) ‘Islamic Finance in the Middle East’ conference. The IBA, which is the world’s leading organization of international legal practitioners, bar associations and law societies, has recently opened its new Middle East office in Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) in order to keep abreast of local and regional developments.Banking professionals and legal experts who will gather on the 13th of January will discuss pertinent issues including: Islamic banking techniques and their conformity with the Sharia

Laws, derivatives and Sharia complications; securisation and Sharia compliance; Islamic financing techniques underpinning sukuk structures and GCC laws versus Sharia Law.

Mr. Husam Hourani, Partner and Head of the Banking & Finance department at Al Tamimi & Company will deliver the opening remarks and serve as moderator during the conference.