Court Uncourt Magazine - Volume VII Issue 2

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whilst achieving the adequate balance between the rights of the proprietor and those of the investor; thus, an investor is able to avoid the restrictions preventing the foreigners from owning land in the region coupled with avoiding the exorbitant expenses therein in the investment zones.
Musataha Agreement invariably is a right in rem that entitles the real estate holders to construct, invest in, lease, sell, mortgage, purchase a plot of land of a third party for a term of up to 50 years with condition that such acts are not contravening any Executive Council resolutions. This term is further extended to 50 years by mutual agreement of two parties. Therefore, to distinguish a lease from musataha can be fairly difficult, and the substance of the document is what determines its nature, rather than its form. Regardless, in the UAE, leasehold interests are treated as personal rights, and not real rights between the two parties.
In this issue of Court Uncourt, our lawyers will elaborate on a broad range of legal matters including Musataha Agreements in the United Arab Emirates, laws surrounding Counterfeit Goods and Piracy in the United Kingdom, Owners Association in Emirate of Dubai, Security Tokens and Blockchain in the United Arab Emirates, Inventions Used or Made in Outer Space, a Guide to FIFA; before and after electing Court of Arbitration for Sports, Admissibility of Forensic Evidence in Courts: United States purview, Ground for Rejection of Plaint in India, CCTV and invasion to privacy in the GCC, Due Diligence by Foreign Law Firms of the UAE entities and Competition Laws in Hong Kong. Through this information outlet, we intend to keep our readers updated on the latest legal developments around the world. Thank you, and we hope you have an insightful read of this issue of Court Uncourt.