Legal Framework
From The Report: Kuwait 2018
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This chapter contains an overview of the legal framework in which local and international investors operate in Kuwait, including a look at the incentives available for qualifying overseas investors and the changes to intellectual property protection framework.

This chapter contains a viewpoint Alex Saleh, Partner, Al Tamimi & Co.

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Viewpoint:Alex Saleh There have been a number of improvements within Kuwait’s legal system over the course of the last 25 years. Back then, we had only three significant pieces of legislation: our civil code, the commercial law and a companies’ law that was already outdated for its usage. It was clear that these laws were insufficient for the requirements of modern commerce and would not provide comfort for investors, whether foreign or local. On the foreign direct investment (FDI) front,…