By most measures, expats make up a majority of the people living in the UAE. But until recently, local inheritance laws confused and frustrated hundreds of these expats every year. The big concern that expat investors and families alike have … Read More

Writing a will protects your loved ones should the worst happen LAWYERS ADVISE NON-MUSLIM EXPATS TO DRAFT DOCUMENT COVERING DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS AND CUSTODY OF CHILDREN Dubai: Writing a will not only protects the distribution of your UAE assets in … Read More

Think you need to be old and wealthy to have a will? Wrong. Every Dubai resident needs to protect their assets and legacy, so we spoke to the experts about the new DIFC Wills & Probate Registry to find out … Read More

Dubai: The DIFC Wills and Probate Registry has registered a total of 650 wills this past year. Launched in May 2015, the Registry provides non-Muslim expatriates with legal certainty and the ability to register English language wills covering Dubai estates … Read More

Seventy per cent of the wills registered were executed by both husbands and wives. This number has significantly increased over the past few months. The DIFC Wills and Probate Registry, or the Registry, registered 650 wills in 2015. Launched in … Read More

Families with young children more sensitive to early succession planningDUBAI Non-Muslim expats as young as their 20s and 30s are getting their wills registered to cover their Dubai assets and estates, XPRESS can reveal. Mihaela Moldoveanu, senior manager at the … Read More

As if expat life were not fraught enough with challenges and complications, families of those who invest in properties here face further complications in the sad event that the property owner passes away without a will.Nita Maru, a Solicitor and … Read More

Non-muslim expats can now register a Will under international Common Law. The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) launched the DIFC Wills and Probate Registry (WPR) that allows non-Muslim expats to control what happens to their assets based in Dubai in … Read More

If your family is left behind grieving, stranded and strapped for cash, it won’t be because you did something wrong. It will be because you did nothing. As an expat living in the UAE you can be forgiven for thinking … Read More

Partnership to offer zero per cent easy payment plans up to 12 months – making Will registration easier in Dubai A little more than one year ago, DIFC Wills came into force that ensured the wishes of the testators are … Read More