Legislation that the regulator cannot administer is legislation that the regulated cannot rely on.
A drafting brief runs from the policy question, through the comparative material, to the mechanics of administering the instrument once it is in force. We work with government entities and regulators on policy papers and exposure drafts, and on definitions, licensing regimes, sanctions architecture and appeals provisions.
We draw on comparative material from common law and civil law systems, and on the firm's regulatory work in financial services, healthcare, data protection and tax. The drafting still follows UAE legislative style and the conventions of the ministry or authority that will own the instrument.
“Legislative style and the conventions of the ministry are part of the drafting brief.”
We work across the life of an instrument: policy paper, exposure draft, final text. That includes the consultation round, the responses it generates, and the implementation guidance that goes out with it.