{"id":2846,"date":"2026-03-12T05:44:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T05:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insight.thomsonreuters.com\/mena\/legal\/?post_type=insight_resource&#038;p=2846"},"modified":"2026-03-12T08:19:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T08:19:39","slug":"practical-law-toolkit-ongoing-crisis-in-middle-east","status":"publish","type":"insight_resource","link":"https:\/\/insight.thomsonreuters.com\/mena\/legal\/resources\/resource\/practical-law-toolkit-ongoing-crisis-in-middle-east","title":{"rendered":"Practical Law Middle East Toolkit: The Ongoing Conflict in the Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A toolkit that curates <a href=\"https:\/\/mena.thomsonreuters.com\/en\/products-services\/legal\/practical-law-middle-east.html\">Practical Law<\/a> resources to support legal practitioners navigating challenges from the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Legal professionals across the region and beyond are navigating disruption and uncertainty as the situation evolves. This Toolkit offers guidance on a wide range of critical legal areas impacted by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, focusing on jurisdictions such as the <strong>UAE<\/strong>, <strong>Saudi Arabia<\/strong>, <strong>Qatar<\/strong>, <strong>Kuwait<\/strong>, and <strong>Bahrain<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/mena.thomsonreuters.com\/en\/products-services\/legal\/practical-law-global.html\">Practical Law<\/a> toolkit curates Practical Law resources to support practitioners. It does not represent Thomson Reuters&#8217; position on the political, legal, or other dimensions of the conflict. We recognise that this is a rapidly evolving situation; the resources and framing on this page will be reviewed and updated regularly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This collection is informational and supportive in purpose; it is not exhaustive and does not replace professional judgment, supervision, legal guidance, or emergency response protocols. We also acknowledge that this conflict may be personally affecting practitioners themselves, and we encourage all users to attend to their own well-being alongside their professional practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What&#8217;s inside the toolkit?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Curated guidance across key practice areas, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Business continuity<\/strong> and operational disruption<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Commercial contracts<\/strong> (including force majeure\/hardship concepts, notices, termination, variation, supply)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Corporate governance<\/strong> and decision-making<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Employment<\/strong> considerations during disruption (changes to terms, remote work, wellbeing\/absence, terminations)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Disputes<\/strong> arbitration and litigation steps, emergency measures, remote hearings, and enforcement)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>IP\/Technology<\/strong> and <strong>cyber <\/strong>considerations (including heightened cyber risk and compliance considerations)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Data privacy <\/strong>and cross-border data transfer considerations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Insurance and Finance<\/strong> topics (lending, guarantees, security, insolvency)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How do we maintain the content<\/strong>?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We recognise this is a rapidly evolving situation. The resources and framing on this page will be reviewed and updated regularly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mena.thomsonreuters.com\/en\/products-services\/legal\/practical-law-middle-east.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/insight.thomsonreuters.com\/mena\/legal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Try-Practical-Law-for-free.-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2869\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insight.thomsonreuters.com\/mena\/legal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Try-Practical-Law-for-free.-4.png 780w, https:\/\/insight.thomsonreuters.com\/mena\/legal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Try-Practical-Law-for-free.-4-300x35.png 300w, https:\/\/insight.thomsonreuters.com\/mena\/legal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Try-Practical-Law-for-free.-4-768x89.png 768w, https:\/\/insight.thomsonreuters.com\/mena\/legal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Try-Practical-Law-for-free.-4-740x85.png 740w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A toolkit that curates Practical Law resources to support legal practitioners navigating challenges from the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. 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