Middle East Real Estate And Construction Quarterly Newsletter Legal Updates

The Development Law and Lease Law which were published in 2014 and featured in our previous updater, came into effect on 7 February 2015. A number of supporting laws have recently been published and which we have summarised below:

Law No. 6 of 2015 confirms that the Ministry of Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning has been appointed as the concerned Authority for the purposes of the Development Law. Ministerial Order No. 9 of 2015 confirms the fees applied to registering leases in accordance with the provisions of the Lease Law. The fees for registering a residential lease will be BHD 5 and for commercial leases will be BHD 10. Ministerial Order No. 10 of 2015 includes details of the process and procedure required to file a claim with the Development Law Disputes Committee and which falls under the remit of the Development Law together with an overview of the case management procedures. Ministerial Order No. 11 of 2015 includes details of the process and procedure required to file a claim with the Lease Law Disputes Committee and...