News & Analysis
Bi-Weekly News & Analysis of the International Law Office
After more than thirty years of working as an international law office, our hope for a paradigm shift in the economic environment of Iran encourages and entices us to experience a new start by providing the public and our selected clients with bi-weekly, bi-monthly and yearly News & Analysis about the legal developments that are taking place in Iran.
Our objective is to help our readers to keep themselves abreast of these developments and to remain aware of all the opportunities that are and will become available to them in the Iranian market.
August 19, 2024
There was a time when artificial intelligence was the stuff of science fiction, confined to the silver screen in movies like Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space […]
March 4, 2024
Iranian and English legal systems are two separate legal systems that differ greatly from one another, especially in terms of court proceedings. This essay will analyze […]
December 4, 2023
It has been acknowledged in all the legal systems that the text of the law may sometimes do not provide a clear-cut notion to apply on […]
May 25, 2023
“Child Labour” is specified as work that deprives children of their childhood, their capability and their dignity which is detrimental to physical and mental progress. So, […]
March 16, 2023
Employed women are entitled to nine-months of paid leave in case of child birth. At least 3 months of this leave period should be after child […]
January 17, 2023
In hot summer days, nothing is worse than experiencing power outage and having to resort to rather traditional ways of cooling yourself. Hand fan anyone? Although, […]
August 11, 2022
According to Article 471 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Iran, the State High Court of Justice (herein after “SHCJ) through its General Committee is authorized […]
June 30, 2022
It is often posited that limited liability companies were one of the most significant innovations of the modern era which made the capitalist revolution possible. Through […]
May 26, 2022
The Berne Convention was adopted in the late nineteenth century and currently has 174 signing countries. For any author from any of the participating countries, this […]
May 12, 2022
Labor Code has been ratified in the year 1990 while other acts, circulars, amendments, etc., are in place which is strongly in favor of the workers. […]
March 17, 2022
Unless you have opted to live in a cave (which to be clear we have nothing against considering the insane world we are living in), you […]
November 4, 2021
The Basics of Conditions Precedent Clause The conditions precedent (“CP”) are conditions to be fulfilled before the lender releases the loan to the borrower. Such conditions […]
October 21, 2021
Introduction 1.1. We are writing this topic based on the assumption that it is a website material and is not supposed to be academic research. The […]
September 6, 2021
Among the most evident rights of an accused person in all judicial systems, the accused’s defence rights stand at the top. As one of the fundamental […]
June 24, 2021
May 6, 2021
Documentary credit transactions around the world are in compliance with international practices which has been developed by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). Fortunately, with due […]
March 4, 2021
We are here yet with another update on a previously published news dated 26 July 2018 while you can revisit the article for a brief background […]
January 7, 2021
It is important to cite that the “the new amendment with regards to an issuance of cheque regulation” had been ratified by Iranian Parliament on Nov. […]
December 10, 2020
Iran, likewise any other states within the international community has been entered into numerous bilateral treaties in terms of judicial matters in order to pave the […]
October 22, 2020
The legal basis of the trademark protection in Iran is the new Intellectual Property Law “Iran Patents, Industrial Designs and Trademarks Registration Act”, in force since […]
September 15, 2020
We last had a glimpse on the complaint submitted before the Competition Council (Council) against Iranian Bar Association Union, Iran Central Bar Association (ICBAR), Judiciary Center […]
August 27, 2020
The legislature for the purpose of adjudication of each parties and the possibility of reviewing new evidences or the specific circumstances arising in the legal and […]
July 23, 2020
In April 2013, the Penal Code of Iran (herein after “PCI”) has been subject to partial amendments in regards to discretionary punishments, among which is the […]
June 23, 2020
The constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran makes several restrictions to International agreements or contracts, especially when an Iranian governmental party is involved. The historical […]
May 14, 2020
The effect of coronavirus has undoubtedly become globally predominant in international commercial domain and this note seeks to examine the consequences of this new phenomenon on […]
March 10, 2020
When dealing with sports law in international arena, one of the main issues to consider is the method of settlement of the disputes in this field. […]
January 9, 2020
Investing in the Exchange and Over-the-Counter (OTC) markets of Iran, is not merely confined to Iranian nationals. As the matter of fact, “Foreigners” whether individuals or […]
December 19, 2019
The Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges (INSTEX) is a European special-purpose vehicle (SPV) established in January 2019. Its mission is to facilitate non-USD transactions and […]
November 26, 2019
In recent decades, while the globalization theory tends to potentially enlarge the universal jurisdictions to assist the facilitation of the cross-border interactions among different countries and […]
October 22, 2019
If you have been following the news lately, you have most probably noticed the buzz around Iran accession to UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, also […]