Legal templates for the ADGM, Abu Dhabi's financial centre

Independent contractor services, fees, IP in the deliverables assigned to the client, confidentiality; ADGM law and the ADGM Courts.

Written employment contract under the ADGM Employment Regulations: pay, hours, leave, probation, notice, end-of-service gratuity, IP and confidentiality, with the statutory minimums always applying.

Founders' agreement for a company in the Abu Dhabi Global Market: roles, shares, vesting and leavers, IP to the company, reserved matters, transfers, deadlock and confidentiality.

Written assignment of intellectual property signed by the assignor, with future rights in identified work, moral rights to the extent the law permits, and recording of UAE-registered patents; ADGM law.

Both parties disclose and receive confidential information; ADGM law and the ADGM Courts.

One party discloses and the other receives confidential information; ADGM law and the ADGM Courts.

Minutes of a directors' meeting of a company in the Abu Dhabi Global Market: attendance, quorum, declarations of interest and resolutions, signed by the chair.

Written resolution of the directors of a private company in the Abu Dhabi Global Market, to be checked against its articles and the Companies Regulations.

Written resolution of the shareholders (ordinary or special) of a company in the Abu Dhabi Global Market, to be checked against its articles and the Companies Regulations.

Controller to processor terms required by the ADGM Data Protection Regulations 2021, as amended: instructions, confidentiality, security, sub-processors, assistance, breach notice, transfers, deletion and audit.