Legal templates for the DIFC, Dubai's financial centre

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

Written employment contract under the DIFC Employment Law: pay, hours, leave, probation, notice, DEWS savings, IP and confidentiality, with the statutory minimums always applying.

Founders' agreement for a company in the Dubai International Financial Centre: 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; DIFC law.

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

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

Minutes of a directors' meeting of a company in the Dubai International Financial Centre: attendance, quorum, declarations of interest and resolutions, signed by the chair.

Written resolution of the directors of a private company in the Dubai International Financial Centre, to be checked against its articles and the Companies Law.

Written resolution of the shareholders (ordinary or special) of a company in the Dubai International Financial Centre, to be checked against its articles and the Companies Law.

Controller to processor terms required by the DIFC Data Protection Law, DIFC Law No. 5 of 2020, as amended: instructions, confidentiality, security, sub-processors, assistance, breach notice, transfers, deletion and audit.