Moores Rowland UAE boasts the foremost education practice in the Middle East and North Africa, assisting education clients with all necessary legal matters for successful establishment and operation; from obtaining regulatory approvals to navigating real estate, tax, and banking issues. Our dedicated education lawyers possess a comprehensive understanding of the sector and collaborate with education providers throughout the industry, including pre-schools, schools, training academies, universities, and colleges. Extensive education expertise and strong relationships We have education specialists positioned throughout the MENA region, encompassing The United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Qatar, and Bahrain. The education sector is heavily regulated, necessitating specialized advice for education providers. We maintain daily communication with the pertinent ministries across our network of offices. These strong relationships, combined with our extensive legal knowledge, enable us to assist our education clients in comprehending how the law is applied in practice. This understanding ensures that our clients achieve their goals while managing costs effectively.

Our education services

• Setting up of entities onshore and in free zones across the MENA region including advising on structuring and restructuring of education-related businesses.
• Mergers and acquisitions including due diligence, advising on optimal structure for acquiring businesses, seeking regulatory approvals, negotiating and finalising all transaction documents and implementing the restructure and acquisition for companies acquiring education sector assets.
• Joint ventures including establishment of joint venture entities onshore and in free zones.
• Financing such as advising an international funds specialising in student accommodation and creating legal documentation in relation to funds for establishment and expansion of education businesses.
• Real estate including, advising generally on land law, development and leasing requirements as well as more specifically on tenant and landlord obligations, assessment of building standards and arrangement of musataha agreements with government entities and developers.
• Construction and infrastructure including construction, operation and maintenance of new campuses.
• Employment issues including contracts, review of HR policies and general HR matters.
• Intellectual property including copyright assignment, ownership advice and model agreements.
• Technology covering all aspects of technology procurement (including Edtech) including IT and non-IT outsourcing arrangements.
• R&D and innovations, patent protection and commercialisation of inventions.
• Regulatory advice covering all of the issues required to set up and operate in the education sector in our region.