Oman Law Blog

This article continues the discussion that we began last month on Shari`ah compliant home financing products. The focus is on the diminishi...

Curtis will host a seminar on Shari'ah-Compliant, Tax Effective Financing and Investing. The seminar will be held at the Algonquin Club...

It was recently announced that the Sultanate of Oman, represented by the Capital Markets Authority (CMA), has become a signatory to the Mult...

It is often thought that an agency relationship is the best way for a foreign entity to do business in Oman. However, this is incorrect. ...

This article considers which shares can be pledged under Omani law, the process of registering a share pledge, dealing with pledged shares, ...

This is the second in our continuing series of articles on basic Islamic banking, finance and investment concepts. This article, and subsequ...

One of the Firm's New York-based partners, Michael J.T. McMillen, who supports Curtis Oman's Islamic Finance practice, recently publ...

Over the last few years the Omani authorities have taken numerous steps toward liberalizing the rules for expatriate ownership of real estat...

The Sultanate of Oman is in the process of establishing the legal and regulatory framework that will be applicable to Islamic banks and to t...