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Medical Law
December 20, 2022

The Patients' Rights and Informed Consent Act is a law that was enacted in 2004 to protect the rights of patients in the healthcare system. This law outlines the rights of patients to receive appropriate medical care, to be fully informed about their health status, and to have the right to give or withhold consent for medical treatments and procedures. One of the key provisions of this law is the right to be fully informed about one's health status. This includes...

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Medical Law
December 20, 2022

Medical ethics are the cornerstone of the practice of medicine, as they help ensure that doctors provide care to their patients in a specialized and empathetic manner. The Medical Doctor’s mission is to prevent, rehabilitate, alleviate pain and raise the general level of physical and psychological health. In Lebanon, Law 288 of 1994 is a key piece of legislation that outlines the ethical standards that doctors must adhere to. In 2012, an amendment to this law was passed under the number 240,...

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Real Estate
June 30, 2022

International real estate acquisition and cross border commercial activities are certainly an increasing trend and have become the norm for many Lebanese nationals and expats who own or intend to purchase real estate abroad whether for investment purposes, vacation homes, foreign Citizenship through real estate acquisition, new work domicile, immigration etc. These cross border real estate acquisitions raise many legal concerns and oftentimes entail unintended legal consequences especially in terms of tax and inheritance law. Every country has a different and nuanced...

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Business
June 29, 2022

Mediation is an amicable process of resolving disputes between two or more parties who are in disagreement. It involves a professionally trained individual, a mediator, assisting those individuals in drafting an agreement that addresses the needs of both parties. The goal is to identify the zone of possible agreement and reach a win-win situation. In this post we hope to provide some insight into what mediation entails under Lebanese law and how it can help you with any future dispute. Mediation is...

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Family Law
June 27, 2022

The following is a summary of the procedures to be followed to issue a Probate Decision in Lebanon to determine the inheritance and complete the asset transfer transactions before the Ministry of Finance (MOF), whether by the heirs of a Lebanese citizen or a foreign national residing in Lebanon or abroad. First: Defining the Asset Transfer Fee (Transfer Fee) A Transfer Fee is imposed on all movable and immovable assets and funds that constitute the Estate. The Transfer Fee includes: (a) All movable and...

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