PUBLICATIONS

Cameroon Tribune – Feedback on the UGGC Africa roundtable in Douala « Law and financial innovation: the contribution of business lawyers »

The Cameroonian generalist daily publishes an article on the first roundtable of UGGC Africa in Douala on February 22, whose theme was the need to keep up with the speed of technology. “La technologie s’impose dans tous les secteurs d’activité et toutes les entreprises en plein processus de dématérialisation des procédures ont un intérêt particulier […]

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Africa is designing its own ESG strategy, article by the Institute from the Responsible Capitalism

26/01/2022 – Read the article by Ali Bougrine, Managing Partner of UGGC Africa, and by Victor Arnould, Associate Attorney, entitled “Africa is designing its own ESG strategy”, published by the Responsible Capitalism Institute. “Africa is the least polluting continent in the world, but it is one of those that suffer most from the effects of climate

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Reminder of the rules of labor law concerning the organization of workers’ unions in Benin

Decree n°2020-458 of September 23, 2020 on the different forms of workers’ union organizations and the criteria for their representativeness This decree applies to workers’ trade unions. The decree defines what a professional union is. It is a grouping of persons practicing the same profession, or related or similar professions, for the study and defense

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Le Monde du Droit / Lex Inside – Interview with Ali Bougrine on the development of CSR in Africa

January 5th, 2022 – Ali Bougrine, Mananging Partner of UGGC Africa was interviewed by M. Arnaud Dumourier, journalist at Le Monde du Droit, on the Lex Inside program, about the development of CSR in Africa. “I think it’s necessary to change the mentality regarding CSR in Africa. The challenge is to enable the african entrepreneurial

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RFI – ” Law firms are becoming a must-have for doing business in Africa “, interviews with Ali Bougrine and Danielle Moukouri

Ali Bougrine (Managing Partner of UGGC Africa) and Danielle Moukouri (Managing Partner of the Douala office) were interviewed on Friday 24 December 2021 by Mr. Olivier Rogez, journalist at RFI, on the expansion of business law firms in Africa. “African leaders have become aware of the added value that legal advice in business law can

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Finances News Hebdo – Interview with Ali Bougrine on business law in Morocco

Ali Bougrine Mananging Partner of the UGGC Africa was interviewed on Thursday 9 December 2021 by M. Diao, journalist at Finances News Hebdo, on the development of the business law market in Morocco. “The business law market is mature in Morocco. Indeed, there are many law firms or business law consultants in Morocco. We were

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[Morocco] Act No.12-18 amending and supplementing the criminal code and act N°43-05 on money laundering

To consolidate the legal framework in relation to the fight against money laundering and terrorism funding, and further to the recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the Act No. 12-18, amending and supplementing the Criminal Code and Act No. 43-05 related to the fight against anti-money laundering (the “Act“) was promulgated on June

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The production of foreign language documents before the courts in Morocco

November 2021 – The translation into Arabic of documents initially drafted in foreign languages that litigants, particularly foreigners, wish to use as evidence before the Moroccan courts became optional following the adoption by the Representatives Chamber in Parliament of Article 14 of the draft law relating to the judicial organization in the Kingdom. It is

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