British lawyers in Dubai 英国律师在迪拜 Money for old laws 旧法律世界新钱途 New international courts in Dubai are giving Britishlegal firms a boost 迪拜的新国际法院给英国律所新的增长点 WHEN the United Arab Emirates gained its independence from Britain in 1971, little did itexpect a second wave of colonialists: British lawyers. 自从1971年阿拉伯联合酋长国从英国那里获得独立后,它从没想过会有第二次殖民浪潮:英国律师。 Clifford Chance, a London-based legal giant, opened a small office in Dubai in 1975 as itbegan to emerge as a commercial centre. 伦敦律所Clifford Chance自从迪拜作为一个商业中心出现的时候就在1975年在那里开了一个小小的办事处。 Allen Overy followed in 1978. 1978年Allen Overy紧跟着开了办事处。 As Dubai boomed, lawyers fromBritain and other countries flooded in, soon crowding its legal market. 随着迪拜的繁荣,来自英国和其他国家的律师涌入很快充满它的法律市场。 A new type of court may yet give British legal minds an advantage over both local lawyersand foreign rivals. |