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A share plan in a DFSA or FSRA authorised firm has to satisfy the remuneration rules, the controller regime and the employment law at the same time. A standard four-year vesting schedule addresses none of them.

RERA can cancel a Dubai off-plan project on nine grounds. Four of them concern the land or the master developer rather than the conduct of the developer selling the units. Once the decision is final, the escrow agent must refund purchasers within 14 days and the developer must cover any shortfall within 60 days, with no retention.

Federal Law No. 3 of 2022 applies to franchise agreements the parties register. What registration gives the local partner, and what it takes from the franchisor.