Compliance Advisory
Compliance duties do not wait for a business to grow into them. Any firm that handles client funds, personal data, or digital assets is expected to have working controls in place. That means policies, KYC procedures (know-your-customer checks), risk assessments, and someone who answers for them. Our compliance practice exists for businesses that need those controls built properly, not copied from a template.
We assess where your business stands. We draft the policies and procedures your regulator expects to see. We also advise on AML, crypto and Web3 rules in Dubai and across the UAE as your business changes. Some questions are about personal data rather than financial crime or digital assets. There, our data protection team handles the privacy advice and the outsourced DPO role.
OUR COMPLIANCE ADVISORY
- Data Regulation & ComplianceData regulation compliance advisory in Dubai covering data protection, privacy requirements, processing obligations,security controls and regulatory compliance.
- Crypto Regulation & ComplianceCrypto regulation compliance advisory in Dubai covering licensing, digital assets, regulatory obligations, risk controls and compliance frameworks.
- Web3 ComplianceWeb3 compliance legal advisory in Dubai covering digital assets, blockchain projects, regulatory requirements, AML controls, licensing and risk management.
- AML ComplianceAML compliance UAE services covering AML compliance advisory, anti-money laundering requirements, risk assessments, policies, KYC and compliance controls.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is included in a compliance advisory service?
It means working out which rules apply to your business and building the controls to meet them. In practice we prepare risk assessments and draft policies and KYC procedures (know-your-customer checks). We also map the duties that come with how you collect and move data. We advise on AML, crypto, and Web3 rules too. Then we keep that framework current as your business changes.
- Which businesses in the UAE need compliance advisory support?
Firms covered by anti-money laundering rules are the clearest case, but the net is wider. Digital-asset, crypto and blockchain work draws its own oversight. Licence applications also turn more and more on what controls a business can show. A regulator may ask to see your policies, risk assessments, or KYC records. If so, you need them written, current, and followed in practice. And you need them before the request arrives.
- Can you advise a crypto or Web3 project on licensing in Dubai?
Yes. We advise blockchain and digital-asset businesses on licensing, the rules that apply, AML controls, and risk management in Dubai. The work normally starts with mapping what your project really does — issuing, exchanging, holding, or building on digital assets. The duties that apply depend on what you do, not the label on the whitepaper.
- When should a company bring in a compliance advisor?
Bring one in as soon as your business could be asked to show compliance records it does not yet have. Regulators and banks ask for AML policies, risk assessments, and KYC files with no warning. The common triggers are a new licence application or onboarding with a bank that asks for AML policies. Others are a data-heavy product launch, or a move into digital assets.
Reviewed by Mohamed Noureldin, Founder, Managing Partner & Senior Legal Consultant
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