Archives

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has unveiled a striking new livery carrying the distinctive branding of partner McLaren Racing, marking the first time a Formula 1 team has been featured on a wide-body [...] 

Meta today announced the global expansion of its AI technology to help identify teens who may have misrepresented their age online and place them in Teen Account protections.

For more than a decade, Meta has worked with leading experts [...] 

According to Sharad Agarwal, CEO of Cyber Gear, “Google Maps is no longer just a navigation app. It is becoming an AI-powered discovery engine. For years, Google Maps helped us get from Point A to Point B. Now, it is transforming how we explore cities, [...] 

TikTok has launched a standalone TikTok Shop app in select markets as it continues to expand its e-commerce ambitions and compete more directly with established e-commerce platforms like Amazon and Temu, beyond its main platform.

According [...] 

The EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said 2026 is virtually certain to exceed 1.5°C of global warming above pre-industrial levels, becoming the second calendar year to do so after 2024.

The service explained that exceeding [...] 

OpenAI has closed ‌on new funding of $11 billion, the initial part of a round ​that values the company ​at $1.25 trillion, according to investment sources.

The $11 ​billion raised so far represents ​only a portion of OpenAI’s [...] 

China launched a group of remote sensing satellites from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in southwest China’s Sichuan Province on Thursday, Xinhua News Agency reported.

The satellites 07-09 of the Yaogan-51 group were launched [...] 

Africa has a unique opportunity to become a global clean-energy manufacturing powerhouse rather than simply supplying the raw materials that fuel the world’s net-zero transition.

That was the message from Riyad Mehdeb, of the United Nations Development [...] 

A crew of daredevil abseilers descended the London Eye this week, carrying out checks on thousands of brand-new lights to get the world’s tallest cantilevered observation wheel ready for the festive season.

The London Eye has recently undergone [...] 

The United Nations has launched a new insurance scheme providing up to US$40 million in additional funding to help vulnerable households and communities protect their homes, food supplies and livelihoods before natural disasters strike, [...] 

Suggested URL path: /awards/iconic-legal-consultant-of-the-year-2026

Key Takeaways

Business Frontier named Dr. Hassan Elhais its Iconic Legal Consultant of the Year for 2026.

• The second edition was held at Taj Dubai, Business Bay, on Sept 4, 2026.
• His family-law work includes divorce and disputes involving children. He also advises on criminal, civil, and commercial matters.
• The 2026 Chambers guide places him in Band 1 for Family/Matrimonial: High Net Worth in the UAE.
• He completed a Master’s Degree in Law in 2015, followed by a PhD in Law in 2019.
• His publications range from professional practice guides to articles explaining everyday concerns, such as a landlord’s refusal to accept rent.

Introduction

At the Business Frontier Leadership Conclave & Awards in Dubai on Sept 4, 2026, Dr. Hassan [...] 

NVIDIA and Cisco have announced plans for Ultra-Dense Small Form Factor Pluggable (USFP), a new high-density 400Gb/s-per-lane optical module designed to equip the hardware ecosystem for the next generation of AI factories using pluggable [...]