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Laura Whiteley

Associate

Contact
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
Cannon Place
78 Cannon Street
London
EC4N 6AF
United Kingdom

Laura is an Associate in the real estate team in London. She has a broad range of experience covering all aspects of commercial property work, including acquisitions and disposals, property finance and asset management work. Laura qualified as a solicitor in August 2015 within a market-leading commercial development and investment team at a City law firm in London, and has experience working on a variety of transactions for high profile clients. She moved to CMS in the UAE in 2017 where she gained a wealth of experience, before returning to the UK at the end of 2021. Laura acts for an array of clients including developers, investors, financial institutions, private and listed companies on a range of real estate matters.

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Relevant experience

  • On a joint venture between a Canadian pension fund and a UK superannuation fund as part of a corporate acquisition involving over 30 properties.
  • Emirates NBD REIT in respect of their purchase of property at Dubai Internet City.
  • Major professional service provider in respect of a lease of prime office space in a new development in the DIFC.
  • Savills PLC regarding their acquisition of the Cluttons MENA property business.
  • C2 Capital in connection with financing a number of properties with Svenska Handelsbanken, as part of a growing portfolio in the UK.
  • High net worth individuals in respect of their property structuring for a residential purchase at The Royal Atlantis on The Palm Dubai.
  • U+I Group PLC on the acquisition of property for residential redevelopment in East London and its associated financing.
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Memberships & Roles

  • Law Society of England and Wales
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Education

2013 - University of Law - Legal Practice Course (Distinction)
2011 - The College of Law – Graduate Diploma in Law
2010 - University of Manchester - BA (Hons) Geography

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Expertise

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06/12/2021
Climate change taxation reforms and incentives in the UAE
1. Has your country ratified the Paris Agreement?  Yes, in September 2016. 2. Has your country introduced environmental taxes? 2.1 Energy taxes There are no direct or indirect environmental taxes...
12/05/2021
Rent Relief – Options for Landlords and Tenants
Over the past 12 months, we have seen short-term statutory intervention in various jurisdictions and temporary rent concessions agreed between landlords and tenants trying to mitigate the impact of Covid...
07/10/2020
UAE Economic Substance: Important Changes
We previously discussed the introduction of economic substance requirements in the UAE on 30 April 2019 in Law-Nows here and here. Its introduction meant that UAE entities were obliged to file economic...
24/08/2020
Rent relief - options for landlords and tenants
COVID-19 is affecting all areas of business life, including the relationship between landlords and their tenants. Many occupiers are struggling to re-open, despite being permitted to do so under local...
03/06/2020
Landmark Court decision relating to UAE Federal Tax Authority penalties
Since the introduction of VAT in the United Arab Emirates on 1 January 2018, there have been some differing opinions with interpretation and application of the applicable VAT laws and regulations. This...
03/06/2020
UAE Economic Substance Notification
The deadlines for filing economic substance notifications are on the horizon (or indeed just passed). In order to comply with the regulations introduced on 1 January 2019 concerning economic substance...
21/01/2020
The new DIFC leasing law
A new Dubai International Financial Centre (“DIFC”) leasing law was recently announced - DIFC Law No.1 of 2020 (the “Leasing Law”), which came into force on 14 January 2020. It applies to leases...
20/08/2019
Brave new world - economic substance requirements introduced in the UAE
New regulations concerning economic substance (Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No.31 of 2019) (the “Reg­u­la­tions”) have been implemented in the UAE. The Regulations intend that all in-scope UAE entities...
15/05/2019
Good news for international property investors in Abu Dhabi
Following the announcement of recent legislation, Abu Dhabi is the next Emirate to follow in the footsteps of Dubai by allowing non-UAE/GCC nationals to be able to acquire freehold property rights in...
10/01/2019
Registration requirements for overseas entities owning UK property – draft...
A draft Bill has recently been published to set up a register to be maintained by UK Companies House for beneficial owners of overseas entities that own UK property. Once the register has gone live (intended...
04/09/2018
VAT in the Technology, Media and Tele­com­mu­nic­a­tions Sector
Earlier this summer, Anna Burchner (CMS Tax partner), Alexandra Tuck (CMS Tax senior associate) and Laura Whiteley (Associate) held a number of roundtable discussions with clients at our Dubai office...
29/08/2018
Hotel Structures in the Middle East - All Change
The hotels market in the UAE has historically been dominated by the traditional hotel management agreement (“HMA”) structure between the hotel owner and their chosen operator. The past few years has...