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    Media Announcements ADGM RA Publishes Consultation Paper on Legal Service Providers

    ADGM Registration Authority Publishes Consultation Paper on Legal Service Providers, Tax Service Providers & Company Service Providers Controls

    ADGM RA: 22 May 2025

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    The ADGM Registration Authority (RA) has issued a Consultation Paper to explain and seek public feedback on proposed amendments to the Commercial Licensing Regulations (Conditions of Licence and Branch Registration) Rules 2024 and the Commercial Licensing Regulations (Controlled Activities) Rules 2024.

    The amendments introduce certain conditions on legal service providers, restrict company service providers from providing certain other controlled activities, and introduce a new controlled activity with respect to tax services.

    This Consultation Paper is of interest to:

    • ADGM licensed legal service providers or those seeking to become ADGM licensed legal service providers,
    • ADGM licensed auditors or those seeking to become ADGM licensed auditors,
    • ADGM licensed tax consultancies or those seeking to become licensed tax service providers, and
    • ADGM licensed company service providers or those seeking to become ADGM licensed company service providers.
     

    The key features of the RA’s proposals are as follows:

    • Requiring applicants seeking to obtain a licence for the provision of legal services, by way of establishing a subsidiary or branch office in ADGM, to be:
      • a body corporate or partnership;
      • that has been operating in at least one other jurisdiction for a minimum period of time; and
      • has a minimum number of suitably qualified persons.
    • Requiring licensed legal service providers to obtain and maintain professional indemnity insurance, submit an annual return form to the RA, and comply with certain principles and other restrictions.
    • Requiring applicants seeking to obtain a licence for the provision of tax services to ensure a majority of its senior management consists of suitably qualified persons.
    • Restricting licensed company service providers from combining their licensed company service provider activities with the controlled activities of legal services and auditing services.
     

    To view the Consultation Paper, please click here:
    Consultation Paper No. 5 of 2025 – Commercial Licensing Regulations (Conditions of Licence and Branch Registration) Rules 2025 and Commercial Licensing Regulations (Controlled Activities) Rules 2025.

    The consultation period will close on 15 June 2025.

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