Support Services

Attaining a trade or business licence is imperative for company formation. Our dedicated, solutions-oriented licencing team will take the lead and assist you in obtaining the right licence for your business in a smooth and proficient manner.

CBD offers reliable document clearance service solutions to clients who wish to outsource this task. Our team assists with all types of pre-employment and post-employment requirements concerning the Ministry of Labor and Immigration Department.

Before you can fully operate a business in the UAE, you will need to open a corporate bank account. The process involves the submission of documents which identify the ownership structure of the business and verify the identity and contact details of the owners and/or managers to enable the bank to carry out its strict due diligence procedures.

CBD can assist with this process by introducing clients to its banking relationships within the UAE and providing assistance, guidance and oversight of the account opening formalities.

Documents originating outside of the UAE must be legalised and notarised through Diplomatic channels prior to being recognised by UAE authorities:

• Notarized by a Notary Public in the company’s home jurisdiction;
• Consularised by the Foreign Ministry in the company’s home jurisdiction
• Attested by the UAE Embassy in the company’s home jurisdiction;
• Further attested by the Ministry of Affairs in the UAE; and
• Certified Arabic translation approved by the Ministry of Justice

CBD supports its clients with the authentication and translation process of documents to ensure safe handling and complete tracking of documents originating from outside of the UAE.

Legal translation of documents is required to use officially in U.A.E notary public, ministries and courts. With our trusted translators, we translate texts as per the industry standard.

Future Proofing Your Business: Compliance & Regulation

Underpinning CBD’s experience and capability in the provision of company set up advice is a robust skill-set which extends to all aspects of compliance and regulatory frameworks in the GCC.

Over the past few years there has been many significant developments in the legal and regulatory frameworks in the GCC. These changes range from key amendments to the Companies Law to enable 100% foreign ownership of LLCs, placing enhanced obligations on corporate governance, introducing annual statutory filings to a full overhaul of the UAE Labour Law.

CBD understands the importance of good governance and provides support and assistance to its clients to ensure they maintain pace with the frequently changing regulatory landscape.

To mitigate risk of legal or regulatory sanctions and material financial and reputational loss, CBD offers the following services:

• Annual Licence renewal
• Labour and immigration account management
• Annual statutory filings (AML, ESR, UBO)
• AGM preparation and management

CBD offers efficient PRO assistance to deal with all the formalities associated with pre and post-incorporation of your business. These include everything from approvals to document clearing.

Find out more about our PRO services here:

• PRO services UAE
• PRO services Qatar 
• PRO services Saudi Arabia
• PRO services Oman

Our UAE team are experts in a wide range of corporate secretarial services to help keep you keep on top of your corporate governance.

We offer our clients private assistance in order for them to notarise various documents in a convenient manner. Our team of PROs have deep knowledge of the legal processes involved and are authorised by the various government authorities to carry out notarisation.