Associate Professor of Business Law & Ethics
LLM Cardiff University (UK)
PhD University of Manchester (UK)
Bio
Tareq Al-Tawil is an Associate Professor of Business Law and Ethics. He lived and worked in the United Kingdom prior to coming to the UAE. He holds degrees from the Universities of Jordan (LLB) and Cardiff (LLM) in the United Kingdom, and a Ph.D. in Law from the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. Dr Tareq has published extensively in the areas of Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Law and Contract Law.
Office
Abu Dhabi - Khalifa City, MF2-02-11
Phone:
+971 2 599 3285
Email:
tareq.altawil@zu.ac.aeTeaching Areas
Business Law, Business Ethics, Commercial Law, Employment Law.
Research and Professional Activities
1. Al-Tawil, T. (in press, 2018) "Shareholders' Agreements and their Enforceability in the UAE", Journal of Business Law (Published by: Sweet & Maxwell, Accepted for publication on July 25, 2017).
2. Al-Tawil, T. (2018) "Liability of Directors for Acts of Fraud and Mismanagement in the UAE, UK and US", The Company Lawyer, 39 (5), 165-172 (Published by: Sweet & Maxwell)
3. Al-Tawil, T., Younies, H., Gantasala, P. (2018) " The Benefits and Disadvantages of the Law on the Expansion of the Jurisdiction of the DIFC Court", International Journal of Law and Management, 60 (2), 221-232 (Published by: Emerald Group Publishing)
4. Al-Tawil, T. (2017) "Is a lender environmentally liable for the simple act of lending money?", International Journal of Law and Management, 59 (3), 341-364. (Published by: Emerald Group Publishing)
5. Al-Tawil, T., Younies, H., Gantasala, S. (2017) "To What Extent should Director Stake Account of the Interests of Stake Holders?", European Journal of Social Sciences 54 (1), 56-62.
6. Younies, H., Barhem, B., Gantasala, S., Al-Tawil, T. (2017) "Emirati Preferences among Material and Non-Material Incentives in the Workplace", Emerging Economy Studies 3(1) 1–12. (Published by: SAGE Publications)
7. Al-Tawil, T. (2016). "The Major Issues that Need to be Addressed by Effective Corporate Governance in the 21st Century", Journal of Financial Crime 23(2), 349-378 (Published by: Emerald Group Publishing)
8. Al-Tawil, T. (2015). "Vicarious Liability for Breach of Fiduciary Obligation", The Company Lawyer 36 (10), 295-301. (Published by: Sweet & Maxwell)
9. Al-Tawil, T. (2015). "English Contract Law and The Efficient Breach Theory: Can they co-exist?", The Maastricht Journal of European and Comparative Law 22 (3), 396-416 (Published by: SAGE Publications)
10. Al-Tawil, T. (2013). "Damages for Breach of Contract: Compensation, cost of cure and vindication", Adelaide Law Review, 34 (2), 351-377 (Published by: University of Adelaide Press)
11. Al-Tawil, T. (2013). "Letters of Credit and Contract of Sale: Autonomy and fraud. International Trade and Business Law Review", 16, 159-224 (Published by: NSW LexisNexis)
12. Al-Tawil, T. (2013). "Corrective justice and deterrence: Can they co-exist", European Journal of Legal Studies, 6(1), 109-125 (Published by: European University Institute)
13. Al-Tawil, T. (2012). The Efficient Breach Theory: The transparency objection. Journal of Contract Law, 28(3), 218-236 (Published by: LexisNexis Australia)
14. Al-Tawil, T. (2012). The Efficient Breach Theory: The false assumptions and reasons. Journal of Contract Law, 28(1), 150-179 (Published by: LexisNexis Australia)
15. Al-Tawil, T. (2012). "On the topic of the divergence between legal and moral obligations in Common Law", Canadian Journal of Law and Jurisprudence, 25(1), 5-37 (Published by: Cambridge University Press)
16. Al-Tawil, T. (2011). "The Efficient Breach Theory: The moral objection", Griffith Law Review", 20(2), 414-481(Published by: Taylor & Francis)
17. Al-Tawil, T. (2011). "Does restitution for wrongdoing give effect to primary or secondary rights? Canadian Journal of law and Jurisprudence", 24(2), 243-275 (Published by: Cambridge University Press)
Conference Papers
Younies, H., Al-Tawil, T. (2016). “Ranking of reward and recognition preferences among hospitality workers in UAE”, Proceedings of the 28th International Business Information Management Association Conference - Vision 2020: Innovation Management, Development Sustainability, and Competitive Economic Growth
