Cherine Ghali, general counsel, Dubai Group, Dean Stelfox, general counsel, Dubai World Central and Mark Beer OBE, CEO & registrar, DIFC Courts, are among the 13-strong panel of judges confirmed to review entries for Legal Week’s Corporate Counsel Middle East Awards.

The awards, which are still open for entries until the end of the day (17 March), will take place on 12 May at the Ritz-Carlton, Dubai, and aim to recognise exceptional achievement by private practice and in-house lawyers working in local and international companies and law firms.