The operations the doctor performs
Commercial and civil matters
Representation in commercial and civil disputes at every level of court.
- Monetary claims and debt collection
- Shareholder disputes, rescission and damages
- Precautionary attachment and interim measures
- Appeals, cassation and enforcement
Contract drafting and review
Drafting and reviewing agreements, and surfacing the risk in their terms before signature.
- Supply, services, distribution and agency contracts
- Partnership and shareholder agreements
- A written risk memo with the clauses to renegotiate
- Arbitration and governing-law clauses
Real estate
Property transactions, leases, and disputes over title and registration.
- Pre-purchase legal due diligence
- Sale, lease and property management agreements
- Eviction, rent and delay-compensation claims
- Title, co-ownership and partition disputes
Banking, finance and investment
Advice on financing and security, and disputes with banks and investment houses.
- Facility, mortgage and security agreements
- Interest, commission and rescheduling disputes
- Compliance and anti-money-laundering
- Representation before the regulators
Legal consultations and services
A written legal opinion, and conduct of procedures for individuals and companies.
- A written opinion within an agreed time
- Review of documents and correspondence before they go out
- Annual legal retainer for companies
- Conduct of procedures before official bodies
Intellectual property and trade marks
Registration of marks and patents, and enforcement against infringement.
- Trade mark searches, registration and renewal
- Patents and industrial designs
- Copyright and software
- Infringement, counterfeiting and unfair competition
Administrative law
Challenges to administrative decisions and disputes with government bodies.
- Annulment and suspension of a decision
- Administrative grievance and supporting documents
- Public-service and promotion disputes
- Tender and administrative-contract disputes
Arbitration and dispute resolution
Domestic and international arbitration, and alternative dispute resolution.
- Drafting arbitration clauses and agreements
- Representation before arbitral tribunals
- Settlement, mediation and negotiation
- Enforcement of and challenge to awards
Employment disputes
End-of-service entitlements, unfair dismissal, and employer representation.
- End-of-service, allowances and unpaid wages
- Unfair dismissal and compensation
- Employment contracts and internal policies
- Settlement before the labour authority
Criminal law
Defence in misdemeanours and felonies, and conduct of investigations.
- Attendance at the prosecution and police stations
- Advocacy in misdemeanours, felonies and on appeal
- Release and bail applications
- Criminal complaints and the attached civil claim
International desk
For foreign investors and clients doing business in Kuwait.
- Incorporation and foreign-investment licensing
- Correspondence and submissions in English
- Cross-border disputes and enforcement of foreign judgments
- Powers of attorney, legalisation and residency
Family matters
Maintenance, custody, access and family disputes.
- Maintenance, custody allowance and housing
- Custody, access and overnight contact
- Divorce, khul‘ and judicial separation
- Enforcement of family judgments
Personal status law
Marriage, divorce, inheritance and the documentation of religious procedures.
- Marriage contracts, documentation and proof
- Declarations of heirs and division of shares
- Wills, endowments and gifts
- Guardianship and administration of property