Practice areas
Eight disciplines led by practitioners who know the law from inside the courtroom, not from its texts alone
Legal Advisory and Opinions
A written opinion grounded in the text of the statute and settled court practice, setting out your options and the risk in each before you commit.
What the service covers
- A written opinion identifying the legal position, the competent forum and the basis of claim
- Review of contracts and correspondence before signature, flagging the clauses that carry risk
- An assessment of whether litigation is worth it: prospects, cost and expected duration
- Settlement and arbitration alternatives where they are faster or cheaper than a claim
- Who it is for
- Anyone facing a decision that leaves no room for error: signing a contract, answering a demand, or weighing settlement against filing a claim.
- What you gain
- You leave with a written opinion you can rely on rather than a verbal impression, and you know the limits of your right before spending time or money on it.
Labour Law and Human Resources
Employment contracts and work regulations drafted under the Labour Law and its Implementing Regulations, resolution of termination and entitlement disputes, and advocacy before the labour courts.
What the service covers
- Drafting employment contracts and work regulations aligned with the Labour Law and its Implementing Regulations
- Advice on terminating the employment contract and its effect on the end-of-service award, remaining entitlements and compensation
- Representing the employer or the employee before the labour courts and their appellate circuits
- Settling disputes amicably before they reach the courts
- Who it is for
- Employers who want regulations that hold up in court, and employees whose service has been ended or who cannot obtain their entitlements.
- What you gain
- Sound regulations that spare you repeat claims, or a claim built on a clear legal basis rather than one dismissed on procedure.
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Advocacy before courts and committees at every instance, with a plan that weighs resolution against cost, turning to arbitration or settlement where that serves better.
What the service covers
- Drafting statements of claim, defence memoranda and appeal submissions
- Advocacy before the general, commercial and labour courts and quasi-judicial committees
- Commercial arbitration and its procedures, including selecting the arbitrator and enforcing the award
- Enforcement applications pursued before the Enforcement Court until the right is obtained
- Who it is for
- Anyone facing a claim or intending to bring one, and anyone holding a judgment in their favour that has not been enforced.
- What you gain
- A litigation plan built on a realistic assessment of your prospects, not on optimism that consumes years across the instances.
Commercial and Real Estate Disputes
Contract and partnership disputes and their termination, ownership, development and leasing conflicts, analysed rigorously and with an eye on the effect of each decision on the business.
What the service covers
- Disputes over supply, construction and commercial agency contracts and their termination
- Disagreements between partners and breaches of the constitutive contract
- Property ownership and transfer claims and disputes over development and lease agreements
- Claims for compensation for loss arising from contractual breach
- Who it is for
- Commercial businesses, developers and owners whose dispute concerns a contract or a real estate asset of value.
- What you gain
- An approach that considers the effect of the dispute on the business continuing, not merely on winning the hearing.
Criminal Defence
Defence from the moment of summons through to judgment, before the Public Prosecution and the criminal courts, in absolute confidence and with procedural guarantees preserved.
What the service covers
- Attending with the client during the inquiry and investigation before the Public Prosecution
- Applications for release and follow-up on detention procedures and their safeguards
- Preparing defence memoranda and advocacy before the criminal courts and on appeal
- Representing the injured party in the private-right claim and in seeking compensation
- Who it is for
- Anyone facing an accusation or summoned for investigation, and anyone harmed in a way that warrants a private-right claim.
- What you gain
- Early attendance that preserves your safeguards from the first record — and what that secures at the outset outweighs what can be repaired afterwards.
Corporate and Investment
Incorporation and entity structuring, mergers and acquisitions, shareholder and investor agreements, and keeping regulatory obligations aligned as the business grows.
What the service covers
- Incorporating companies, selecting the appropriate legal form and drafting constitutive documents
- Shareholder and investor agreements, governance arrangements and dispute mechanisms
- Due diligence on acquisition transactions and drafting the transaction documents
- Licensing and regulatory requirements for foreign investment in the Kingdom
- Who it is for
- Founders and entrepreneurs, companies approaching a funding round or acquisition, and foreign investors entering the Saudi market.
- What you gain
- A legal structure that can carry both growth and disagreement, rather than a constitutive contract whose gaps surface the day the partners fall out.
Intellectual Property and Governance
Registering trademarks and protecting them against infringement, copyright and patents, and building governance and compliance frameworks that can actually be applied.
What the service covers
- Trademark registration with the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property and handling oppositions
- Infringement and unfair competition claims and applications for compensation
- Licensing and assignment agreements and non-disclosure undertakings
- Governance frameworks and personal data protection policies aligned with the regulations
- Who it is for
- Owners of brands and innovative products, and businesses building intangible assets they fear will be copied.
- What you gain
- Registered protection that lets you stop others and claim against them, instead of discovering your mark has no basis the day someone else uses it.
Risk and Regulatory Compliance
Periodic review of contracts and policies that catches exposure before it becomes a claim, and keeps the business ready for regulatory scrutiny.
What the service covers
- Periodic legal review of contracts and policies with a report on risks and how to address them
- Building compliance programmes and aligning internal procedures with regulatory requirements
- Training teams on the legal obligations attached to the business activity
- Preparing for inspection and responding to correspondence from regulators
- Who it is for
- Regulated businesses, and those facing repeated claims or violations that want to stop the source.
- What you gain
- Fewer disputes at origin — which costs you less than winning them one after another.
Your matter is not among these?
Put the details to us. If it falls outside our practice we will refer you honestly to someone better placed; if it falls within it, we will set out your position at the first meeting.