Our Emphasis is generally on commercial law, company law, contracts and banking and finance. However, our Partners have experience in all the legal fields shown in this profile of the Associates Legal Consultancy.
Legal Systems Involved
ALC Partners are educated, trained and have decades of experience based on the major legal systems of the world, especially the English Common Law, French or continental Civil Law Tradition, and Islamic (Sharia) Law Tradition.
Legal Services Offered by ALC
ALC offers Legal Consultation in the following Fields: Contracts in Construction (primarily FIDIC contracts system) Distributorship, Supply and Installation, Military Procurement Contracts, Franchise Agreements, Investment Agreements, Water and Electricity, Renewable Energy, Oil and Gas, Commerce, Trade, Commercial Agencies, International Sale of Goods, Information Technology (IT), Intellectual Property, Banking (traditional and Islamic banking) and Finance, Employment and Labour Agreements, Land Disposition, Insurance and Reinsurance, Telecommunication Contracts, Documentary Credits: INCOTERMS 2010, UCP600 and other matters related to Export and Import activities, etc. Contract Implementation Monitoring – Contract Interpretation - Matters relating to Company Formation, Registration, Winding Up and Dissolution, Company Mergers and Takeover - Tortious Liability matters – Wills - Deeds – judicial litigation issues such as those relating to Claims and Defence Statements and Pleadings – Air Law and Air Carriage Contracts and Bilateral Treaties – International Law (private and public) especially in connection to Border Disputes, Marine Law, Cross-Border Trade and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) issues. Matters relating to International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights are also covered by our Partners’ experience.
Legal Drafting
Experienced drafting service pertaining to Contracts (of all types), Parliamentary Bills and Statutes (with special expertise in Press and Publications legislation) - bylaws - Powers of Attorney – Affidavits and other Declarations – Settlements of all types, Tender Documents including Notices and Bulletins, and other legal drafting jobs in connection to the aforesaid areas of legal consultation.
Sharia Law of Succession:
Inheritance Advice, Distribution and Settlements.
Arbitration and ADR:
ALC offers Representation of Arbitration parties or acting as Arbitrators in Commerce, Trade, Investment, Labour and Industrial Relations, Family Law Issues, International Borders Disputes, etc. Our Experts are available in cases requiring Mediation and other Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) processes, for the settlement of disputes outside of the courtroom, including Early Neutral Evaluation, Negotiation, Conciliation, Mediation, and Arbitration.
Court Work:
Currently this service is limited to the Kingdom of Bahrain where ALC has experts licensed to practice litigation in that jurisdiction, before all court levels and covering all the areas of laws included in this ALC Profile.
