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Practice Areas

Mahmoud Abu Zohair and Ahmed Alghamdi Law Firm provides legal consultations and a range of services to clients in a manner suited to their particular needs: the study of cases across their various legal fields, corporate and institutional transactions, notarization services, legal consultations, and the drafting and review of contracts.

Litigation

Litigation Before Judicial Bodies

Our legal and Sharia expertise qualifies us to appear before the various judicial bodies. Grounded in a thorough knowledge of rulings and statutes, and in long practice in handling cases both large and small at every degree of litigation and before the different courts and committees, we give our clients confidence in the conduct of their disputes and the protection of their rights.

Labor Cases

The preparation of legal and labor regulations is among our most established areas of practice. We draft and review employment contracts and act in the resolution of financial and administrative disputes.

Real Estate Cases

We provide the full range of legal services connected with commercial and residential real estate transactions, including the ownership and operation of property, the conduct of lease negotiations, the resolution of the difficulties facing either party, and the settlement of disputes between landlords and tenants.

Insurance Cases

We advise on commercial and cooperative insurance, and act in pleading and defense in insurance cases.

Capital Market Authority Cases

We prepare and review banking securities documentation, obtain the regulatory licenses required for financial activities, and act in pleading and defense in financial and banking cases.

Personal Status Cases

We provide legal and Sharia advice in all personal status matters.

Administrative Litigation

We provide legal and Sharia advice, file grievances against decisions issued by government agencies, and seek the annulment of those decisions so that the individual or the corporate entity obtains the right due to it.

Criminal Cases

We advise and plead in all matters connected with criminal cases, assigning each case to the specialists at the firm for study.

Commercial and Corporate Cases

We specialize in commercial, economic and administrative affairs, and accordingly offer a long line of legal services in the trade and corporate sector: the incorporation and merger of companies, the writing and drafting of contracts of every kind, the registration of commercial agencies, the organization of commercial activities, and the establishment of companies of all types.

Banking and Finance Cases

We are committed to providing effective and reliable legal solutions for financial and banking transactions. We advise on financial law at every level and cover all aspects of financial practice, locally and internationally, with a high degree of accuracy, through our legal and financial advisers and through specialists in finance, insurance and the capital market.

Zakat and Tax Cases

We work to provide a sound climate for investment and to widen the opportunities for balanced economic development, and accordingly offer our clients specialized legal services in the field of zakat and taxation with a high degree of professionalism.

Legal services

Contract Drafting

We prepare and draft contracts and agreements of every kind, verify the procedures that precede them, and confirm their conformity with the provisions of the law and their soundness as a matter of pure legal analysis, as well as their fitness for practical reality. We also review, audit and examine Sharia and legal documents of all kinds.

Notarization

We provide notarization services, including the issue and revocation of powers of attorney for individuals and companies, the notarization of articles of incorporation, the transfer and mortgage of real estate, the release of mortgages and the correction of real estate mortgages, and the notarization of financial declarations.

Foreign Investment and Investment Solutions

We provide legal advice on investment structuring and market entry mechanisms, legal advice for foreign investment entities, and support in negotiations.

Logistics Services

The interests of our clients are our first priority. We provide the logistical support required to develop commercial operations and to enable institutions of every kind to derive full benefit from them, without legal disputes or administrative complications that could cause them harm.

Inheritance and Estate Distribution

We handle inheritance matters, the division and liquidation of estates, and judicial receivership in its various forms, on the basis of the rules of Islamic Sharia and the laws governing the distribution of inheritances, assets, movables and monies held in bank balances or investment portfolios, together with all related Sharia, administrative and regulatory questions.

Document Review

We review administrative documents and contracts in a manner that serves the client’s interest and protects his rights against unethical uses, guarding against and preventing practices such as the forgery of contracts and others that fall short of the fairness and integrity we consistently seek.

Arbitration

We bring years of experience and skill in arbitration services. Arbitration is one of the legal means of settling disputes with speed and flexibility, sparing the parties the length of proceedings encountered in traditional methods and procedures of litigation.

Corporate Governance

We hold the experience and the qualifying certificates to structure existing companies and newly formed companies as the law requires, or to carry out the roles of other departments within a single entity, for limited liability companies and for companies to be listed on the Saudi capital market.

Review of Work Regulations

We review and draft internal work regulations so that they conform to the rules of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development and protect employer and employee alike, in clear wording that reduces future legal risk.

Trademark Registration

We help our clients protect their commercial identity through trademark registration services locally and internationally, from the preparation of the application to the issue of the certificate of registration, securing intellectual property rights and strengthening confidence in the mark.

Estate Liquidation

We manage and liquidate estates in accordance with Sharia and statutory rules, from the enumeration of the heirs and the assets to the distribution of the shares due, observing the highest standards of integrity and transparency in preserving rights and easing procedures.

Commercial Franchising

We provide complete advice on commercial franchise agreements, from the preparation and review of the agreement to its registration as the law requires, preserving the rights of the franchisor and the franchisee and keeping the business lawful and secure.

Do you have a matter that needs a legal opinion?

Tell us the facts and the documents in your possession, and we will set out the legal position and the available options.