Deep local experience,
a clear way of working.
Alkanani Law Firm & Consultants is a law and legal advisory firm based in Al Olaya, Riyadh, with more than fourteen years of experience in legal practice.
The firm’s work spans two sides. On the advisory side, it prepares and reviews legal documentation and gives opinions on the matters referred to it. On the contentious side, it represents clients before the courts, judicial committees and arbitral tribunals, handling every procedural step and written submission a case requires.
Advisory
Preparing and reviewing legal documentation, and giving opinions that let clients decide with a clear view of their position.
Litigation & Arbitration
Representing clients before courts, committees and tribunals, from assessing the position through to recovery of the right.
Six practice areas, from advice to recovery.
- Drafting contracts from inception, or reviewing counterparty drafts and proposing amendments.
- Analysing contractual obligations and risks, and refining provisions on liability, indemnity, termination and dispute resolution.
- Advising on the interpretation of clauses, and assessing the contractual position in the event of breach or non-performance.
- Preparing amendment addenda, termination agreements and releases.
- Drafting articles of association, bylaws and shareholder agreements.
- Capital changes, conversion of legal form, and structuring the admission, withdrawal and exit of partners.
- Preparing partners’ resolutions and minutes, and following up on the registration of these actions.
- Restructuring entities and documenting the legal effects.
- Preparing and reviewing internal regulations and policies.
- Structuring authorities and delegation-of-authority matrices, and drafting board and general assembly resolutions and minutes.
- Reviewing existing procedures and assessing their regulatory compliance, identifying gaps and recommending remedies in a written report.
- Preparing employment contracts of all types and internal work regulations.
- Advising on wages, leave, disciplinary measures, termination of employment and end-of-service entitlements.
- Assessing labour disputes, preparing submissions, and representation before the bodies competent to settle and adjudicate them.
- Preparing statements of claim, memoranda and responses.
- Representation before courts and judicial committees, and pursuing appeals against judgments.
- Representation in arbitration proceedings, and preparing the submissions and defences they require.
- Negotiating settlements and drafting settlement agreements where these are more effective than continued litigation.
- Assessing claims and their documents, and preparing pre-action correspondence and formal notices.
- Initiating claim proceedings before the competent authority where amicable recovery is not possible.
- Pursuing the enforcement of judgments and enforceable instruments before the enforcement courts, including all related applications and procedures.
Fixed principles behind every engagement.
- 01
Facts and Documents First
Every matter is examined on its facts and documents before its legal texts. Sound advice begins with a precise understanding of what happened and what can be established.
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A Written Opinion, a Clear Conclusion
Legal opinions are delivered in writing, with a definite conclusion that clients can rely on and act upon.
- 03
Weigh the Path Before Taking It
In disputes, the prospects, risks and cost of a claim are assessed in writing before a course is chosen, and settlement is pursued where it serves the client better.
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Clear Scope and Fees
The scope of work and fees are agreed in writing before work begins, so clients know in advance what the engagement covers and what it entails.
How to Engage the Firm
Matter-Specific Mandate
An engagement for a defined matter, with its scope set in advance, concluding upon completion.
Ongoing Advisory Retainer
An agreement defining the services covered, their term and communication arrangements, for organisations that need continuous legal support.
In both cases, the scope of work and fees are confirmed in writing before work begins.
We examine every matter on its facts and documents before its legal texts, and deliver our opinion in writing, with a clear conclusion that can be acted upon.Our Approach
Let’s start with your matter.
Send the firm a short summary of your matter. We will come back to you to agree the scope of work and fees in writing before work begins.