Areas of Practice
Corporate & Commercial
Legal review, vetting, and advisory services from initial business entity acquisition / set up to business growth and, restructuring to winding up. Our services extend to regulatory compliance, risk analysis, day-to-day support services to full support services for commercial transactions.
We assist businesses in providing company secretarial services so that the company is well informed and is able to comply with its legal obligations and requirements under Maldives laws.
Investment Structuring & Consulting
Foreign investment structuring setup including conducting commercial due diligence and in-depth analysis of potential investment opportunities to assist investors in the decision-making process.
We provide advice and operational assistance on strategic and organizational planning, business process re-engineering, change management, cost reduction, marketing objectives and, formulation of company and policies.
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
We strive to protect our clients' best interests in difficult times of dispute while working to achieve a favorable outcome. We provide legal research, strategy development, navigation through complex paperwork and legal jargon in providing dispute resolution services.
Our services extend to representation in court or tribunal proceedings in various types of commercial disputes such as taxation, contractual breaches, debt collection and employer-employee disputes.
Labour & Employment
In an evolving labour environment, we are here to guide and advise businesses in meeting its legal obligations as an employer and to guide businesses through its employee hire and dismissal processes, drafting of customized employment agreements, direct HR teams through preparation and compliance of HR/company policies in line with employment law and to assist with resolution of employer-employee disputes amicably or through representation in the employment tribunal and appellate courts.
Taxation
Tax Litigation:
In an environment where tax legislations evolve to meet tax objectives of a developing commercial landscape, it can be expected that disputes between the tax authority and taxpayers may arise in relation given the complexity inherent in tax assessments and computations.
We provide dispute resolution and litigation services to much needed taxpayers by representation in the tax tribunal and appellate courts.
Tax Advisory - In Partnership with Crowe Maldives:
Our strategic partnership with ‘Crowe Maldives’ allows our clients with a more streamlined access to tax expert services. Crowe guides and assists businesses faced with challenges in routine and transaction related tax compliance aiding in the complexity of tax audits, application, mitigation, and computation of accurate taxes and submission of tax returns within regulatory deadlines.