Western Legal acts for companies and founders across the Gulf on the full width of English commercial law: contracts, company and deals, commercial property, disputes, arbitration and debt recovery, employment for UK staff, data protection, and UK and EU trademarks. English law is the most widely chosen governing law for international trade in the region, and it is the law we draft in. All work is delivered remotely by a Solicitor of England and Wales (SRA No. 641612) at fixed fees agreed in writing before work begins. We do not advise on UAE, Saudi, Qatari or Jordanian law; local law is referred to correspondent counsel in that jurisdiction.
Handled entirely in writing. No hearings, no meetings, no attendance required.
Cross border contracts across the Gulf are routinely written under English law, because it is predictable, well documented and understood by counterparties on both sides.
We draft and review distribution, agency, supply, licensing, SaaS and services agreements under English law for companies in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman and Jordan.
An English court judgment is not straightforwardly enforceable across much of the region. An arbitral award is, because Gulf states are parties to the New York Convention.
That makes the dispute clause the most valuable clause in your contract. We draft it around where your counterparty holds assets, not as boilerplate.
Gulf brands expanding into the United Kingdom need a UK registration. Filing, prosecution and opposition defence are handled here at fixed fees.
For companies setting up in the UK we deliver the structure, the English law commercial terms, trademark protection and a compliance map as one package.
Enquiries are welcome in Arabic, Persian, Turkish, French and English. Send documents in whichever language you hold them.
All advice, drafting and correspondence is delivered in English, because the work is English law. Certified translation and interpreters are arranged where needed, with the cost agreed before it is incurred.
تقدّم Western Legal المشورة لشركات الإمارات والسعودية وقطر والكويت والبحرين وعُمان والأردن في القانون التجاري الإنجليزي بكامل نطاقه: العقود والشروط والأحكام، واتفاقيات التوزيع والوكالة والترخيص والخدمات، وتأسيس الشركات في بريطانيا واتفاقيات المساهمين، وعمليات الاستحواذ والبيع والفحص النافي للجهالة، وعقود إيجار المقار التجارية، وتحصيل الديون وتسوية المنازعات والتحكيم، وعقود العمل للموظفين في بريطانيا، وحماية البيانات وفق UK GDPR، والعلامات التجارية في المملكة المتحدة والاتحاد الأوروبي. ينفّذ العمل محامٍ مقيّد لدى هيئة تنظيم المحاماة في إنجلترا وويلز، Solicitor of England and Wales، رقم القيد 641612، عن بُعد وكتابةً.
القانون الإنجليزي هو القانون الأكثر اختياراً لعقود التجارة الدولية في المنطقة. وحكم المحكمة الإنجليزية ليس سهل التنفيذ في دول الخليج، بينما يُنفَّذ حكم التحكيم بموجب اتفاقية نيويورك. لذلك يكون بند تسوية النزاعات هو الأهم في عقدك.
نحن لا نقدّم المشورة في قوانين الإمارات أو السعودية أو قطر أو الأردن. وعند الحاجة إلى القانون المحلي نتعاون مع محامٍ مراسل في تلك الدولة ونخطركم قبل تكبّد أي تكلفة.
أتعاب ثابتة بالدولار الأمريكي، يُتفق عليها كتابةً قبل بدء العمل. السعر المعلن هو السعر المدفوع.
Advice, drafting and correspondence are delivered in English, because the work is English law. Enquiries and documents are welcome in the language above, and certified translation or an interpreter is arranged where needed, with the cost agreed before it is incurred.
Trademarks are where many clients start, but the practice covers the width of commercial work under English law. Whatever you send, the answer arrives in writing at a fixed fee agreed first.
NDAs, terms and conditions, distribution, agency, supply, licensing, SaaS, services and bespoke agreements drafted, reviewed and negotiated.
UK incorporation, SPVs, shareholder agreements, resolutions and filings, buying and selling businesses, due diligence and completion.
Commercial leases reviewed and negotiated, licences, variations, dilapidations and landlord matters for premises in England and Wales.
Letters before action, statutory demands, settlement negotiation, mediation representation, arbitration written stages and construction adjudication.
UK and EU trademarks, international filings, opposition defence, domain disputes, copyright and enforcement.
Employment contracts and handbooks for UK staff, tribunal work, UK GDPR documentation, website legal packs and regulatory responses.
What we do not do is your local law. That is referred to correspondent counsel in your jurisdiction, and we tell you before any cost arises.
Santosh Pandey is a Solicitor of England and Wales, SRA No. 641612, and is not admitted to practise in any jurisdiction in the Gulf. Our advice is limited to the law of England and Wales, and to UK and EU trademark procedure. We do not advise on local law and we do not represent that we are able to do so.
Work is carried out from London and delivered in writing. Where a matter needs a local law view, correspondent counsel in that jurisdiction takes it, and we work alongside them rather than around them. Where you do not yet have local counsel, we say so rather than fill the gap.
Every engagement letter states this in terms before any work begins, so the limit on what we can advise on is agreed in writing at the outset rather than discovered later.
Written reply within 24 hours. Trademarks filed within 48 hours of instruction. Documents in days, not weeks. Never "3 to 5 business days" just to hear back.
| Item | What it covers | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| UK trademark, one class | Filed at the UKIPO within 48 hours of instruction. | from USD 705 |
| Each additional class | Added at filing. | USD 310 |
| EU trademark | Filed through our EU correspondent agent, plus the EUIPO fee at cost. | from USD 880 |
| Trademark opposition defence | TM8 and evidence rounds, fixed for the whole defence. | USD 1,525 |
| NDA or confidentiality agreement | Drafted or reviewed under English law. | from USD 310 |
| Contract review and markup | Distribution, supply, agency, licensing or services agreements with a written risk report. | from USD 755 |
| Bespoke commercial agreement | Drafted from your commercial terms under English law. | from USD 1,590 |
| Terms and conditions | Customer or supplier terms built for English law. | from USD 825 |
| Shareholder or joint venture agreement | Control, exit, deadlock and transfer provisions. | from USD 2,095 |
| Letter before action to a UK company | Formal demand on a business debt owed by a company in England and Wales. | from USD 440 |
| UK company formation and market entry | Structure, commercial terms, trademark protection and a compliance map. | quoted per project |
| Arbitration clause and enforcement strategy | Drafting the dispute clause so an award is enforceable where the assets are. | from USD 725 |
| UK company formation and structure | Incorporation, SPVs, holding structures and constitutional documents. | from USD 700 |
| Board and shareholder resolutions | Companies Act compliant minutes, allotments, transfers and filings. | from USD 375 |
| Buying or selling a business | Legal due diligence with a written red flag report, and the sale or purchase agreement negotiated. | DD from USD 2,475 · SPA from USD 3,745 |
| Commercial lease, review and negotiation | Premises in England and Wales reviewed with a written risk report. | from USD 955 |
| Employment documents for UK staff | Contracts, handbooks and policies for people you employ in the United Kingdom. | from USD 540 |
| UK GDPR and website legal pack | Privacy notice, cookie consent, terms and processing records. | from USD 755 |
| Mediation representation and arbitration | Position statements, written submissions and settlement drafting. | from USD 1,840 |
| Domain name disputes | UDRP and Nominet DRS complaints, decided on the papers. | from USD 1,215 |
No. We advise on English law and on UK and EU trademark procedure. Local law questions are referred to correspondent counsel in the relevant jurisdiction, with the cost agreed with you first.
Yes, send them in whichever language you hold them. Where a certified translation is needed we arrange it and confirm the cost before it is incurred. The advice itself is delivered in English.
An arbitral award under an English law contract is enforceable across the Gulf under the New York Convention. A court judgment is a harder route, which is why the dispute clause matters more than most clients expect.
Fixed fees in USD agreed in writing before work begins, valid for 30 days. Official fees are passed through at cost. No VAT is charged.
Send a brief outline of your matter. You will receive a personal reply from a solicitor, with a fixed-fee quote where the scope is clear. Payment is taken before work begins; every fee is fixed in writing first.
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