Mazlan & Murad Law Associates

Mazlan Rasheed, LL.M (Buckingham), LL.B (Hons) (London)

Ahmed Murad, LL.M (Leiden), LL.B (Hons) (Middlesex)

Moosa Farish Ahmed, LL.M (City), LL.B (Hons) (London)

Ahmed Niyaz, LL.M (Leicester), PGDL, LPC (De Montfort), BSc. (Hons)

Mariyam Naazleen, LL.M (VC), L.L.B (Hons) (MNU)

Maleesha Hassan, L.L.B (Hons) (West of England)

Shaulaan Shafeeq, L.L.B (Hons) (Queen’s University of Belfast)

Affan Umar Ahmed, L.L.B (Hons) (West of England)

Shayaan Ahmed, L.L.B (Hons) (West of England) (In Progress) (Paralegal)

Mazlan & Murad Law Associates pride itself on being one of the leading law firms in the Republic of Maldives. Our lawyers, with their extensive knowledge in the Maldives legal field are experienced commercial lawyers, are easily accessible and offer sound and realistic advices to each and every need of their clients. The Senior Partners (Mazlan Rasheed and Ahmed Murad) of the firm has been in law practice in the Maldives since year 2000 and the firm was registered in 2006.

The law firm’s most important goal is protecting the interests of the clients. In order to accomplish this goal, the firm serves in many different commercial areas. The firm’s services are comprehensive but customised to the client’s needs.

We have a wide variety of in-house expertise and specialisations. All our lawyers are British or Commonwealth education/trained and hold Maldivian Court advocacy licenses. All the Senior Partners have license to advocate at the Supreme Court of the Republic of Maldives. We work individually or collectively as a team and any of our clients have access to and are able to draw on the experiences of all of the lawyers as a whole, rather than a specific individual alone.

Commercial Litigation

Our firm has in-depth commercial experience, not simply in terms of legal expertise but in the technical knowledge and experience required to find the commercial route to a client’s objectives. We act for a wide range of clients, from major corporations to small family run businesses, both in the Maldives and overseas. They are in areas as diverse as banking and finance, insurance, property development, general local and foreign investment, travel and leisure, tourism, airline industry, employment, export and import and manufacturing industry.

The firm represents clients in commercial litigations in a wide spectrum of business related disputes both at Civil Court and High Court and Supreme Court of Maldives. The firm does representation in the courts in cases involving contractual disputes of various types, corporate disputes, banking, foreclosure and debt recovery, maritime disputes, labour disputes etc.

Commercial Transactions

The firm works in various commercial transactions on behalf of their clients including foreign investments, drafting various types of agreements, corporate matters, company secretarial functions, dispute resolution and many more.

Corporate Law

The firm advises clients on the formation of companies, partnerships and other business relationships including privatisation of state-owned enterprises. The firm does wide range of drafting work relating to commercial legal documentation including drafting proposed bills by government ministries.

Employment & Labor

Firm represents a number of state-owned enterprises, public limited companies and tourism related businesses which require engaging in labour related matters including advisory work, dispute resolution and litigation at the Employment Tribunal and advisory work apart from drafting of legal instruments on the subject.

Tourism and Leisure Industry

The firm offer full range of legal services to clients in the hospitality industry, particularly tourist resorts, hotels, restaurants, diving schools, safari vessel operators, tour operators and water sports centres. The firm advice on resort lease agreements, sub-lease agreements, mortgage agreements, financing and refinancing, environmental law.

Banking

With the experience of advising the largest commercial banks in the Maldives for more than fifteen years, both name partners of this law firm are well versed in financial transaction, particularly commercial banking and securities.

Maritime

Maritime legal advice rendered from the law firm includes disputes resulting from collusion at sea, charter-party disputes, ship arrest cases and other matters involving marine transportation and trade.

Aviation

The firm advice clients on aviation law in issues that involve aircraft lease, aircraft sales, airlines, airports, passenger’s rights, ground handling agents, forwarding agents, shippers, airline crew, baggage and cargo related matters.

International Trade

With the growing international trade and globalisation, the need to seek competent legal advice by importers and exporters are vital. The firm advises clients on disputes on international sale of goods and services, import and export licence; and other trade issues.

Construction

We manage construction contract documentation and conduct contract negotiations between architects, contractors, sub-contractors and suppliers. The law firm represents owners, developers and contractors in all phases of development of hotels and residential and commercial premises and government construction projects.

Investment Business and Financial Services

We act as independent financial advisers and this provides an additional service to clients. We can carry out investment and portfolio planning (including stocks, shares, bonds, gilts, deposit accounts) as well as insurance business (including life insurance, regular savings plans) and employee benefits planning (including employee benefits and medical insurance).

Bankruptcy and Liquidation

Firm offers advice, planning, re-structuring and litigation strategy in order to fully address client needs in personal bankruptcy and corporate insolvency matters.

Property

Acquisition and disposal of premises, secured lending, purchase and sale of investment property, environmental law, landlord and tenant issues (including drafting lease agreements, construction and development agreements, project financing), and services for property managers.

6A, Faamdheyrige, Orchid Magu, Male’, 20209, Republic of Maldives

Tel: (+960) 3344720

Fax: (+960) 3344721

Email: [email protected]