List of lawyers in Kuwait

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List of lawyers in Kuwait

Updated: 07/11/2018

Bader Saud Al Bader and Partners

(Honorary Legal Advisor to HMA)

Al-Nejma Bldg, 5th Floor, Hamoud Zaid Al-Khaled Street

(Formerly Haroon Al-Rasheed Street), Al Sha'ab, Kuwait

Tel: +965 25663031 Fax +965 25668111

+965 25667000
+965 25668000

info@albaderlawkw.com kevin.burke@albaderlaw.com

This company has told us the following things:

 They have several English speaking staff

 They are not affiliated to any local authority/body
 Specialisations are in: all areas of Business and Commercial Law, in particular, Corporate, Banking (including corporate
finance) and Capital Markets, M&A, BOT/PPP Projects, Agency, Franchise, Construction, Intellectual Property, Tax,
and Labour Law
 They have almost 40 years of experience of representing British nationals
 They can offer a limited Pro Bono service. This is determined on a case-by-case basis
 Staff speak: English, and Arabic
 They don’t have international offices but have long established association with most of the major International Law Firms
throughout the world
Al Oula Law (Adel Abdulhadi & Partners)
Hawalli –3rd Ring Road – Al Othman Street –
Plaza Complex – 3rd  Floor – Offices 11 & 12
Tel: + 965 2266 5620/ +965 22 650 640
Fax: + 965 22 650 610
Email: international@aloulalaw.com
Website: www.aloulalaw.com

This company has told us the following things:

 They have English-speaking staff. Other languages: Arabic and French

 The Kuwaiti lawyers are members of the Kuwaiti Lawyers Association and the foreign legal consultants are members of their own
country’s bar association.
 Specialisations are in Litigation including civil, commercial, criminal and administrative matters; agency and distribution ship;
arbitration and ADR; contractual relations and corporate; employment; foreign investment; intellectual property; Islamic finance;
maritime and admiralty; oil and gas; real estate and trademark registrations.
 They have experience of representing British nationals
 They can provide legal aid to any person unable to afford legal representations in Kuwait when referred to the firm by the committee
on legal aid at the Kuwait Lawyers Association. They also offer Pro Bono service, which is determined on a case-by-case basis.
 They do not don’t have international offices but we work in close cooperation with reputable international law firms for clients
seeking to resolve matters or conduct transactions in other jurisdictions. We currently cooperate with firms in Australia, Egypt,
Jordan, India, Iran, Lebanon, Pakistan, Qatar, Switzerland & Germany, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Cayman Islands
& British Virgin Islands, United States of America, Brazil & France.
 They provide the following notarial acts: Certifying true copies of original documents; and Affirming signatures
AAYAN LEGAL GROUP 
SALMIYA - ARABIAN GULF STREET - beside MARINA MALL 
Phone: +96525733337
 Fax : +96525723337     
Email : info@aayanlegal.com         Website : www.aayanlegal.com 

This company has told us the following things:

 They have English-speaking staff.

 Specialisations are in criminal, civil, labour, arbitration, investigations, contracts and agreements review; establish companies in GCC and
MENA region, trademarks registration.
 They have join venture and corporate with law firms in GCC, Turkey, Egypt, Spain. 
 They provide legal aid to British Nationals.
 They provide Pro Bono services to British Nationals.
 They have experience of representing British nationals
 They are members of the Kuwaiti Lawyers Association.
 They preform Notarial services.
Abdullah Kh. Al-Ayoub & Associates

Souk Al Kabir Building, Block "B", 9th Floor

Fahad Al-Salem Street, Kuwait.

Tel: (965) 22464321/2/3

Fax: (965) 22434711, 22466591

E-mail: alayoub@al-ayoub.org
Website: www.al-ayoub.org

This company has told us the following things:

 They have English-speaking staff. The firm has a Foreign Section where all of its staff speak fluent English, including
lawyers, consultants and secretarial staff
 They are not affiliated to any local authority/body
 Specialisations are in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Agency and Distributorship, Banking & Finance, Corporate
Transactions, Merger & Acquisition, Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), Labour & Employment, Litigation, Maritime, Technology,
Media & Telecommunication (TMT) and Oil & Gas. Can also do crime cases, property matters, family dispute cases and
personal injury claims.
 They have experience of representing British nationals
 They can offer a Pro Bono service to British nationals depending on the scope of service requested. Decision shall be
made on a case to case basis
 Staff speak: English, Arabic, Hindi and Urdu
 They don’t have international offices however, they are members of following international organisations/associations:
Lex Mundi, WSG – World Services Group, INTA – International Trademark Association, IFLR 1000 – Our firm is a “Financial &
Corporate Recommended Firm 2015”.

 They do not perform notarial acts.

 Al Adala Law Firm

Tel: +965 22409040 Fax: +965 22409060

www.markazlaw.com
Aladala9060@gmail.com

This company has told us the following things:

 They have English speaking staff available

 They are not affiliated with any local authority/body
 They have had experience of representing British nationals.
 The areas of law they practice in, including any specialist areas, are: Administrative Law, Corporate Law, Real Estate Law, Civil &
Criminal Law, Commercial Law including banking disputes, Patenting, and attesting.
 They do not offer pro bono services but they are willing to consider this on case by case basis
 Their staff speak Arabic, English and Turkish
 They do not have international offices
 They provide notarial acts including (acknowledgement, verification, certification witnessing and attestation of legal documents).
Arkan Legal Consultants
Kuwait

Tel: 22499194
Mobile: 00965-97660814

info@arkanlaw.com

http://arkanlaw.com

This company has told us the following things:

 They have English speaking staff

 Their Kuwaiti lawyers are members of the Kuwaiti Bar association.
 Specialisations are in: Family Law, Adoptions, Child Custody, Parental Child Abduction, Child Protection Marriage/Divorce,
Criminal Law, Narcotics, Auto/Accidents, Alcohol Related, Immigration, Aeronautical/Maritime, Banking/Financial, Business Law,
Collections, Commercial Law, Contracts, Corporate law, Damages, Estates, Foreign Investments, Foreign Claims; Government
relations; Labour Law, Marketing Agreements, Patents/Trademarks/Copyrights, Transportation Law.

 They have experience of representing British nationals

 They can offer a Pro Bono service to British nationals limited to legal advice, consultancy or opinion involving work up to one
hour.

 Staff speak English, Arabic, Urdu, Hindi and Punjabi.

 They do not have international offices.
 They have lawyers qualified to notarise documents
Arsan Advocates & Legal Consultants

Gravity Tower, 4th Floor, Ahmad Al Jaber St, Kuwait City, Kuwait

Tel: +965 22469091

Fax: +965 22469092

info@arsanlaw.com
www.arsanlaw.com

This company has told us the following things:

 They have English speaking staff

 They are members of Kuwait Society of Lawyers; one of the senior partners is registered as "Local Arbitrator & Conciliator.
 Specialisations are in civil, commercial, corporate matters, Alternative Dispute Resolutions (ADR).
 They have no experience of representing British nationals
 They can offer a Pro Bono service Determined on case-by-case basis.
 Staff speak: English, Arabic
 They do not have international offices. However, they cooperate closely with reputable law firms in UAE, Saudi Arabia and
Turkey.

 They provide notarial acts only through official organisations, companies and joint venture
 Dhaidan Al Ajmi Advocates & Legal Consultants Website: www.dhaidanlaw.com
Salmiya-Block12-Abdul Karim
Al Khtabi Front Fifth Ring-Building-No.2
Tel: 25611370, Mob: 25611370, 96917182, Fax- 25611380

E-mail smitha@dhaidanlaw.com

This company has told us the following things:

 They have English, French, German, Hindi, Arabic speaking staff available
 They are affiliated to the Kuwait Lawyers Association
 They have had experience of representing British nationals before.
 The areas of law they practice in, including any specialist areas: Civil & Commercial Laws, International Business Laws of Kuwait and GCC,
Companies & Corporate Laws of Kuwait & GCC, International Marine Disputes among GCC. Intellectual Property Laws especially registration
& Protection of Trade mark and Patent in Kuwait & GCC, International Arbitration & Conciliation matters, Labour Law in Oil Sector, All Civil &
Criminal Laws of Kuwait .
 They do not have international offices but we have international Agreement with eminent Lawyers from Dubai, UK, USA, Brazil, India, Saudi
Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Canada, Australia & Hong Kong

 They offer a Pro Bono service.

 They perform all kind of notarization and authentication for all kind of documents, contracts, certificates, signature, medical reports, and travel
authorization.

 They provide Real estate services inside and outside Kuwait/ international marine and air commerce.
Al-Essa & Partners
th
Al-Sharq, Jaber Al-Mubarak St., Commercial Real Estate Bldg., 4 Flr.
P.o. Box: 4207 Safat, 13043 Kuwait

Tel: (965) 2243 80 20/21/22/33/34

Fax: (965) 2243 22 72

Email : info@alessalaw.com
www.alessalaw.com

This company has told us the following things:

 They have English-speaking staff.

 They are affiliated to Kuwait Lawyers Association and are certified accordingly to practice law in the State of Kuwait.
 Specialisations are in: corporate, commercial and international law.
 They have experience of representing British nationals
 They can provide legal aid to any person unable to afford legal representations in Kuwait when referred to us by the committee on
legal aid of the Kuwait Bar association.
 They can offer a Pro Bono service.
 Staff speak: English, Arabic and French
 They don’t have international offices but they have affiliations and associations with law firms all over the world with whom we deal
to accommodate our clients’ legal requirements
 They perform all kind of notarial acts
Almousa Law Firm

nd
Kuwait/ Sharq / block 1/ Abdullah bin Mesbah Street/ Mariam Complex / building 38/ 2 Floor/ R2, Office No. 103/ In front of
Desman Square.
Phone : 22412317
E-mail: almousalawfirm@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.almousalawfirm.com

This company has told us the following things:

 They have English speaking staff available

 They are affiliated to Kuwait Lawyers Association, and certified accordingly to practice law in Kuwait.
 They have had experience of representing British nationals.
 The areas of law they practice in: Commercial Law - Companies Law - Agency - Labour Law - Civil Cases - Trademark
Registrations.
 They offer a Pro Bono service to British nationals to a certain cases
 Their staff speak Arabic, English and French
 They do not have international offices but have an agreement with an International legal Office.
 They perform notarial acts
 Menwer & Associates

16th & 17th Floor, 25 February Tower Khalid Bin Al

Waleed Street, Sharq, Kuwait

E- mail: info@menwer.com
Website: http://www.menwer.com

This company has told us the following things:

 They have English speaking staff

 They are registered with the Kuwait society of lawyers.
 Specialisations are in: Banking and Finance, Corporate and commercial, Litigation & dispute resolution, Projects & Energy, Debt
restructuring, insolvency & business recovery, Criminal Law,
 Real estate, Insurance, Employment, Intellectual property, Clinical Negligence, Construction, Public procurement,
Telecommunication, Family, Aviation
 They have experience of representing British nationals
 They can consider offering a Pro Bono service but it is determined case-by-case. They offer a free initial consultation to all our
potential clients.

 Staff speak: English, Arabic

 They do not have international offices.
 They provide a service of notarial acts: certify a document as being a true copy of an original
Al Othman & Khalaf Attorneys & Counselors-at-law

P.O. Box 884 Dasman, 15459 Kuwait / Behbehani Complex, 17th floor Jaber
Al-Mubarak Street, / Sharq, Kuwait City.

Tel. No. : (+965) 22461842/22461843

Fax No. : (+965) 22461847

E-mail : attorneys@wphklaw.com

This company has told us the following things:

They have English-speaking staff.

The Firm’s Kuwaiti practicing partners are members of the Kuwaiti Lawyers Association and the foreign consultants are registered
lawyers in their home countries.
Specialisations are in Commercial and Civil matters, in particular insurance, infrastructure, local and international trade and related local
litigations and local and international arbitrations.
They have experience of representing British nationals.
They can offer, through short telephone calls, Pro Bono answers to general legal enquiries related to the Kuwaiti Law. .
Staff speak English, Arabic and French.
They do not have international offices but they do have international correspondent law firms, and some of their consultants are members
of International Lawyers and Arbitration Associations in England.
OMAR BADER ALHAMDAN law firm
Shuhada, block1,St yousef alathbi alsabah, H (45)

Hotline: 55202202 Tel:22280765/6/7 Fax:22280764

Email: info@obhlawfirm.com Website: www.obhlawfirm.com

This company has told us the following things:

 They have English/Greek/Indian/French speaking staff.

 They are affiliated by the Kuwait lawyers Association and Arab Lawyers Union.
 They have experience of representing British nationals.
 The only law firm available 24/7 in the Middle East.
 They can offer a Pro Bono service to British Nationals.
 They provide notarial acts.
 They do not have international offices, but they have legal cooperation with elite law firms in all the Gulf countries, Egypt,
Lebanon, as well as the United States, and the United Kingdom.
 Specialisations are in: Corporate law, Commercial Law, Intellectual Property, Labour Law, Administrative law, antitrust
counselling, Banking and finance, customs, debt collections, foreign direct investment, dispute resolution and arbitration.
 TAHER GROUP LAW FIRM

Block 2, street 69, Arkan Building No. 4, 7th Floor, Opposite Hotel Divona, Bneid Al Gar, Kuwait City.

Tel: 22552591 – 97 (6 Lines)

Fax: 22552595
Hotline: 1803020

Web: www.tahergrp.org
Email: vinson@tahergrp.org / support@tahergrp.org

This company has told us the following things:

 They have lawyers are capable of communicating in English and bilingual. The firm has an ‘International Department’,
which exclusively caters to the needs of foreigners who cannot communicate in Arabic. Other languages spoken are
Arabic, Hindi and Urdu.
 They are licensed to practice before all courts including the Cassation and constitutional courts by the Kuwait Lawyers
Association.
 Specialisations are in: Financial and Corporate, Banking, M&A, labor law, Family law, Administrative laws, Criminal law, Traffic
laws, Rental laws, Drug and alcohol related cases, Debt recovery suits, Oil & Gas, Construction & Real estate, Investment
projects, Civil law compensation claims, Medical malpractice, Advise & opinions on International contracts and Kuwaiti law
ramifications, Inbound legal and outbound legal referrals, Arbitration, mediation & negotiation.
 They have experience of representing British nationals.
 They can provide pro-bono services to British nationals on a case-by-case basis to the extent of free consultations and
advice.
 They provide notarial services such as witnessing the administering of an oath, making a declaration, true copies
and legalization of documents.
 They provide pro-bono services to British nationals on a case-by-case basis to the extent of free consultations and
advice.
In addition, the company is adept at providing legal aid to British nationals.
 They have an office in Cairo, they have membership TAGLaw ® based in the United States with its head office in
Vancouver, British Columbia and is top ranked by ‘Global Chambers and Partners’; and IRGlobal which is based in
the United Kingdom which is also recognized by ‘Legal500’ and ‘Chambers and Partners’. The membership of these
two alliances jointly provides the firm instant access to law firms in more than 155 jurisdictions across the globe. The
firm also possesses an ISO9001 certification from the Lloyds Register LRQA from the UKAS Management Systems.
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Jafar Samdani Attorney-at-Law
Villa: 42, St: 109, Block: 7, Jabaryia
P.O.BOX: 609 Mshref 40157, Kuwait
T: +965-1-807-807 F+965-2531-1117
E:Info@legalcenter.com.kw
W:www.legalcenter.com.kw

This company has told us the following things:

 They have English-speaking staff. Their law firm is bilingual.

 They are regulated by the Kuwait lawyers society, Kuwait company law
 Specialisations are in: civil law, criminal law, cooperate law, commercial law, intellectual property law(copy right, letters and
patent) family law, oil and gas law, immigration and labour law, international arbitration and mediation, foreign international
trade & custom law, banking, finance and investment law, telecommunication and information technology, maritime and
mercantile law, aviation law, insurance law, enforcement of international orders, judgement sand AWARDS
 They have experience of representing British nationals
 They can provide legal aid to any person unable to afford legal representations in Kuwait when referred to us by the
committee on legal aid of the Kuwait Bar association.
 They are ready to serve a Pro Bono service
 staff speak: English, Arabic, Hindi, Urdu and French
 They do not have international offices but they work in close cooperation with reputable international law firms.
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