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Hassan Radhi & Associates has innate pedigree in the field of litigation, and remains busy. Hassan Ali Radhi’s department remains a popular choice for high-value claims in the jurisdiction. Noor Radhi is particularly highly rated.
Although Hatim S. Zu’bi & Partners saw the departure of Ma’awia Taher el-Nayal to establish his own practice, the firm retains experience in litigation, representing national and multinational banks in all Bahraini courts.
Haya Rashed al Khalifa Attorneys at Law & Legal Consultants is well regarded for arbitrations as well as for trade mark, copyright and securitisation disputes. The team is also ‘very good in employment and labour law’. Shaikha Haya al Khalifa is the main contact.
Qays H. Zu’bi, Attorneys & Legal Consultants’ client base includes international companies involved in high-value contractual disputes. The department acted for GCC Bank in a complex $50m banking securities case. Qays Zu’bi heads the team, in which Mamoon Tayeb (‘one of Bahrain’s top litigators’) is also recommended.
Litigation is a cornerstone of Zeenat al Mansoori & Associates’ practice. The firm has an impressive range of clients, from multinationals and banks to NGOs and government bodies. Zeenat Al Mansoori is ‘one of the most respected lawyers in Bahrain and a natural choice’.
Charles Russell LLP conducts a range of work in the Bahrain Centre of Dispute Resolution, particularly in respect of the large administration of Awal Bank. Regional litigation head John Sykes is a regular presence in the jurisdiction. Managing partner Clive Hopewell is the contact.
EAH Law regularly conducts a range of work before the Court of Cassation and the Constitutional Court. Elham Ali Hassan is ‘responsive and proactive’.
New firm Jalila Sayed Attorneys & Legal Consultants has ‘hit the ground running’. Specialising in corporate and banking litigation, Jalila Sayed is a ‘cerebral, heavyweight lawyer’.
At Trowers & Hamlins, Paula Boast has an active contentious construction practice, with recent clients including a Kuwaiti developer and a Bahraini bank.