Practice Areas

Administrative Law	General Legal Practice
Agency and Distributorship	Human Rights
Arbitration	Industrial Relations
Admiralty & Maritime law	Insurance
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)	International Joint Ventures
Appellate Practice	International Trade
Business Law	Intellectual Property
Banking Law	Immigration Laws
Bankruptcy Law	International Joint Ventures
Constitutional law	Joint ventures
Corporate Law	Labor and Employment Law
Commercial Law	Lease Financing
Company Law	Land Law
Cyber Law	Labor Law
Claim Recovery	Oil & Gas Laws
Construction Law	Online Legal Services
Copyrights Law	Patent & Design
Criminal Law	Public Interest Litigation
Corporate Fraud & Crime	Security Exchange Laws
Customs Law	Social Compliance
Drafting of sale deed and registration of land etc.,	Shipping Laws
Defense Contracts	Security and vetting of property documents Search Report
Excise and VAT Law	Service Mark
Energy Law	Taxation
Environmental Law	Trademark
Family Law	Telecommunications, Information Technology Law,
Finance Projects	Formation and Registration of NGOs and Companies
Foreign Investment	IRC, ERC and all other certification
Construction Law	All matters relating to Wasa, Eclectic & Marin Court

Administrative Law & Judicial Review

The firm has incomparable standing for its effort in the field of judicial review. It has handled some of the most multifaceted and thorny issues offered before the Supreme Court of Bangladesh in a series of highlight cases. The litigation team of the firm also conducts proceedings in civil and administrative tribunals.

Admiralty & Maritime law

Shipping is a core area of practice for the firm both in the field of "dry" shipping work and "wet" shipping work. "Dry" shipping work includes advising and acting as advocates in relation to disputes concerning contracts of affreightment, cargo claims, claims under marine insurance policies, arrest of ships and judicial sales. The firm also has considerable experience in "wet" shipping work, in particular salvage and collision actions..

We handle a wide range of shipping matters for both domestic and international clients. We have acted for ship-owners, charterers and cargo interests together with their insurers. We have also represented freight forwarders, trade associations and other providers of maritime services. The firm has handled a variety of cargo disputes involving diverse items, such as bulk oil, grain and containerized goods.

Arbitration

The firm has been involved in both domestic and international arbitration, including international commercial arbitration. We have extensive experience in international arbitration, both as counsel and arbitrator.

The firm also has expertise and experience in commercial arbitration, including ICC arbitration. The firm advises on a wide range of arbitration issues, including arbitration clauses and submission agreements, choice of forum and rules of arbitration, enforceability of awards and the role of national courts during arbitration proceedings. The firm has been involved in litigation for enforcing arbitration awards, staying court proceedings initiated in violation of arbitration clauses and obtaining interim relief in support of pending arbitration proceedings.

Aviation

The firm has experience in advisory work and drafting of documents on a wide range of aviation matters, including protecting, perfecting, and enforcing ownership or security interests in aircrafts, cross border aircraft purchase, mortgage of aircrafts and aircraft parts, wet and dry leasing of aircrafts as well as financing of the full range of aircraft related transactions. We advise on national regulatory requirements for aircraft purchase, lease, mortgage, licensing, slot allocation etc. The firm has expertise in carriers' liability resulting from casualties under both Bangladesh law and international conventions.

Banking & Finance

The firm endow with an advisory service to numerous multinational banks, insurance companies and financial services, including Bangladesh bank regulations that govern international monetary transaction negotiation and preparation of documents for foreign loans, structuring issuance of securities and real estate investment funds, Bangladesh capital market transactions, negotiation of leasing transactions, foreign trade and other domestic and international financial and banking transactions. We frequently advise banking companies on their internal management and employment issues. As part of their litigation work, members of the firm provide representation in loan recovery cases in specialized money loan courts.

Constitutional & Administrative

Constitutional and administrative law and the enforcement of fundamental rights occupy a central position in the collective expertise offered by the firm.The firm has a successful track record in challenging the actions of administrative and regulatory authorities and enforcement of government contracts in constitutional petitions. It also has extensive experience in judicial review of administrative decisions concerning assessment and payment of customs duty and

Corporate & Commercial Law

The firm initiates effort in most facet of corporate practice with practicing Barristers and Advocates. It’s an energetic in counseling clients in correspondence with the formation and restructuring of companies and corporate joint ventures. Its also switch a range of general corporate work negotiation of shareholders agreements ; preparation and drafting of complex commercial contracts ; compliance with corporate legislation, business law and laws relating to foreign investments in Bangladesh. The firm also performs for multinational and national industrial engineering company in negotiation and dispute resolution, joint ventures and other construction contract claims.

The firm has considerable experience in corporate and commercial law, including experience in advisory work, drafting of documents and litigation. Within a diverse commercial practice, we focus on the following principal areas: admiralty and shipping,aviation,banking, commercial litigation, employment, energy, infrastructure projects such as telecommunications, port development, road construction, export processing zones etc., intellectual property, large and medium scale project finance and cross-border mergers and acquisitions. The firm has expertise in all areas of company law, including directors' duties, shareholders' disputes, takeovers, mergers and acquisitions, corporate reconstructions and schemes of arrangement. We have substantial experience in corporate acquisitions, and have been involved in a number of large scale recent corporate acquisitions in the banking, energy and telecommunications sectors. The firm has represented both national and international clients on intellectual property matters, including a range of multi-national companies. Our experience in cross-border transactions includes drafting complex commercial contracts and advising on compliance with corporate and business laws relating to foreign investment in Bangladesh. We regularly advise multinational and national construction, engineering, pipeline, energy and telecommunication companies in negotiating turn-key contracts, joint venture and other construction and/or supply contracts and in resolving related disputes. We also advise on aviation matters, including aircraft purchase, financing of aircraft related transactions, wet and dry leasing of aircrafts and carriers' liability resulting from casualties.

Criminal Law

The firm’ s Criminal legal team is qualified in a range of criminal cases, appearing in all the courts up to Supreme Court of Bangladesh. Such as Murder / manslaughter (including manslaughter), Sex offences, Corruption, Death by dangerous driving, Kidnapping, Violent disorder, armed robbery, Arson / criminal damage, Blackmail, Possession / supply of drugs, Inquests, Arms and Exploitation case, Women & Child Oppression, Motor Vehicle cases.

We act both for the prosecution and defense, and have undertaken many of the most high profile cases since 2007.

Corporate Fraud & Crime

Members of associates have appeared in most of the leading white-collar frauds over the last two years and practices envelops a wide range of work, including and major Revenue and Customs fraud laundering. VAT fraud, diversion fraud and cartel & competition cases. AF Kabir and Associates is also well- regarded in the field of liability and disqualification, insolvency issues, investigations and inspections under the Company and insider dealing inspections.

Employment

The firm has expertise in employment law and provides a full range of professional legal services, including advisory work, drafting and litigation. It has advised foreign companies intending to establish a presence in Bangladesh on employment issues and on compliance with Bangladesh labour and employment law. It has drafted a diverse range of agreements and other legal documents to represent employment relationships, including contracts of service, consultancy agreements and agreements for hiring independent contractors. The firm has been involved in litigation on employment disputes. It has also been involved in public interest litigation to ensure compliance with national labour and workplace safety standards.

Energy

The firm advises on both up-stream and down-stream aspects of the energy sector, and has worked on transmission and distribution projects, including corporatization of local distribution and exploration companies and their regulation. It advises both foreign and local companies considering entry into the Bangladesh energy market.

We have experience in mergers and acquisitions, project management and establishment and licensing of companies to develop projects. We offer commercial and regulatory advice, negotiate and draft power and gas purchase and sale contracts, independent power generation project implementation agreements, gas/fuel supply agreements for independent power producing ('IPP') companies and other energy related agreements. We have expertise in developing tax strategies for gas exploration and power generation companies and assisting clients in the energy industry in raising finance from foreign capital markets. We have advised on compliance issues, exemption applications, regulatory approvals and drafting of safety codes.

Representative transactions/projects in which we have been involved include acting as legal advisers to the public sector oil, gas and mineral corporation on various matters, such as overseeing the natural gas investment market in Bangladesh and advising generators, marketers, distributors and transmitters of electricity and IPPs in Bangladesh on the electricity market rules, market entry process and on the structure and functioning of the electricity industry in Bangladesh. We have advised on various contractual and regulatory issues, restructuring electricity sales contracts, gas supply contracts, refinancing, compliance issues and transmission rate negotiations. Our clients include those who finance and develop renewable energy projects, undertake gas storage and pipeline projects and expansions or provide gas utilities, as well as end-users.

Immigration

The Firm is one of the reputed Immigration Law Firm in Bangladesh. The main object of the firm is particularly support towards the needs of people with Immigration and Nationality concerns of Bangladesh, United Kingdom, Australia and Canada, Denmark, Newzeland, Sweden and Finland by its immigration expert Barristers and Solicitors from UK. The Firm is committed to work for its clients to deliver a first class service whatever the nature of the legal issues. The Firm in addition to the core practice has a well established litigation team of experienced lawyers with a creative and solution oriented approach.

Immigration to UK, USA, Australia, Canada, Denmark, Newzeland and Finland
UK Working Holidaymaker Visa
Appea (all over the world)
Studen (all over the world)
Investment In The United Kingdom

Investor

Bangladesh offer unique and positive investment climate compared to the other South Asian economics. We, Jus Counsel maintain and endow with legal support to the foreign and Domestic Company for their investment in the private sector both from domestic and overseas sources and to provide necessary legal consultancy and assistance in the establishment of the foreign and domestic company. We, Jus Counsel do make straightforward the process of 100% foreign owned or Joint venture industrial project in Bangladesh
Our Assistance in:

Joint venture 100% foreign investment proposals in the private sector
Self financed local investment proposals including industries sanctioned/ financed by financial institutions or commercial banks.
Permission for setting up joint venture industrial units with the public sector corporations
Registration with the factories act
Obtaining Work Permit
Registration/Approval for foreign loan, Supplier’ s Credit, Payee Scheme etc
Immigration matters in Bangladesh

Intellectual Property

We have practiced in the area of Intellectual Property Law for 7 years. We regularly advise and act on behalf of local and foreign clients in connection with a wide range of intellectual property services, including but not limited to: registration, infringement, licensing and litigation in relation to trademarks, patents, copyrights and domains. We have experience in conducting litigation arising out of and/ or in connection with trademarks, patents and copyright disputes both in the Supreme Court as well as before trial courts and concerned authorities. We recently won a major case on passing off. We also have experience in preparing and drafting agreements to secure intellectual property rights.

Media & Telecommunications

The firm offer commercial and regulatory advice and legal assistance on Media, IT, e-commerce, telecommunications operators or interconnection agreements, frequency allocations, license application and equipments leasing agreements of television companies as well as individual claimants including programmed content , regulatory issues, confidentiality, privacy, contempt and defamation.

Land Law

The land Group deals with all aspects of commercial and residential property disputes-from the most irritating Partition / boundary disputes to complex multi-million claims arising from substantial property developments. Members of the group are regularly instructed by leading firms to provide specialist advice and advocacy on a range of property issues to a variety of property owners such as commercial landlords, lenders, local authorities, tenants and insurers.

Securities and Exchange

The firm has also acted as counsels for Limited companies, the global co-coordinator, issue manager, and lead underwriter for the Initial Public Offering to be made by Company.

Human Rights

It has been involved in many proceedings for the enforcement of fundamental rights, including the rights to life and liberty, equality and equal protection of the law, safeguards on arrest, fair trial, freedom of expression, association, movement and religion and the right to property.