As a maritime nation on the vertex of the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh has a 710 KM of shoreline to set it’s authority upon. It has two main and busiest seaports, one in Chittagong and the other in Khulna’s Mongla. The court of admiralty is situated in Dhaka’s High Court.

All claims and proceedings relating to maritime and admiralty shall be brought before the Admiralty Court.

Because of several variables such as weather conditions, port condition, navigation error, piloting collision etc., Admiralty court is not unusual in such instances. Similarly, property disputes are needed to be brought before this tribunal for local seagoing and non-sea ships, and the same is a periodic item of this court.

Foreign and local bunker providers, crews and mortgage banks often invoke this jurisdiction by arresting ships located in Bangladesh land to recover their duties. The involvement of International P&I Clubs and local and foreign banks is a prevalent affair as it is not possible to insure the release of the vessel without their undertaking or bank guarantee.

Claims resulting from the carriage of products, cargo shortages, cargo harm, dead freight inability to pay freight and hire, etc. are now commonplace as litigants are more worried with their rights. Depending on the arbitration clause, action in rem for charter party claim for sub-freight on cargo lien may also be brought in restricted instances.

Counsels Law partners Chamber is one of the leading law firms in this region of law and has extensive experience dealing with nearly every type of litigation brought before the Dhaka Admiralty Court.

Alternative dispute resolution involving arbitration, mediation & negotiation or mutual conciliation is gaining popularity in Bangladesh owing to multiple awareness-raising initiations from various angles.

Nowadays, business groups are more or less conscious of ADR. Dispute resolution clauses are usually discovered in most contracts in the contract covering all three processes, such as building, commercial, joint venture arrangements, etc.

In addition, our Code of Civil Procedure makes it compulsory for the tribunal to attempt ADR before going to trial. ADR is gaining popularity in Bangladesh due to lengthy delays in resolving conflicts in court.

Over the past few years, our legal team in Counsels Law Partners has witnessed growing numbers of local arbitration & mediation. For the efficient disposal of issues in this region, a distinct team of attorneys is allocated.

In Bangladesh, legal services are in high demand in the region of banking finance and institutional investment. Our central bank enables global banks and global organizations to lend to local entrepreneurs in particular circumstances.

For such global banks and organizations, legal service is often needed on regulatory banking. In addition to syndicated loans, project financing requires powerful legal assistance from local and foreign banks. (Tahmidur Rahman|CLP- Law Firm in Dhaka)

On the other side, businesses often require legal assistance for problems linked to regulatory problems such as foreign exchange, loan inflammation, general banking and financial regulation.

Bank and financial institutions receive legal assistance from attorneys for safety paperwork, such as mortgage, mortgage, mortgage, etc., and registration. Specialized financial institutions take expert legal assistance for funding venture capital, equity, Islamic finance, offshore banking, etc.

Due to the liberal strategy adopted by the central bank in latest years, complex operations and investments for e.g. factoring are now slowly becoming common. For such transactions, expert legal assistance is essential.

Related litigation is a prevalent problem for both borrower and lender recovery where both require ongoing legal assistance. (Tahmidur Rahman|CLP- Law Firm in Dhaka)

Tahmidur Rahman, Counsels Law Partners Associates are regarded by many to be a leading and specialized legal service provider in Bangladesh, specially in the area of specialist counseling, drafting and advocacy related to criminal prosecution & defence. Counsels Law Partners attorneys can help you through advice and representation in criminal courts in any kind of criminal prosecution.

Our criminal lawyers are extremely experienced in dealing with all types of criminal law issues including bail, prosecuting wrongdoers under the penal code and other punitive legislation, and defending criminal cases. We are specialized in apps for Bail, trial, appeals, revisions and apps for 561A quashment.

There are two components of our litigation team: District Court & High Court teams. From filing to appeals / revisions & writs, we help in civil, criminal & high court litigation.

Tahmidur Rahman, Counsels Law Partners has a devoted team of Child Custody lawyers who frequently as well as aim for ADR and participate in litigation before subordinate & higher courts.

Bangladesh has traditional family values and a conservative society where social stigma, superstitions and family-related taboos can be hard to seek justice. Our team has extensive experience dealing with complex family problems.

In Bangladesh, we adopt the 1985 Family Court Ordinance and the Guardians and Wards Act (GWA) 1890 when dealing with child custody and care cases. Under the law, a dad is the child’s legal and natural guardian until they reach the age of majority under the land’s general law, namely the 1875 Majority Act.

But in the event of a male kid, the mother has the right of protection up to seven years of age, and in the event of a female kid up to the era of puberty. (Tahmidur Rahman|CLP- Law Firm in Dhaka)

Different precedents have also been created in this connection by the choices of the greater courts; and the essence of such choices is that the authority of the family court to determine a party’s right to the custody of a baby is not restricted to the mere observance of the’ age rule,’ the notion of the welfare and best interests of the minor child is essential.

Therefore, it is permissible to deviate from the literal implementation of the age rule where the welfare of a child is in question.

Under Islamic law, even if the mom has her children’s physical custody, dad remains the child’s guardian as he is expected to financially assist the child.

It should be noted, however, that in the prevailing social set-up where the father is not the sole financial contributor and the mother shares financial responsibility and in many cases is the main contributor to the family’s financial needs, then the privilege of’ personal and property guardianship’ should also apply to her (PLD 1963, Tahmidur Rahman|CLP- Law Firm in Dhaka)

Bangladesh’s GDP wise is the world’s 33rd largest economy. It is the world’s second biggest garments producer.

The nation has, of course, produced its name as an emerging tiger in South East Asia, which is contributing to the development of all associated service industries, including shipping, freight forwarding, commercial banking, as well as legal services.

Smooth trade and international trade involve powerful legal assistance. Conducting due diligence on VAT, tax, custom-related issues, deciding HS codes and valuation, determining terms and conditions of the Sales Contract or Pro-forma Invoices, Bill of Lading, seeking compliance with local and international regulations on foreign exchange control, international trade law, determining appropriate INCOTERMS, UCP 600 etc.

The determination of relevant HS codes and assessment based on the nature of import and export is the key to preventing future disputes and unwanted tax claims. In addition, consistency and consistency of distinct terms in several business papers also assist customers considerably in conflicts concerning cargo payment and delivery.

Legal service is often needed by sponsor / promoter in raising funds, issuing IPOs and also signing various shareholding contracts etc.

Large businesses also carry out due diligence on complicated legislation and regulations concerning the capital market before raising funds from Capital Market.

Disputes involving insider dealing, deadlock between shareholder, exit options, regulatory non-compliance are also prevalent and require legal help from experts.

Because of its worldwide recognized team, Tahmidur Rahman|CLP- Law Firm in Dhaka Chambers has in-depth understanding about regulating trade and international trade.

The practice of the CLP Chamber drew glowing praise in the construction arena of bangladesh in recent years. The law firm in Dhaka is famous for both its contentious work and advisory work.

This law firm in Bangladesh advises building firms and contractors with respect to pre-offer and post-offer agreements.

Advice on construction documents such as consortium, joint venture, alliance, pre-bid and post-bid tender associate agreements and other sub-contract documents and Engineering Procurement Contract, Construction Contract, Advance Engineering documents and all related documents on shore and off shore.

Formation of a project/s joint venture (infrastructure) company and related documents for bridges, highways, dams, tunnels, pipelines, mining, shipping, electricity, etc.
As the best law firm in Bangladesh, our approach is realistic, direct, fast and efficient to solve problems faced by customers. Our team is completely committed to solving challenges in the construction industry and it incorporates the expertise of our well-established career in commercial property and litigation.

Tahmidur Rahman|CLP- Law Firm in Dhaka’s Project Finance Practice Team offers a full variety of legal expertise to finish advanced, extremely structured national and international project funding effectively. For nearly three decades, our attorneys have been active in project financing transactions.

Skilled documentation professionals are joined by lawyers with industry-specific expertise in energy, telecommunications, resources, environmental management, transport infrastructure, health care and emerging markets.

In Counsels Law Partners, we provide integrated capacity to financial institutions, sponsors, borrowers, agents, investors and underwriters together with assistance from environmental, tax, government finance, real estate, securities and insurance attorneys.(Tahmidur Rahman|CLP- Law Firm in Dhaka)

In relation to traditional project funding models, corporate finance lawyers evaluate, structure, negotiate and document a complete range of project funding cars, off-balance sheet and restricted resource funding, leveraged lease and other structured machinery funding, industrial income bond funding, and build-own / build-own-transfer systems (BOO / BOT).

Often, our lawyers create innovative project financing cars, such as lease securized tax-exempt bond funding and statutory debt offerings.

Tahmidur Rahman|CLP- Law Firm in Dhaka attorneys advise customers involved in a broad spectrum of industrial and infrastructure projects, including power generation, waste management, water and mineral resources, air and ground transport facilities and other infrastructure projects, as well as telecommunications, healthcare and various industrial and manufacturing facilities throughout the world. 

Bangladesh is one of the major clothing, pharmaceutical and leather products producers. Due to trade development, the quantity of international trade in various areas of the globe is growing. As the quantity of trade increases, so does at the same moment the amount of cross-border conflicts and demands.

The conflicts generally involve international trade and trade involving cargo loss, faulty cargo delivery, payment default, etc. In addition, there are also big numbers of cross-border conflicts over payment, investment, shipping.

The only recourse available in the lack of any arbitration clause is to depend on the principle of conflict of legislation and to select suitable forums where the matter can be brought before the Court of Justice. Forum shopping is, as contesting sides rarely reach an agreement on a forum, historically challenging job.

Legal service in cross-border matters is complicated because it requires distinct jurisdictional knowledge and skills. From the context of Bangladesh, cross-border legal services in the field of international trade, insolvency, shipping, data technology, accusations for sharing, etc.

Tahmidur Rahman|CLP- Law Firm in Dhaka as a major law firm had the chance to deal with a number of cross-border issues. 

The Government Enforcement and White Collar Crime Group at Tahmidur Rahman|CLP- Law Firm in Dhaka is an internationally recognized leader in the representation of corporations, boards of directors, management and other individuals in connection with government investigations, enforcement actions, internal investigations, and white collar criminal prosecutions. 

Tahmidur Rahman|CLP- Law Firm in Dhaka has a committed Divorce  lawyers frequently as well for litigation before subordinate and higher courts.

The department has experiences in all conflicts and problems related to marriage, divorce, ward ship, child custody, residence, and all related economic claims, including maintenance, assets, lump sum, etc. We strive to combine our significant knowledge and experience with an attitude to comprehension and caring.

One of the most significant fields of law we concentrate on in our practice is family conflict. With the shift in time, there are increasing numbers of family conflicts in Bangladesh, including divorce and guardianship.

In the mode of Dowry, torture, attack, rape, strangulation, acid throwing, amount of unique acts have been implemented to redress the “abuse in the family” and they are in complete impact. Although the Penal Code of 1860 remedies some of the offense, some are subject to particular enactments.

Few fields of financial practice have seen higher growth than the arena of equipment financing. Highly leveraged funding structures developed from easy working leases into complex tax and advantageous structures in the balance sheet.

Likewise, the experience of Tahmidur Rahman|CLP- Law Firm in Dhaka has developed, allowing us to advise lenders, lessors, lessees, suppliers, conduits and credit enhancement suppliers on debt financing, including secured and unsecured loans, pre-delivery financing and cross-border financing; lease financing, including single-investor leases, leveraged leases, tax transfer agreements and sale-lease contracts.

In CLP, our attorneys structure, negotiate and document the funding on behalf of producers, lenders / lessors, borrowers / lessees, retailers and end consumers of aircraft, rolling stock, cars and other ground transportation equipment, consumer equipment and farm, building, industrial and office machinery.

The Leveraged Finance Practice in Tahmidur Rahman|CLP- Law Firm in Dhaka:

The cash flow sensitivity of leveraged economic transactions introduces both chance and danger to financial institutions and other senior debt lenders offering the required loan infrastructure for purchases, leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, restructuring and refinancing.

Corporate Finance Group lawyers efficiently and effectively serve lenders and borrowers through the use of a broad spectrum of model credit papers created over centuries of experience.

The credit documentation lawyers of Tahmidur Rahman|CLP- Law Firm in Dhaka concentrate on short-term paperwork, combined with the thorough legal due diligence needed to safeguard our customers ‘ interests.

Working with lawyers in our industry-specific practices, such as healthcare, insurance brokers, real estate, energy, telecommunications, transportation facilities and infrastructure, the Corporate Finance Group provides a wide variety of abilities to senior lenders engaged in leveraged funding transactions.

Asset Based Finance in Tahmidur Rahman|CLP- Law Firm in Dhaka:

Documentation, tracking and financial reporting of the Asset-Based Finance Practice are essential for effective asset-based or collateral-based funding. In this industry, the Corporate Finance Group offers financial institutions with the required expertise to structure, negotiate, document and restructure asset-based financial operations effectively.

Tahmidur Rahman|CLP- Law Firm in Dhaka’s corporate finance lawyers also provide asset-based lenders with concise, definitive guidance in managing complex loan agreements, including ever-present problems of intercreditors and subordination.

Bangladesh is an evolving South East Asian country with a qualified workforce and a powerful collective desire to eliminate poverty. The nation as a whole is attempting to enhance its standard of living and per capita revenue.

Although there is a important business and commercial transaction, there are also activities that are categorized as company offenses. Legal support is needed to cope with fraud in local and international trade, fraudulent employee misrepresentation, fraudulent check dishonor, etc.

In addition to knowingly or unknowingly, businessmen are often subjected to financial crime such as TAX evasion, infringement of Foreign Exchange Regulation (FOREX), money laundering, terrorist financing, etc., which require powerful legal aid.

As a result of technological development, the capacity of hackers to commit such offences involving misappropriation of cash, information, etc., known as cybercrime, is also quickly growing and a special tribunal is also being set up to deal with the complaint.

In the corporate and commercial arena, on the other side, instances related to libel and slander under the Penal Code are also not very rare. The Chambers of Counsels Law Partners from the very beginning of it’s existence are involved in offering legal help in this region of practice to the public sector and private enterprises.

Bangladesh is the world’s second biggest garment manufacturer, attracting enormous foreign investment in this industry. Investing in other company industries are foreign investors who have already invested in Bangladesh.

Foreign investment is growing quickly in other developing industries such as construction engineering, power & energy, agriculture, IT, leather, etc. Foreign investors need to set up businesses, branch office, liaison office and also assist them to secure employment visas (E-VISA), investor visas (PI VISA), company visas (B-VISA), job permits, etc.

The establishment of business in export processing zones and economic zones also requires legal support. New investments are also growing, especially in fresh industries such as LPG, LNG terminals, seaports, dam & embankment, bridges, etc., due to significant political stability in latest years and public initiative in enhancing energy generation, implementing one-stop service, etc.

Tahmidur Rahman|CLP- Law Firm in Dhaka has a separate Investment Department and a dedicated and effective Investment & Business Setup Team responsible for catering to customers ‘ needs. (Tahmidur Rahman|CLP- Law Firm in Dhaka)

Because of the rise in trade & investment volumes and cross-border transactions involving Bangladesh, cross-border contracts are signed with the common arbitration clause of ICC, SIAC, HKIAC, ICSID etc. where the arbitration session is frequently held outside Bangladesh.

The country’s associated service industries are experiencing noticeable development. One such service sector is presently in demand in international arbitration.

In any international dispute, where one of the Parties is from India, Pakistan or Bangladesh, it is always advantageous for the Parties and the organizations concerned to have well-versed arbitrators with an knowledge of the Parties ‘ language, culture and special needs.

If the arbitrator is appointed from the same region, the party-appointed arbitrator is always better served. Our international department consists mostly of attorneys from the team of ADR, Land & Tribunals, Tahmidur Rahman|CLP- Law Firm in Dhaka offering services for global arbitration to our local and global customers.

There are generally two distinct categories of international law. International public law and global private law. Public international law is the collection of country-binding laws, agreements and treaties.

It usually comes from three sources: treaties, customs and general legal principles. The interactions between countries and international organizations are concerned with public international law.

On the other side, private international law is a set of guidelines used to resolve legal conflicts between personal people crossing international boundaries.

Where there is a dispute between two sides with distinct legal systems in distinct nations, private international law enables a court or tribunal to determine the relevant dispute resolution forum and which country’s substantive law will be used to determine the matter. Although it is referred to as’ international law,’ it is actually a body of domestic law and each nation has its own set of international private law.

International law is becoming increasingly important to countries, international organizations and multinational corporations due to the flow of worldwide investment and trade. In both controversial and non-contentious issues, global attorneys represent nations, international organizations, state enterprises and MNCs.

Counsels Law Partners Chambers advises customers on issues concerning international law, both controversial and non-contentious.

Regardless of any industry in which our customers work, everyone is subject to some sort of regulation whether it concerns their particular industry in which they work or prevalent issues such as taxation, banking, property acquisition, etc.

Business transactions, licenses, licenses and all other company operations of a company or person are often subjected to various regulatory problems and conflicts due to intervention or inaction by the public authority involved.

Procedural violations or administrative actions have been arbitrarily, unreasonably etc. taken in malice can be resolved rapidly by reviewing judicially the same popularly recognized as filing writ petition before Hon’ble High Court, where no other effective alternative forum is accessible.

To bring a case for judicial review effectively and effectively needs in-depth understanding of the legislation of a specific industry and experiences as well. From the very beginning,

Counsels law Partners has been dealing with writing petitions involving a number of industries for example, Customs, Banking, Securities, Land, Taxation, Power & Energy to have in-depth knowledge and understanding of the power industry legislation & regulations.

Legal problems of labor and employment are very prevalent in Bangladesh’s business sector. It’s a periodic affair for them whether it’s a small business or a gigantic MNC dealing with employment law.

Legal assistance is often needed to draft a letter of appointment, a service contract, a letter of termination, a disciplinary proceeding, etc. On the other side, established businesses often require legal assistance to prepare full HR policy in problems with Bangladesh labor and employment legislation.

Needless to say, for the defense of instances lodged in labor courts, powerful legal assistance is often needed. To assist the company community, the ADR, Land and Tribunals team of Tahmidur Rahman|CLP- Law Firm in Dhaka, consisting of skilled attorneys, dealt effectively with the above issues.

In Bangladesh, power, energy and other infrastructure projects are exponentially increasing. A nation needs sustainable infrastructure that can meet the ever-growing demand for power, energy, highways, bridges, etc. It is possible to undertake infrastructure projects under G2 G; PPP (solicited or unsolicited) or non-PPP (solicited or unsolicited) acquisition method.

At the procurement level, legal assistance is needed. (Please see Procurement, Bidding & Government Contracts for more data). Legal support is also needed at multiple phases of the project, such as drafting separate agreements, contracts, subcontracts, MOUs, EPC contracts, O&M contracts, etc.

Legal due diligence is highly advised before work begins. Customers often require services to obtain different consents & licenses for services linked to later acquisition or dispute resolution. Counsels Law partners is also world renowned in these regards.

Public spending on infrastructure & development projects such as constructing new roads, highways, energy plants, bridges & flyovers, land and sea ports, rail connections, multi-purpose overpasses, etc. has been growing in latest years.

Local and foreign contractors with a high level of competence in particular carry out the said works. The procurement method can be very distinct depending on the nature of the project, industry & stakeholders concerned.

According to the Public Private Partnership Authority (PPPA) policy and guidelines and other procurement rules and regulations, procurement can generally be classified as follows: G2 G partnership for PPP; PPP projects and Non-PPP projects.

Depending on ERD’s “main approval,” a project may be G2 G implemented PPP project (solicited / unsolicited) or only PPP project (solicited / unsolicited) competing with the relevant law ministry & “principal approval” of PPPA. Depending on authorization, the bidding method for the requested project (whether for PPP or non-PPP) may also differ.

Participating in tendering schedules & preparing records according to tender documents instructions, preparing an unsolicited proposition, etc. is a very difficult task for both domestic and foreign bidders. Relevant law comes into play when it comes to bidding / submitting proposals, e.g.

Policy for the Implementation of PPP Projects through Government to Government (G2 G) Partnership, 2017, Procurement Guidelines for PPP Projects, 2016, Guidelines for Unwanted Proposals, 2016, Public Procurement Act 2006, Public Procurement Rules, etc.

Legal services are often needed to negotiate contractual terms and also to take timely action and to file complaints or other legal recourse while assessment takes place in a extremely competitive setting.

Bangladesh’s reputation as a shipbuilding country is gradually increasing globally. As the sector expands, so do the shipbuilders’ and buyers ‘ conflicts. Shipbuilding is a enormous investment project involving joint efforts and financing from banks, abroad, local businesses, etc. Local shipbuilders are now engaged in the shipbuilding work of local as well as global clients keeping the associated service industry busy.

Legal service is often very important to perform due diligence on bank financing, overseas lending, legal health, tax, VAT and customs matters, as well as incentives for such significant building projects for builders and buyers. Furthermore, as a complicated building agreement, shipbuilding contract is mostly drafted by an attorney to cover all aspects of local and international law. (Tahmidur Rahman|CLP- Law Firm in Dhaka)

Shipbreaking sector as well as shipbuilding industry is of essential significance as it generates various sectors and others for the steel industry, shipbuilding sector, local and South Asian. Bangladesh’s shipbreaking sector has emerged quickly mainly due to the expense of financial labor.

Shipbreaking sector includes environmental issues, business scrap contracts, sale of scrap products, ship breaking companies, instances of personal injury, liability of employer, etc. Legal service is essential in addressing the above-mentioned problems surrounding Bangladesh’s shipbreaking sector. (Tahmidur Rahman|CLP- Law Firm in Dhaka )

The Chambers is playing a pioneering role in the legal services of shipbuilding as it has operated for more than 07 years as a significant international shipowner and has been able to recover effectively its million dollar claim against a local shipbuilder.