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Shuaib M. Shah, B.A. (Hons) (London), Barrister-at-Law

Shuaib graduated from the University of London in 1993 with a First Class BA Joint-Honours Degree in Law and Arabic. He then qualified as a Barrister at the Inns of Court School of Law and worked in private practice as a general common law practitioner at leading London Chambers in Lincoln’s Inn and the Inner Temple.

Shuaib joined the Private Bank Group of Citibank (http://www.citibank.com) – the largest banking and financial services institution in the world – in 1996 and headed the London Legal Department for over 2 years.

 

He has wide experience of commercial and company law, including banking, investment business (equities, derivatives, and sophisticated investment products), Islamic banking, corporate finance, consumer credit, and real estate.

In 1999 Shuaib was a founder partner of the private legal practice Shah, Hussain & Co. Barristers and Attorneys. In 2000 Shuaib had the privilege of being the first foreign lawyer in the Maldives to be granted a license to practise law in the Maldivian Courts.

His present client base and work scope in the Maldives includes local and foreign private individuals, corporate clients and government departments. He deals in a wide range of types of advisory and contentious work including:


banking, investment business and financial services (such as asset management, investment and portfolio planning); tourism and leisure industry related disputes; recovery of debts from international debtors; privatisation of telecommunications industry; re-structuring of state-owned international airline company; property and other asset acquisitions and structuring; litigation and dispute resolution; general commercial, company and employment issues.

Shuaib is regularly instructed by clients in Italy, Germany, England, Middle-East, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, USA, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

Shuaib is also a Lecturer in Law to trainee Chartered Accountants at the Maldives Institute of Management and Administration, and a lecturer to trainee stockbrokers at the Capital Markets Development Section of the Maldives Monetary Authority.


You may contact Shuaib at his E-mail address: shuaib@shclawyers.com or on his mobile (+960) 7771177.
 
 
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Last Updated: 14 September, 2006
     
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