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Karbal & Co provides consultancy and arbitration services to clients on the laws of Libya, and our team of lawyers advises on the laws of the jurisdictions of the Middle East and North Africa. As the leading Libyan law firm, we offer services to private and public clients,  international law firms, and multinationals.

The law firm was first established in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, by Dr. Mohamed Karbal, a lawyer admitted to practice law in Washington D.C., New York, Libya, and Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Established in 2011, we are the first international law firm based in Libya.

Our Services

Our main areas of practice of our Libya office include:

  • International Human Rights Law
  • Civil Law, Administrative Law, and Corporate Law
  • Commercial Law Transactions
  • Maritime Law
  • Oil & Gas law
  • Renewable Energy Projects
  • Corporate Law (incorporation, licensing, joint-ventures and insurance)
  • Construction Law

As a leading Libyan law firm with experienced Libyan lawyers, we offer expert legal opinion services and advice on Libyan law, including commercial law, civil law, administrative law, and criminal law. We have served as counsel on high-profile cases.

About Karbal & Co

Founded in 2002

2 Offices

5 people in their team


Practice areas
Business
Civil & Human Rights

Languages spoken
Arabic
English
French

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Practice areas

Business

Commercial law

As a leading Libyan law firm specializing in commercial law, we assist clients with the following:

  • Cross-border transactions, including shipping and transportation
  • Inter-company agreements and structuring
  • Advising on Libyan oil & gas and renewable energy laws and regulations
  • Advising on Libyan commercial law
  • Commercial transactions in the maritime industry
  • Incorporation and maintenance of companies

For foreign multinationals seeking to establish a presence in Libya or other jurisdictions within the Middle East, we offer the following services:

  • Formation of companies, including drafting memorandum and articles of association, business plans
  • Drafting internal corporate policies
  • Preparation of joint venture agreements
  • Corporate services, assistance with registered office services
  • Employee registration and payroll
  • Filings with government offices
  • Representing before tax authorities

Civil & Human Rights

As a leading Libyan law firm with a proud commitment to human rights and justice, our lawyers provide comprehensive legal services concerning human rights law, including expert legal opinions on Libyan human rights.

We not only provide legal opinions and represent clients on client matters relating to:

  • International human rights
  • Libyan public law, criminal and civil law
  • We serve as expert legal witnesses on Libyan law for clients seeking retribution before the courts of Western jurisdictions for cases on rendition and war crimes.

Our founding partner, Dr. Mohamed Karbal served as the expert legal witness on Libyan law on the team of counsel of Abdul Hakim Belhadja’s rendition case which resulted in a settlement in favor of Mr. Belhadj in 2018.

Dr. Karbal also served as a Libyan law expert before the High Court of Justice, Queen’s Bench Division in the case of Habtom Tedros against the British Ministry of Defense, the Home Office, and other government entities.  

 

 

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