Banking
- The challenges faced by an institution or individual, have never been greater while navigating the financial market, raising capital for business, working in a financial service sector, or when dealing with a dispute.
- Recognized for our in-depth industrial knowledge and technical prowess, our team assists the financial sector – local and international banks, finance providers, corporate entities, private equity participants, and project sponsors in diverse sectors operating in the region.
- Our teams combine the expert knowledge of Oman’s regulatory and business environment with multi-jurisdictional experience to provide the clients with high-quality, Oman-specific advice on the legal interpretation of laws and regulations relating to the business of banks.
- Our integrated approach offers a one-stop-shop and our expertise spans a broad spectrum of banking matters, ranging from advising corporate clients on M & A transactions, private banking, capital and trade markets, financial regulation, product development, structured finance, financial restructuring, and securitizations.
- Our team advise on enforcement actions, credit facility agreements, drafting of finance agreement, negotiation and documentation of financial transactions (both conventional and Islamic), guarantee and mortgages, leveraged and acquisition finance, and risk mitigation.
- We also provide consultancy and training in the field of Islamic financing.
Consumer Protection
- Experience has shown that dangerous products can injure people, inadequate corporate and computer security can allow customer privacy to be breached, and even a savvy customer can fall victim to fraud. Attempts to influence customers are taking place not only through traditional media but across many new platforms, including external websites, social media outlets and mobile applications. When companies fail in their duty to protect their customers, someone must step in. MAL does just that.
- As a legal powerhouse, MAL is at the forefront of protecting consumers from corporate malfeasance, false and misleading advertising, guarantee and warranty violations, spam emailing, telemarketing, personal data theft, fraudulent billing, false advertising, bait and switch marketing, phony disclosure of manipulative bookkeeping devices, unconscionable pricing, and charging for services never provided and other types of unfair or deceptive business practices.
- We provide advice on consumer protection laws & regulations, controlling quality regulations, settlements and disputes, and we have a reputation for helping those swindled by deceptive businesses get the money they are owed.