Dr. Abubaker Jeeballah

Biography

Dr. Abubaker is Senior associate in Al Tamimi’s litigation and legislative drafting departments, Dr. Abubaker has experience in corporate/commercial matters, regulatory, constructions dispute resolution and banking law matters. He represents clients in commercial and civil litigations and provides advice on a range of issues including on bankruptcy law, government tender and procurement law, corporate laws, contract law, arbitration law, and other commercial laws.

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Recent Experience

• Working currently in drafting a new Regulation for Hajj & Umrah Transport System in cooperation with ADL Consulting for the Transport General Authority.
• Drafting 3 policies for the Ministry of Human Capital and Social Devleopment/Family Affairs Council in cooperation with Kearny. The Scope of Work included preparing Legal Due Diligence Reports.
• Working currently with the Saudi Ports Authority in the project of “Merging the maritime transport and ports sector and transforming the Saudi Ports Authority into the General Authority for Maritime Transport and Ports”. The Scope of Work included drafting Legal Due Diligence Report and drafting a new Regulation for the new Authority.
• Reviewing the Saudi Export Development Authority laws and Identify Statuary requirements to implement accreditations and incentives, Developing a comprehensive list of all relevant local regulations of the Saudi Export Development Authority that might be effected by applying such accreditations and incentives.
• Drafting regulations for the Public Authority for Audiovisual Media in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Working with the team on the executive regulations of the Saudi EXIM Bank including the Financial and the Administrate regulations
• Working with the team on the Financial Control Law for the Ministry of Finance in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Working with the team on the Implementing Regulation of the Financial Control Law for the Ministry of Finance in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Working with the team on the executive regulations of the National Debt Management Centre of the Ministry of Finance in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Working with the team on the executive regulations of the Royal Commission for Al-Ula Governorate. (English).
• Reviewing the Implementing Regulation of the General Authority for Exhibitions and Conventions. (Draft).
• Providing several advice to ABC bank (Bahrain) in relation to several transactions in KSA.
• Providing legal advice related to bankruptcy procedures in the Kingdom in accordance with the Companies Law and Bankruptcy Law.
• Providing legal advice to many clients regarding the conditions and mechanism for implementing foreign judicial awards/judgments in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Providing legal advice to many local and foreign investors related to the new GTPL issued in 2020.
• Providing legal advice related to the precautionary seizure rules in accordance with Saudi law.
• Providing legal advice related to the conditions and mechanisms for implementing the letter of guarantee, including the defences that the bank can pay against the beneficiary, and which allow the bank to refrain from paying.
• Providing legal advice in the following area: Banking Law, insolvency Law, foreign investment regulations, compliance with the commercial and corporate laws and regulations.