Shunana & Co. LLP. is a full service law firm with a growing client base, both nationally & internationally. As a multi-practicing firm, our dynamic and energetic lawyers provide practical and strategic legal services to clients in diverse sectors.

Our team consists of highly experienced commercial litigators who have represented clients in landmark court decisions and legal counsels who have expertise in domestic and international dispute resolution, banking, tourism, employment and shipping and construction law.

At Shunana & Co. LLP. we work as a team, and are committed to delivering legal services that yield the most effective solutions for our clients.

We provide legal advice to foreign clients planning to invest or undertake business in the Maldives. These services cover all aspects of the client’s business and all transactions undertaken by the client within the framework of the local regulatory regime. Our investment advisory team already assists numerous enterprises in undertaking their business in the Maldives and is conscious of the challenges arising in the business world of today.

The firm advises both domestic and international clients on the complex regulatory aspects of employment and labor law in order to enable full compliance with all the applicable laws and provisions. Our team of lawyers are actively involved in drafting and reviewing employment documentations and advising in a wide range of labor law related queries, including redundancy and termination.

At Shunana & Co. LLP., we handle all aspects relating to real estate and property law in the Maldives.
Our services include, but are not limited to:

• Advice on joint development agreements, project management consultancy agreements and grant or assignment of leases
• Drafting commercial and residential lease agreements
• Advice on conventional transfers of properties, as well as transfers as a result of or in the terms of, liquidations and insolvency, auctions, court orders, foreclosures, divorce settlements, donations and intestacy and wills
• Negotiating and drafting agreements relating to the sale of properties both residential and commercial.

Shunana & Co. LLP. has the extensive experience pertaining to the following:

• Defective drawings or specifications Delays on the critical path
• Defects caused by other contractors
• Insufficient or nuclear instructions
• Variation orders
• Payment issues
• Extension of time claims
• Inability to obtain a completion certificate

Shunana & Co. LLP. specializes in high volume debt collection. A genuine understanding of our clients’ needs, values and priorities empowers us to deliver efficient, tailor-made debt collection services at competitive rates.

Our team of lawyers have experience in advising banks on the local regulatory framework, covering issues such as financial intelligence, the relationship between bank and the Maldives Monetary Authority and the other investigation authorities, and loan documents which include both private parties as well as the government. We offer advice on international finance, especially those pertaining to syndicate loan agreements, and where applicable, the implication of the domestic regulatory framework on obligations and benefits arising out of such agreements.

Shunana & Co. LLP. provides practical legal training sessions to clients and their employees. This service is available to all including non-governmental organisations and government entities. Training sessions are focused on adding value to the business of our clients. Training programs can be designed and specifically tailored to ensure that our clients executives and key employees understand their legal obligations related to their work.