Abdul Mutalib Hassan Al-Ajmi

Biography

Abdul Mutalib is an Associate with an LLM with a focus on Competition Law and Governance and extensive experience in dispute resolution and ADR, covering contractual disputes and corporate criminal liability. He advises clients across jurisdictions and industries-including investment, energy, food, industrial services and retail, and has represented leading electricity distribution businesses and prominent investment groups. Renowned for delivering tailored, strategic solutions, Abdul Mutalib respected for cultivating strong client relationships and providing clear, results-oriented service.

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Recent Experience

• Assisted in the development and execution of a comprehensive litigation strategy for a complex Share Purchase Agreement dispute valued at over $40 million. The dispute encompassed multiple factors including breach of condition precedents, the occurrence of unforeseen circumstances impacting the transaction as well as the challenges and mechanism of transferring shares between companies governed by different jurisdictions.
• Represented a major electricity distribution and supply company in more than 200 matters encompassing asset-related claims, commercial-contract disputes, debt-recovery actions, and criminal complaints, while maintaining day-to-day client and stakeholder engagement.
• Conducted a comprehensive legal assessment for a GCC-based corporation in a shareholder dispute concerning a government concession, advising on exposure, liability allocation, and procedural tactics throughout the litigation lifecycle.
• Provided crisis-driven advice to clients in the energy, construction, and employment sectors on contractual defaults triggered by COVID-19 lockdowns, delivering pragmatic guidance on risk mitigation, force majeure invocation, and renegotiation strategies.
• Acted for a leading supplier in a USD 10 million controversy, representing the client before Omani authorities, preparing pleadings and submissions, and issuing ongoing legal opinions on procedural posture and settlement options.
• Represented a corporate client in a sophisticated contractual-equilibrium dispute, advocating before the courts for contractual rebalance of obligations, performing detailed risk analyses, and furnishing authoritative legal opinions to support the client’s commercial operations.
• Successfully represented clients in oil and gas industry in criminal court cases relating to allegations of Penal Code violations and criminal liability for labour law infringements.