Abdul Hak Kaliyadan

Provided legal advice/consultation for multinational clients, closed deals, drafted, filed and managed arbitration cases, RDC and Dubai Court cases, dealt variety of contentious matters, provided legal advisory services for multiple jurisdictions including company formation in mainland and free zones in UAE, corporate and labour law issues, drafted a variety of legal agreements, mediated and settled disputes, reviewed wide range of legal contracts for corporate retainer clients, managed case documents with local lawyers, mediated litigation cases, vetted legal documents.

Provided legal advice/consultation for multinational clients& HNW individuals, or managed a portfolio of contentious and non- contentious matters including company formation in mainland and free zones in UAE, corporate and labour law issues, drafted a variety of legal agreements, mediated and settled multi million disputes, reviewed wide range of legal contracts for corporate retainer clients, managed case documents with local lawyers, mediated UK litigation cases, vetted legal documents.

Drafted various legal documents, Business Contracts, provided legal advice to the clients, assisted senior lawyers in contentious and non contentious matters to prepare legal documents and legal research.

Provided wide-ranging assistance to legal professionals including compliance advice and guidance for a range of corporate departments including Litigation, Contracts, Sales, Finance, and Internal Audit.
Key Accomplishments:
• Utilised excellent legal knowledge and critical thinking skills to overcome obstacles and resolve complex problems in a timely manner.
• Assisted with the drafting and presentation of legal documents to facilitate corporate operations.
• Managed the verification and validation of property contracts, POA’s, sales/lease agreements, indemnity letters, litigation documents and a range of other core legal documentation.
• Ensured that corporate governance and regulatory compliance standards were applied in a consistent manner throughout the business as part of the group risk management framework.
• Delivered regular progress reports and updates for senior management across all legal operations.

Delivered corporate support and legal administration services to achieve high-level objectives for this large-scale timber construction provider using excellent attention-to-detail, tireless work ethic, and legal skills.
Key Accomplishments:
• Reviewed and verified all project contracts and agreements to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Established, amended, and renewed critical documentation including commercial licences, tenancy contracts, company insurance, bank guarantees, and labour/immigration related information.
• Managed a portfolio of corporate legal issues including disputes involving Arabic-English translation while dealing with high-value insurance claims.
• Developed processes and procedures to streamline the human resources function and deliver efficiency, productivity, and profitability across the business.
• Provided facilities management and administration for factory and office locations, vehicles, and worker accommodation in line with corporate policies.

In this Job role I’ve carried out all type of correspondence with clients and government entities.
Prepared annual agreements, maintenance contracts, and quotations &LPO’s. Liaise& manage complaint reparation processes. Monitor follow ups.
 Managed English -Arabic-English translation of official documents.
 Performed advisory functions to the board of directors by perusing legal and official documents..
 Placed ad for new recruitments, sorted CVs and conducted prelim interviews.
Prepared schedules for both director and staffs along with
 Administered employees’ documents regarding passport, Visa, medical, labor card, emirates id, Insurance etc. Assisted the typing centers to prepare all official documents.managed all itineraries of staffs. Monitored Salary statements and WPS transactions.

In this job role I have worked as an associate lawyer and practiced before various courts such as High Courts, Armed Forces Tribunal, Central Administrative Tribunal, Civil and Criminal Courts of First Instance
The Job role includes;
 Represent in High court and lower courts both in litigated and non-litigated disputes .Organize schedules, Prepare legal notices, argument notes, drafting writs, appeals, revision petitions -Represent before the Hon’ble High court of Kerala, Armed Forces Tribunal, and Various lower courts of Kerala in the areas of Service laws, Law of Taxation, General writs, Corporate laws, labor laws, company law, arbitration, law of contracts, Land laws, medico-legal cases, Environmental laws, MACT, educational matters, Insurance law, Criminal laws, public interest litigations and other Civil laws.
 Operate & Manage Computer peripherals & programs for legal works
 business communication, liaison, program schedule, Prepare media notes for reporting. Prepare client interview summary and conduct primary and secondary research.