Hamid Harasani
Partner of Harasani & Alkhamees in Association with DWF
Hamid is a Saudi-qualified lawyer with domestic and international legal experience. He is a co-founder of Harasani & Alkhamees Law Firm.
Charities & Social Enterprises, Construction and Infrastructure, Hospitality
DWF Advocacy, Business Restructuring Services, Commercial Litigation & Dispute Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate Litigation, Construction Advice & Disputes
T: +966 92000 6757
E: as.wal-ah@inasarah.h
Hamid's areas of expertise include litigation, private client, construction, corporate and employment law.
Hamid is a Saudi lawyer specialising in litigation, private client, construction, corporate and employment law. He has completed a PhD in Law at King's College London and is a founding partner of Harasani & Alkhamees Law Firm. He is also a skilled and published legal researcher.
He acts for corporations and high net worth individuals. He also represents international companies looking to invest or set up a branch in Saudi Arabia.
He also continually acts for clients on cross-border transactions. He has previous experience of working alongside local lawyers on deals in the US, UK, Germany, Italy, and South Korea.
Recent experience has included preparing a legal opinion of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce on how the Ministry of Commerce can improve their corporate services. In the area of construction disputes, he has recently advised on a SR360m dispute, which was successfully settled.
Toward the Reform of Private Waqfs: A Comparative Study of Islamic Waqfs and English Trusts. (Brill 2015)
'Islamic Law as a Comparable Model in Comparative Legal Research: Devising a Method' (2014) 3 Global Journal of Comparative Law 186-202.
'The English Rule Against Perpetuities and the Mandated Perpetuity of Islamic Waqfs: Three Colonial Cases' (2013) 8 The Journal of Comparative Law 172.
'Analysing the Islamic Prohibition on Riba: A Prohibition on Substance or Form?' (2013) 27 Arab Law Quarterly 289-296. - The Role of Ijtihad in Progressing Islamic Law in Modern Times (2013)10 US- Chi- na Law Review 361-371.
'Islamic Law of Wills: An Overview' (October 2012) Islamic Finance News 9(42) pp.20-21.
'Keeping Takaful Booming: Advice on overcoming potential hurdles' (March 2012) Islamic Finance News 9(12) pp.39- 40.
PhD in Waqf and trusts law, King's College London.
LLM in Comparative Law, specialising in the law of contracts, McGill University.
Legal Practice Certificate (LPC), BPP University in London.
Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL), BPP University in London.
BA in Islamic law, Islamic University in Madinah.
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Harasani & Alkhamees Law Firm in association with DWF - Riyadh, AlBarakah Tower 2, Anas Bin Malik St., Alyasamin District, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Harasani & Alkhamees Law Firm in association with DWF, Sabah Center, Prince Sultan St, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia