Practising law in Oman as a foreign lawyer

Foreign legal consultant in a legal consultancy office

For: Foreign lawyers with at least five years of legal experience.

1. Be registered as a legal consultant (foreign lawyers need five years of experience, compared with two years for Omanis).
2. Work in a legal consultancy office. These offices do not do litigation before Omani courts, but may give advice and take part in arbitration.

Foreign law firms can operate alone or with a legal consultancy office only if the firm is more than 15 years old and has branches in at least three countries.

A foreign advocate in a specific lawsuit

For: Foreign advocates in a particular case.

1. Under Article 17 of the new law, a foreign advocate may appear in a specific lawsuit if they work in partnership with an Omani advocate, there is reciprocity with their home country, and the committee chairman approves.