Professional Summary
Al Azhar Al Hoqani is a lawyer admitted before the Primary Courts of the Sultanate of Oman, with practical experience in advocacy and in representing individuals and companies in criminal, commercial and administrative disputes. His practice has a particular focus on criminal cases, most notably offences against state security, public funds cases, money laundering and offences against public office, as well as commercial disputes, company and partner disputes, contractual disputes, maritime matters, energy, oil and supply cases, investment company matters, real estate cases and financial claims.
His practice covers case preparation and management; drafting statements of claim, memoranda, grounds of appeal and grievances; drafting and reviewing commercial, civil and administrative contracts and documents; and analysing the legal positions of the parties. He also handles disputes requiring close examination of accounting, contractual and financial issues, attends investigation sessions before government authorities, and provides legal opinions on complex matters, drawing on in-depth research and analytical skills.
He holds a Master’s degree in Criminal Law with distinction and a Bachelor’s degree in Law with distinction, both from Sultan Qaboos University, and has practised law since 2023.
Practice Areas
- Criminal cases.
- Military court cases.
- Commercial and civil disputes.
- Company and partner disputes, and practical issues facing boards of directors.
- Administrative disputes.
- Disputes concerning commercial, civil and administrative contracts.
- Maritime and insurance cases, and oil, energy and mining cases.
- Investment cases, supply contracts, land, sea and air transport contracts, and agency and franchise contracts.
- Banking and banking operations cases.
- Intellectual property and unfair competition cases.
- Real estate and construction contract disputes.
- Disputes concerning financial claims.
- Drafting and reviewing commercial and civil contracts.
- Enforcement and debt collection.
Qualifications
- Master’s Degree in Criminal Law, Sultan Qaboos University, 2026 – with distinction.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Law, Sultan Qaboos University, 2023 – with distinction.
Admission and Professional Experience
- Lawyer admitted before the Primary Courts of the Sultanate of Oman.
- Practising law since 2023.
Key Experience
- Member of a specialist legal team managing and preparing the files of more than 5,300 employees of Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), including analysis of legal issues relating to social protection and retirement.
- Representing commercial companies in disputes between partners concerning shareholdings, profits, financial accounts and partners’ obligations, including disputes requiring the review of accounting reports and the examination of expert reports before the courts.
- Handling commercial and banking disputes, most notably company and partner disputes and practical issues facing boards of directors; maritime, insurance and banking cases; oil, energy and mining cases; investment cases, supply contracts, land, sea and air transport contracts, and agency and franchise contracts; intellectual property and unfair competition cases; and cases concerning credit facilities, financial obligations and settlements, including assessing the effect of settlement agreements on the original obligations and preparing appeal memoranda against the resulting judgments.
- Representing individuals and investors in real estate and contractual disputes, including claims for the rescission of contracts and for compensation for delay or breach of contractual obligations.
- Handling a number of criminal cases, most notably state security, public funds, money laundering, forgery and fraud, offences against public office and medical malpractice cases, among other criminal matters.
- Handling a number of criminal cases before the military courts.
- Handling a number of administrative disputes, challenging administrative decisions before the competent judiciary, and preparing grounds of appeal and memoranda on the lawfulness of decisions and their legal effects, as well as disputes relating to administrative contracts.
- Handling and pleading a number of disputes concerning commercial, civil and administrative contracts.
- Drafting, preparing and reviewing a number of commercial and civil contracts, and reviewing administrative contracts.
- Conducting enforcement and debt collection proceedings, and handling disputes relating to the enforcement of judgments, enforceable instruments and financial claims.
Research and Publications
- Master’s thesis in Criminal Law, College of Law, Sultan Qaboos University: “Criminal Liability of Legal Persons under Omani Legislation (An Analytical Study)”.
- Published a referenced article in Atheer online magazine: “Will We See Rehabilitation Programmes as a Corrective Alternative to Principal Penalties in Omani Legislation?”.
- Published a referenced article in Wahj Al Khaleej online newspaper: “Incitement as One of the Most Serious Forms of Criminal Complicity under the Penal Law”.
- Co-authored a research paper: “The Legal Framework of the Electronic Intermediary in Comparative Law (A Comparative Analytical Study)”.
- Research paper: “Legal Framework of Cyberbullying and Cyber Harassment”.