Michael Bula Solicitors

International Lawyers


 

World Legal Associated Offices


Rules of Engagement - Work protocol and firm policy
Clients are requested to only contact our firm initially for all its world offices and legal agents.

The establishment of a unique worldwide network of agents is based upon the execution of strategic alliance or association agreements. These agreements are the result of a considerable investment of money, professional time, travel and historical ties, backed up by quality control and dealings over extended periods of time.

As such, the network forms part of the intellectual property of MBS and cannot be referred out freely or directly without instructions and engagement of MBS, which would breach the agreements. World offices and agents will direct clients back to MBS.

MBS policy pursuant to strategic alliance and referral agreements with its world associate offices, correspondents and legal agents require as a pre-condition agreed to by the client that MBS:

  • is engaged and coordinates all legal matters, advice, litigation, official internationally recognised French translations and global notarisation of acts and projects [as the case may be]
  • exclusively issues invoices for the work of MBS and the other firm/s and
  • assures effective international file management and advice in language, translations and notarial work, conflict of laws and private international legal matters.

Paris
[I]
MBS
has signed a Strategic Alliance Agreement or Convention de Collaboration Organique on 29 June 2005 with the Paris Law Firm of Cabinet Barreyre-Castel, Avocats à la Cour. This rare association between a French and an Australian Law Firm will offer a coordinated approach and services for clients doing business between the two countries and Europe.

[II]
MBS executed a Strategic Alliance Agreement with the firm Société d’Avocats Bourgoing-Dumonteil-Kerversau on 15 November 2007, to interface with a Paris law firm which has long-established legal networks throughout Francophone Africa. This will complement MBS’s African practice and its first Paris strategic alliance agreement above.




Rome & Milan
In Rome on 9 November 2005, MBS signed a unique Strategic Alliance Agreement with the firm of Corrado Ferrari Mainieri Pedefferi, Studio Legale Associato, Avvocati with offices in Rome and Milan, Italy, opening an important gateway in Australia-Italy law firm and legal relations.





Burkina Faso
On 14 September 2005 a Strategic Alliance Agreement was signed, to further assist clients in opening up the West African market with the firm Cabinet d'avocats Bernardin Dabiré  in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, West Africa.


Senegal
The Strategic Alliance Agreement for this country was signed on 13 September 2005 with the firm S.C.P.A. Sow, Seck & Diagne, Avocats à la Cour in Dakar, Senegal, West Africa. Senegal is a major economic player and economy in West Africa.


Mauritania
MBS has executed a Strategic Alliance Agreement or Convention de Collaboration Organique dated 20 July 2005, with the legal firm Etude Ould Bah, Avocats à la Cour, in Nouackchott, which has been countersigned and stamped by the Conseil de l’Ordre des Avocats de la Mauritanie (the Bar or Law Society equivalent).

This agreement represents a first in terms of strategic international alliances between an Australian and a Mauritanian law firm to offer clients the unique services. Combined, the firms have extensive experience in mining, international, commercial and comparative laws and French language work in Mauritania and the other French-speaking countries in Africa.




Reunion
In order to better cover the Indian Ocean group of countries and jurisdictions, MBS has signed a strategic alliance agreement with the firm of Philippe Creissen, Avocat in Sainte-Clotilde, Reunion Island on 5 December 2005. This will serve as a new gateway between the Indian Ocean and the Australia-Pacific (Oceania) regions.


Tunisia
MBS has long had the intention to open Australia to the Maghreb or North African francophone markets and this has been achieved by a new strategic alliance agreement signed on 25 December 2006 with the dynamic legal firm of Cabinet d’Avocats-conseils Belhedi, Labiadh & Associés in Tunis. The association will forge new legal links between our 2 dynamic regions


Niger
A first in Australian legal history has been concluded with a strategic alliance agreement of 20 February 2007 with the Niamey law firm Cabinet d’avocats Kouaovi in Niger, West Africa. In turn, this firm is well connected with Paris-based and West African regional law firms – providing even more benefits and synergies for MBS clients.


Negotiations
A number of ongoing negotiations for similar agreements are in train with the object to create a loose international alliance of boutique specialist law firms.

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