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This practitioner’s guide was initially developed as a toolkit to the in-house attorneys at Riza & Co. LLP. This guide is intended to summarize, consolidate and explain the basic concepts of the civil procedure as laid out in the newly enacted Civil Procedure Code, the Civil Court’s Regulation on Civil

On 8 November 2021, the Ministry of Economic Development published the Minimum Wage Order which outlines the scope and amount of minimum wage in the Maldives. The Order was declared under Section 59 of Law No: 2/2008 (Employment Act). This Order is only applicable to Maldivians and exempts any foreign

What is the applicable law relating to Business Visa in the Maldives? The respective law relating to Business Visa is the Regulation No: 113/2021 (Regulation on Business Visa) enacted under Section 9(f) of Law No: 1/2007 (Maldives Immigration Act). Who can apply for Business Visa in the Maldives? Foreign nationals

What is the applicable law relating to Corporate Resident Visa? The respective law relating to Corporate Resident Visa is the Regulation No: 115/2021 (Regulation on Issuing Corporate Resident Visa) enacted under Section 9(f) of Law No:1/2007 (Maldives Immigration Act). Who can apply for Corporate Resident Visa in the Maldives and

The Local Government Authority (LGA) has published a compensation policy for investments made by local councils in cases where such investments are expropriated by the central government. Investments covered under this policy include properties and goods under local councils. This policy has been developed pursuant to Section 56-2 (d) of

Sources of law 1.   What are the sources of Maldivian Contract Law? The primary source of legislation dealing with contractual rules is the Contract Act of 1991.[1] English common law[2] and Shariah principles[3] are also important sources of law, which have been relied upon by the courts in the interpretation

New rules regarding levying service charge were introduced by the Sixth Amendment to the Employment Act which came into force on 1 January 2021. Following the Sixth Amendment, on 16 March 2021, the Labour Relations Authority published a regulation on service charge. This regulation outlines in detail how to collect,

As the much-delayed local council elections draw closer, the Maldives finds it’s grasp a renewed opportunity to deliver on the sweeping fiscal reforms introduced by the 8th Amendment to the Decentralization Act in 2019. These reforms were shaped with the aim of improving fiscal empowerment to the local councils and

The Law No. 12/2020 (Consumer Protection Act) was ratified into law on 31 August 2020 and became effective on 1 March 2021. Unlike its predecessor Law No. 1/96, this Act introduces a comprehensive set of guidelines for suppliers of goods and services and guarantees basics rights of consumers. As per

Riza & Co.’s client, Ishaq Ahmed, has prevailed in an unfair dismissal dispute against the Maldives Civil Service Commission (CSC) at the Employment Tribunal, in which the Tribunal has ruled that CSC’s power to dismiss employees based on irregularities in recruitment process cannot be attributed to cases of its own