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Rohan Smith
Legal Researcher
Civil and Commercial Litigation
Rohan is a common law qualified dispute resolution lawyer. His experience to date is a repertoire of different legal cases such as employment, construction general commercial disputes, and various execution processes.
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Experience
Rohan is a common law qualified dispute resolution lawyer. His experience to date is a repertoire of different legal cases such as Employment, Construction general commercial disputes, and various execution processes.
Rohan assists Senior Legal Associates in civil and commercial litigation and matters, as well as providing general administrative support. He drafts and reviews legal contracts, communications, and ancillary documentation, prepares legal opinions on various commercial contracts and conducts legal and documentary research, inventory and indexing for newly acquired as well as on-going cases and all other work-related aspects within the team. Rohan prepares incorporation documents such as PoA, ToE, MoA/AoA, LOI, Legal notices, and proposals, as well as opens and maintains new case files.
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Rohan has a Masters in Law (LLM) from Northumbria University, UK.
Rohan is fluent in English and Farsi.