For Business Clients
Businesses need three kinds of legal help: advice and structuring before a decision, routine registration and compliance on a timetable, and representation when a notice or dispute arrives. The chamber advises and represents; our sister desk LegalDesk.bd runs the routine filings. One file, one named advocate, whichever side the work falls on.
Advice and structuring: the chamber
Corporate, tax, VAT, customs and foreign-investment advice is given by the chamber, led by Barrister Mohammad Rasel, whose own practice is this area. See Corporate & Company, Tax, VAT & Customs and Foreign Investment for what each covers: entry structure and shareholder agreements, tax planning before a transaction, replies to NBR notices, customs classification, Bangladesh Bank approvals and repatriation.
Routine registration and compliance: LegalDesk.bd
Our sister desk LegalDesk.bd (https://legaldesk.bd) runs the formation and ongoing compliance filings that most businesses need on a regular timetable, with its own process and fee schedule. The chamber supervises the work and takes the file over the moment a filing turns into a notice or a dispute.
- Company, partnership and branch or liaison office formation
- RJSC filings, including annual returns and changes of directors, shares and registered office
- Invest Bangladesh (formerly BIDA) registration, work permits and related approvals
- Trade licence, TIN and business registrations
- Income tax returns, withholding tax and tax compliance
- VAT registration, returns and routine VAT compliance
- Regulatory and statutory compliance calendars
Disputes and litigation: the chamber
When a business is in a dispute, facing enforcement action or needs to go to court, the matter is handled by the chamber’s advocates. This includes:
- Artha Rin Adalat suits, for banks and for borrowers defending recovery claims (Artha Rin and Banking Recovery)
- Company matters in the High Court Division, including winding up and shareholder disputes (Company Court and Winding Up)
- Appeals and references against income tax, VAT and customs decisions (Tax, VAT and Customs Appeals)
- Commercial and contract disputes, money recovery and legal notices (Money and Debt Recovery; Legal Notice and Reply)
- Cheque dishonour cases under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act (Cheque Dishonour)
- Labour Court claims, termination disputes and workplace complaints (Labour Court and Employment Disputes)
- Writ petitions against unlawful regulatory action (Writ and Judicial Review)
When a compliance issue becomes a dispute
A missed filing, a VAT demand or a licence refusal can move from compliance into litigation. Where that happens, LegalDesk.bd and the chamber share the file with the client’s consent, so that the records and deadlines are not lost in the handover. Appeal deadlines against tax and VAT decisions are short, so contact us as soon as an adverse order is received.
Engagement and fees
Litigation and advisory work is agreed in a written engagement letter setting out the scope and fees before work begins. We check for conflicts of interest before accepting instructions. We cannot predict or promise the outcome of any case.
Which one to contact
Company formation, RJSC filings and agreements
Structure and agreements by the chamber; routine filings through LegalDesk.bd.
See more →Tax, VAT and customs advice
Planning, notices and audits by the chamber; routine returns through LegalDesk.bd.
See more →A customer or partner owes money
Legal notice, money suit and cheque dishonour cases, by the chamber.
See more →Tax, VAT or customs order against you
Appeals and references, where deadlines are short, by the chamber.
See more →Shareholder or director dispute
Company matters in the High Court Division, by the chamber.
See more →Bank recovery suit
Artha Rin Adalat suits, for banks and for borrowers, by the chamber.
See more →How a business dispute runs with us
- Summary and papersSend a short summary and the key documents: contract, invoices, notices, orders.
- Conflict checkWe check for conflicts of interest before we accept instructions.
- Engagement letterScope and fees are set out in a written engagement letter before work begins.
- ActionNotice, negotiation, filing and hearings, with written updates to the people you name.
Common questions
How quickly should we act on a VAT or tax demand?
Straight away. Appeal deadlines against tax and VAT decisions are short, and some appeals require a deposit. Send us the order as soon as you receive it.
Can you take over a dispute that started as a compliance issue?
Yes. With your consent, LegalDesk.bd and the chamber share the file so that records and deadlines are not lost.
Do you act for banks as well as borrowers?
Yes, in Artha Rin Adalat suits, subject to a conflict check in each matter.
Can you predict the outcome?
No. We give a realistic view of the options and risks, but we cannot promise the outcome of any case.
A business matter to discuss?
Send a short summary and the key documents. We reply within 24 hours and say who will act and on what terms; routine filings can start the same week through LegalDesk.bd. A written assessment costs nothing.