Arranging an appointment

The most direct route is the consultation request form: it tells the office which area of law is involved and whether proceedings have begun, so that it can call you back already knowing the essentials.

For a brief question you can also send a WhatsApp message to +212 666 786 476, stating only the general subject of your enquiry and when you are available. The office replies during opening hours, Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, and proposes a time. Telephone and email are of course also open. Note that Morocco observes GMT+1 all year.

Yes. The office consults remotely, by telephone or through modern communication channels, for clients who do not live in Oujda and for Moroccans living abroad. A remote consultation is covered by the same duty of confidentiality as a meeting at the office. Some steps do require a signature or a personal appearance — a power of attorney, for instance, which for a client abroad is usually executed before a Moroccan consulate. The office tells you at the first exchange whether your matter is one of them.

Fees are set according to the nature of the file, its complexity and the work it requires, after an initial consultation that makes the scope clear. They are stated before any commitment is made, so that no step is taken before you know what it will cost. No figure can be published in advance on this website, because it would depend on matters specific to each case.

Your identity document, together with everything relating to the matter: contracts, correspondence, summonses, police reports, any judgment or notification you have already received, and receipts or proof of payment. A short written summary of the facts in date order saves a considerable amount of time. Bring the originals and, if possible, a copy. If your documents are in a language other than Arabic or French, mention it when you make the appointment: a certified translation may be needed for the court.

No. Every case is assessed objectively before it is accepted. The office takes care to give a realistic picture of the chances of success rather than to make an undertaking that will lead nowhere. Where a claim looks bound to fail, or where another route would serve you better, you will be told so plainly, and the file may be declined.

Proceedings before the Moroccan courts are conducted in Arabic. Exchanges with the office take place in Arabic and French. This website is also published in English for clients based abroad; arrangements for corresponding in another language are agreed case by case when the appointment is made. Court documents and judgments are issued in Arabic, and a certified translation can be arranged where you need one.