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Department
of Legal
Affairs

A centralized legal function established to protect the Group's legal interests and support its affiliated entities through controlled, mandate-based legal services.

Core Legal Functions
Serving
Group-Wide
About DOLA

Centralized Legal Execution for the Group

The Department of Legal Affairs ("DOLA") is the Group's centralized legal department, formed to deliver consistent legal execution across transactions, disputes, corporate governance, regulatory interfaces, compliance oversight, internal investigations, and staff training. DOLA operates through documented workflows, controlled authority, and disciplined matter management to ensure legal quality, risk containment, and operational efficiency across the Group.

Service Pillars

DOLA delivers legal services across four core practice areas.

Disputes & Litigation

Strategic management of claims, defenses, enforcement, and representation before courts and competent authorities.

Transactions & Contracting

Drafting, review, negotiation support, and closing coordination for commercial and corporate transactions.

Governance & Compliance

Policy implementation, controls, regulatory readiness, and training programs aligned with Group standards.

Investigations & Internal Affairs

Shareholder-directed and management-authorized internal investigations and employee-related legal matters.

Ready to submit a legal request?

All requests are triaged, classified, and assigned a Matter ID for tracking.

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Mandate & Authority

The governance framework defining DOLA's purpose, scope of service, and operational controls.

I

Purpose

DOLA exists to safeguard the Group's legal position and enable lawful, efficient execution of its operations. It serves as the centralized legal function for affiliated entities, maintaining consistent standards across legal workstreams while providing a clear framework for intake, escalation, approval, and documentation.

II

Who DOLA Serves

DOLA provides legal services exclusively to:

  • The Group holding entity (as applicable)
  • Group-affiliated companies, subsidiaries, branches, SPVs, and controlled joint ventures (where authorized)
  • Authorized directors, shareholders, officers, and employees acting within the scope of their authority
III

Authorized Representation

Where properly authorized, DOLA may represent affiliated entities in connection with:

  • Disputes and claims
  • Court proceedings and related litigation strategy
  • Government agencies and administrative authorities
  • Regulatory correspondence and submissions
  • Commercial negotiations and formal legal communications

DOLA may coordinate with external counsel when required by jurisdiction, licensing, court rules, or matter complexity, while retaining centralized oversight of scope, strategy, and reporting.

IV

Governance and Control

  • Matter intake and classification
  • Authority confirmation and escalation procedures
  • Confidentiality and restricted-access controls
  • Document retention and records standards
  • Structured reporting and matter tracking
What This Website Is Not

This website is not a public-facing legal services platform. DOLA does not accept instructions, engagements, or mandates from third parties through this portal.

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Practice Areas

Centralized legal support across the Group's core legal and risk functions, delivered through documented processes and standardized outputs.

ADisputes, Litigation & Claims
Scope
  • Early case assessment and litigation strategy
  • Claims analysis, defense structuring, and exposure evaluation
  • Formal notices, dispute correspondence, and settlement frameworks
  • Evidence preservation protocols and matter file management
  • Coordination of hearings, submissions, and procedural steps
Typical Outputs

Legal notices, case strategy memoranda, evidence packages, settlement term sheets, dispute risk assessments, claim trackers

BTransactions & Commercial Contracting
Scope
  • Drafting and reviewing commercial agreements
  • Contract negotiation support and risk allocation
  • Term sheets, LOIs, MoUs, and closing documentation
  • Vendor/customer contracting workflows
  • Intercompany contracts and internal service agreements
Typical Outputs

Redlines, contract markups, risk memos, final execution versions, approval packs, closing checklists

CCorporate Structuring & Governance
Scope
  • Corporate documentation for Group entities and SPVs
  • Board and shareholder resolutions and governance packs
  • Delegation of authority frameworks and execution controls
  • Shareholder arrangements and governance harmonization
Typical Outputs

Resolution packages, governance memoranda, delegation matrices, corporate records and registers support

DCompliance, Regulatory & Training
Scope
  • Compliance program support and policy drafting
  • Regulatory readiness and controlled government interfaces
  • Implementation of internal controls and approvals
  • Training programs for employees and business teams
Typical Outputs

Policies, training materials, compliance guidance notes, internal compliance checklists, reporting frameworks

EInternal Affairs & Investigations
Scope
  • Internal investigations (shareholder-directed or management-authorized)
  • Employee misconduct assessments and incident response
  • Conflicts of interest reviews and breach-of-duty assessments
  • Evidence handling, witness interviews, and restricted reporting
Typical Outputs

Investigation plans, findings memoranda, remediation recommendations, restricted-access records

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Disputes & Litigation Management

Disciplined control over risk, evidence, timelines, and strategy to protect the Group's position through early assessment, decisive action, and structured execution.

1
Early Case Assessment

Factual and legal issue mapping, exposure evaluation (financial, operational, reputational), strengths/weaknesses analysis, recommended strategy, and timeline planning.

2
Formal Communications & Dispute Control

Legal notices, formal demands, settlement communications and releases, and negotiation frameworks preserving rights while controlling admissions.

3
Evidence & Records Discipline

Preservation notices and legal hold procedures, chain-of-custody controls, evidence compilation and indexing, and restricted access to sensitive matter files.

4
Courts, Tribunals & Authorities

Procedural submissions and hearing preparations, representation strategy, documentation required by authorities, and coordination with licensed advocates or external counsel.

5
External Counsel Management

Scope definition and engagement terms, deliverables and reporting cadence, strategy alignment and escalation, cost controls and approvals.

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Transactions & Contracting

Controlled, risk-aligned contracting ensuring commercial objectives are achieved while protecting the Group through proper allocation of liability and governance compliance.

Contract Drafting & Review
  • Commercial, operational, and intercompany agreements
  • Aligned with Group standards and risk controls
  • Standardized templates and bespoke drafting
Negotiation Support
  • Liability allocation and indemnities
  • Termination and breach controls
  • Payment security and default response
  • Governing law, venue, and enforcement posture
Deal Support & Closing
  • Closing checklists and execution packs
  • Signature authority validation
  • Coordination with stakeholders and external advisors
Intercompany Agreements
  • Shared services frameworks
  • Intercompany loans and advances
  • Management and operational delegation structures
Deliverable Standards
Redlined documents with risk commentary
Issue lists and negotiation positions
Execution-ready final agreements
Approvals and filing-ready packs
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Governance, Compliance & Training

Policy control, operational guidance, and structured training to prevent avoidable legal risk through clarity, discipline, and consistent internal standards.

Governance Services
  • Board and shareholder governance support
  • Delegation of authority and execution controls
  • Approvals frameworks aligned with Group risk appetite
  • Governance documentation and records discipline
Compliance Support
  • Policies, procedures, and internal controls
  • Operational compliance reviews
  • Regulatory interface support and response coordination
  • Structured reporting templates for management oversight
Staff Training Programs
  • Contracting fundamentals for non-legal teams
  • Dispute readiness and evidence discipline
  • Governance obligations and signature authority
  • Conflict of interest and confidentiality standards
  • Records retention and legal hold procedures
Training Delivery Formats
Onboarding modules
Periodic workshops
Department-specific sessions
Incident-driven remedial training
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Investigations & Internal Affairs

Operating under strict confidentiality, restricted access, and controlled governance procedures. Investigations may be initiated by authorized shareholders, boards, or management.

Investigation Scope

  • Employee misconduct and policy breaches
  • Conflicts of interest and related-party concerns
  • Fraud indicators and irregular conduct reviews
  • Breach of duty and internal governance violations
  • Sensitive incident response requiring controlled documentation

5-Stage Investigation Process

1
Intake & Authority Confirmation

Mandate verification, scope definition, and conflict checks.

2
Preservation & Risk Controls

Evidence preservation, restricted access, and stakeholder mapping.

3
Fact Development

Document review, witness interviews, timeline reconstruction.

4
Findings Memorandum

Formal internal findings, conclusions, and risk classification.

5
Remediation & Action Plan

Corrective action, policy updates, training, or escalation steps.

Confidentiality Notice

Investigation matters are treated as restricted-access, confidential workstreams. Unauthorized disclosure, interference, evidence destruction, or retaliatory conduct may constitute a breach of internal policy and may expose the relevant party to disciplinary action or further escalation.

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Request Legal Support

Centralized intake channel for legal matters. Submissions are routed for triage, classification, and assignment. Each request is assigned a Matter ID and tracked.

Authority & Approval Flags

Upon submission, DOLA will acknowledge receipt, assign a Matter ID, and issue next-step instructions. Certain matters may require authority verification or escalation prior to substantive action.

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Service Standards

Structured service standards designed to maintain responsiveness while protecting accuracy, confidentiality, and governance control.

Critical

Court deadlines, urgent filings, injunction risks, asset preservation, governmental escalation

Acknowledgement Within 2 hours
Triage Same day
Action plan Same day

Priority

Active dispute escalation, transaction deadlines, high-risk commercial issues

Acknowledgement Same day
First response Within 24 hours

Routine

Standard contracting, advisory support, internal governance work

Acknowledgement Within 1 business day
First response Within 2–3 business days
Quality & Control Notice

DOLA reserves the right to reclassify urgency where necessary to protect the Group's interests and maintain controlled allocation of legal resources. Timelines may vary based on complexity, evidentiary requirements, stakeholder dependencies, and court or regulatory deadlines.

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Intercompany Billing & Allocation

DOLA functions as the Group's centralized legal service center. Legal services are allocated and charged back on an intercompany basis in accordance with internal governance approvals.

Billing Categories

  • Disputes & litigation support
  • Transactional support and contract management
  • Corporate governance and structuring support
  • Compliance program support and implementation
  • Training and staff workshops
  • Internal investigations and restricted matters

Allocation Methods

Matter-Based Scoping

Allocation based on complexity and scope of legal matter

Time-Recorded Support

Charges based on recorded legal time

Fixed-Fee Structures

Standardized pricing for recurring deliverables

Periodic Allocation

Regular charges for compliance and training services

Governance Note

Intercompany allocations are internal financial arrangements and are not public legal fees. Charges are recorded to support transparency, internal controls, and consistent legal service delivery across the Group.