Absolute discretion · Confidential by design

Sole practitioner · International counsel

Discreet legal counsel for complex international matters.

Over sixteen years advising high-net-worth individuals, corporates and institutions across the UAE, UK, EU, Switzerland and South East Asia — with complete confidentiality at the centre of every engagement.

Areas of practice

A focused practice for three situations.

01

Large Funds in the Bank

People holding large funds in their banks who are unsure what to do with them — as money and currency are changing in today's world. Confidential guidance on safe options, including fiat to USDT conversion.

Fiat to USDT conversion
02

Physical Commodities & Olive Oils

Dealing in physical commodities such as olive oils, with established suppliers from around the world. Confidential legal support on supply chains, sale and purchase structures, and cross-border trade documentation.

Commodity trading counsel
03

Physical Commodities & Rare Objects

Trading of physical commodities and dealing in precious rare metals. If you hold rare artwork or objects of value, you are welcome to reach me directly and discreetly.

Jurisdictional range

From Morocco and Switzerland to the EU, UK and South East Asia.

Instructions are accepted across a broad international range, with established relationships in each market.

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Morocco

Commodities trading

Counsel on commodities trading structures, offtake arrangements and cross-border trade documentation across North Africa.

Switzerland

Physical commodities assets & financial instruments

Advisory on Swiss physical commodity assets, financial instruments, banking relationships, private wealth structures and the regulatory considerations that accompany them.

South East Asia

Business mergers & acquisitions

Guidance on mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures across South East Asian markets, from diligence through to completion.

Portrait of Nuzhat Jahan, principal of Nuzhat's Legal Consultancy

About

Nuzhat Jahan

A graduate of the University of Auckland, New Zealand, Nuzhat has spent more than sixteen years practising across five international jurisdictions — UAE, UK, EU, Switzerland and South East Asia.

Her clients are anyone concerned about leaving money in the bank as money and currency change in today’s world — people who rely on her judgment for matters demanding the utmost precision and discretion.

As a sole practitioner retained by international clients, Nuzhat offers a rare combination of senior-level attention and complete confidentiality — along with the international network to move a matter forward wherever it needs to go.

Approach

“Complete confidentiality — in matters that demand the utmost secrecy.”

Every engagement is treated as if it were the only one. Highly sensitive transactions are handled directly, personally and with the discretion that international clients expect.

Complimentary resource

Commodity Trading Contracts Checklist.

A practitioner’s pre-signature review list for physical commodity transactions — the ten areas where trade contracts, financing and sanctions diligence most often fail. Prepared by Nuzhat Jahan.

  • Parties, capacity & signing authority
  • Goods, quality, quantity & inspection
  • Price, payment instruments & currency
  • INCOTERMS, delivery, laytime & demurrage
  • Trade finance & the security package
  • Sanctions, AML and counterparty diligence
  • Insurance & risk transfer
  • Termination, default & close-out
  • Governing law, arbitration & confidentiality
  • Execution and post-signature date diary

PDF · 3 pages · 50 checkpoints

Request your copy.

Enter your details and the checklist opens immediately. Your details are seen only by Nuzhat and are never shared.

Encrypted in transit. No marketing lists, no third parties.

Client document templates

Instruction and confidentiality drafts.

Draft templates prepared for matters requiring absolute secrecy — an instruction form to record your requirements, a client–lawyer confidentiality agreement, and NDA drafts for the consultancy. Everything shared with Nuzhat is treated with complete privacy.

  • Client instruction form
  • Client–lawyer confidentiality agreement
  • Mutual non-disclosure agreement
  • One-way non-disclosure agreement

Contact

A confidential conversation.

To discuss an instruction, submit the secure enquiry form. Your message is transmitted directly to Nuzhat and treated in the strictest confidence.

Confidentiality assured

  • — No direct contact details are published.
  • — Submissions are encrypted in transit.
  • — Enquiries are read only by Nuzhat.
  • — Details are never shared with third parties.

Encrypted in transit. Nuzhat is the sole recipient.