Bahaeddin Amlesh
Counsel

Baha is Counsel at Eltumi Partners. He has a broad corporate and commercial practice spanning transactional, contentious and intellectual property matters, advising businesses and individuals in Libya, across the region and internationally on English law matters. His clients range from SMEs and entrepreneurs to FTSE 100 companies, international investors and private equity funds.

Having trained and practised at a leading UK law firm, Baha has substantial experience advising on corporate acquisitions, restructurings, governance and complex commercial arrangements. He regularly drafts, reviews and negotiates commercial agreements and advises clients across a range of sectors, including regulated industries. He also acts on complex High Court litigation involving commercial contracts, financial services, debt finance, professional negligence and property disputes.

Intellectual property is a key focus of Baha’s practice. He advises on trademarks, copyright, designs and trade secrets, from registration and portfolio management to licensing, assignments, IP due diligence and contested proceedings before the UKIPO, EUIPO and USPTO. He is regularly instructed where corporate, commercial, intellectual property and litigation issues overlap.

Clients benefit from his careful and critical analysis, precise drafting and commercially focused approach to achieving their objectives. Baha is fluent in English and Arabic and is a qualified solicitor in England and Wales. His Libyan heritage gives him a natural understanding of the commercial and cultural context in which many of the firm’s clients operate.

• A global luxury group’s beauty retail business on its multi-million pound acquisition of a leading UK beauty retailer.
• The buyer on the acquisition of an English football club from an overseas investment fund, a transaction subject to FA ownership regulation.
• A leading UK mid-market private equity house on its multi-million pound restructuring and acquisition.
• Private equity sponsors on multi-million pound acquisitions.
• The structuring and negotiation of international distribution agreements across 12 exclusive territories.
• A defendant in multi-million-pound international High Court proceedings straddling debt finance, unenforceability under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, procedural irregularity and unauthorised guarantees, working alongside leading counsel.
• A client in a multi-million-pound copyright dispute concerning rights in proprietary software and its codebase, securing a successful recovery for the client.
• A business in a contractual dispute with a bank, including a formal legal opinion on its position.
• A business in court proceedings arising from a commercial contract dispute, resulting in a successful outcome.
• Contested UKIPO proceedings, including Gymshark Ltd v Gymstar Fitness Ltd and Snap Inc. v MapBuzz Limited.