State employees and official discipline
The office follows State employee discipline cases under the Law on the Discipline of State and Public Sector Employees No. 14 of 1991.
Read more →Unrestricted practising authority · Baghdad Bar · since 2015
Law Office of Ali Barakat
This is the website of the Law Office of Ali Barakat. The text is written in the office’s voice.
The office is led by Ali Barakat Al-Taae, a member of the Baghdad Bar, holding unrestricted practising authority (صلاحية مطلقة), admitted in 2015.
At the front of the office’s work
Four areas at the top of the list
Retirement transactions
A State employee's retirement in Iraq is governed by the Unified Retirement Law No. 9 of 2014 and its First Amendment, Law No. 26 of 2019, and is processed by the National Pension Authority.
Read more →Applications before the Political Prisoners and Martyrs foundations
The Political Prisoners Foundation works under Law No. 4 of 2006 and its amendments; the Martyrs Foundation works under Law No. 2 of 2016, amended by Law No. 23 of 2024.
Read more →A claim for compensation after an injury in a terrorist operation
Compensation for people injured in terrorist operations is claimed under Law No. 20 of 2009 and its amendments, before the sub-committee in the governorate, or the ministry committee if the injured person is a State employee.
Read more →Frequently requested services
- A dispute arising from an employment contractA private-sector labour dispute in Iraq arranged by five questions: does the Labour Law apply, what the contract records, why the…
- Recording a company with the Companies RegistrarRegistering an Iraqi company with the Registrar of Companies under Law No. 21 of 1997 as amended, from Baghdad, with no branch.
- A branch of a company formed outside IraqHow a company formed abroad opens a branch before the Registrar of Companies under Regulation No. 2 of 2017, as amended in 2023…
- Preparing the wording of a contractContract drafting in Iraq under Civil Code No. 40 of 1951: formation, electronic signature, hardship and rescission.
- Reviewing a contract drawn up in more than one languageArabic–English contract review in Iraq: discrepancies between versions, the governing language, and the effect of a foreign party…
- Enrolling a worker in social securityEnrolling private-sector workers in social security under Law No. 18 of 2023: coverage, contributions and employers' duties.
- Types of leave under Iraqi Labour Law No. 37 of 2015A map of leave under Labour Law 37/2015: weekly rest and holidays, annual, sick, family-event, mourning, Hajj, public-duty…
- Recovery of debtsDebt recovery through an Enforcement Directorate under Enforcement Law No. 45 of 1980: the instrument, attachment and compulsory…
- Sale, lease, and the recording of titleSale, lease and recording of title at the Real Estate Registration Department under the Civil Code, Law 43/1971 and Rent Law…
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Latest articles
What did the Second Amendment to the Political Prisoners Foundation Law, Law No. 10 of 2025, change?
Iraq's 2025 Political Prisoners Law amendment: welfare fund, Reconsideration Committee, land, retirement choice, Kurdistan prisoners, salary transfer.
Read →The Political Prisoners Welfare Fund: what was established in 2025?
The Political Prisoners Welfare Fund under Law 10 of 2025: legal personality, a 2 per cent subscription cap, and welfare purposes.
Read →What did Law No. 23 of 2024 change in the Martyrs Foundation Law?
What Law 23 of 2024 changed in the Martyrs Foundation Law: categories, committees, land and the Martyrs Fund, from the official text.
Read →Contact the office
Al-Yarmouk, Baghdad, near the Recreational Club. The office receives visitors sunday to Thursday, 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Friday and Saturday are closed.