Iranian Law Research & Opinions for UK Law Firms supports solicitors and legal teams that need to understand a defined question of Iranian law. PAD International Group prepares focused research and written analysis around the transaction or dispute, using relevant Persian materials and explaining the reasoning in English.
When this service is useful
A UK solicitor may need to understand a contractual remedy, a company’s authority or the legal effect of an Iranian document before deciding the next step. Instructions should identify the question, relevant date and factual assumptions. A research memorandum helps the instructing lawyer assess the issue; it does not replace their advice on English law or procedural strategy.
What the engagement can cover
The work can include identifying relevant legislation and amendments, reviewing supplied sources, explaining terminology, comparing possible interpretations and setting out unresolved points. Deliverables may be a short research note, a detailed opinion or answers to an agreed list of questions. Translations, extensive case searches and supplementary work are included only if specified.
A practical example
An English litigation team needs to know whether an alleged termination had a particular effect under Iranian contract law. A focused memorandum can identify the relevant rules, distinguish assumptions from evidence and explain what additional documents are needed before a conclusion can be reached. This is an illustrative scenario, not a client case.
Scope and professional roles
An advisory opinion is not automatically suitable as expert evidence. If the intended use changes to court evidence, independence, competence, permission and report requirements must be reviewed separately through our Iranian law expert reports service. The distinction should be settled before substantive instructions are accepted.
Connected legal work
For questions about the underlying document, Iranian legal document analysis can clarify its legal meaning. A question involving company authority may call for a corporate capacity and signing-authority review.
How to instruct
We begin with a suitability and conflict check, then agree the questions, documents, intended use, timetable and fee in writing. Work involving court evidence is assessed separately from advisory or transactional work. Confidential materials should follow through the agreed channel after engagement arrangements are established. Additional research, translation or attendance is included only where specified.
Frequently asked question
Can you work from a short list of questions?
Yes. Defined questions usually help keep the research relevant. We will identify assumptions, missing materials and any issue outside the accepted scope.
Your next step
Send the legal question you need answered, the relevant date and the intended use of the opinion. That lets us agree a proportionate research scope. Discuss a focused Iranian law research instruction.
Service information reviewed 15 October 2026. The accepted scope, relevant law and receiving forum’s requirements determine the work.
Research for public bodies, universities and nonprofit organisations
A defined research instruction may also come from a public body, university or nonprofit organisation outside Iran. Outputs can include an English memorandum answering specified Iranian-law questions, a Persian-source bibliography and an explanation of uncertainties and scope limits. We agree the intended use, research date and deliverable. This does not imply government endorsement, privileged access to records or appointment as a court expert.