Office of the Attorney General

What Office of the Attorney General does

The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) is the central litigation and prosecuting agency of the Royal Government of Bhutan, established as an autonomous office under the Office of the Attorney General Act of Bhutan 2015 and headquartered in Thimphu. It provides legal services exclusively to the Government — including prosecution, court representation domestically and internationally, opinions on matters of law, and drafting and reviewing of bills and delegated legislation. The Attorney General is appointed by the Druk Gyalpo on recommendation of the Prime Minister and serves as the country's Chief Legal Officer. All requests for legal opinion from Ministries and Agencies must be routed through the Cabinet Secretariat in writing.

The OAG operates three primary technology products built through local IT vendor partnerships. The DrukLaws mobile application, launched on iOS in October 2020 and Android in April 2021, provides public access to approximately 199 Bhutanese laws, the 1652 Legal Code of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal, the 1957 Thrimzhung Chhenmo, 165 rules and regulations, 93 international instruments, and 71 judicial forms. The Case Management System was developed by eDruk Consultancy at a cost of Nu. 430,000 (awarded February 15, 2015) for managing legal cases. The Enterprise Legal Management System (ELMS) was developed by NGN Technologies Private Limited at a cost not exceeding Nu. 4,750,000, with contract signed on April 8, 2021, to streamline overall legal operations.

As a government state entity, the OAG does not generate commercial revenue from citizens or enterprises; it is funded through public budgets. Its distribution is bifurcated — formal direct engagement with government agencies via the Cabinet Secretariat for legal services, and a self-serve public channel through the DrukLaws App and official website (oag.gov.bt) and Facebook page for information dissemination. The OAG is not a commercial investment target and has no subsidiaries, parent company, funding rounds, or external ownership.

Name

Office of the Attorney General

Legal name

Office of the Attorney General

Website

https://oag.gov.bt

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Office of the Attorney General is Bhutan's autonomous central litigation and prosecuting agency, providing legal opinions, bill drafting, and prosecution services exclusively to the Royal Government of Bhutan, supported by the DrukLaws public app and case/enterprise legal management systems.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Legal Services

NAICS

Legal Counsel and Prosecution (92213), Legal Counsel and Prosecution (922130), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Prosecution & District/State Attorney Services (BPAIAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Legal Practice Management & Case Management (BPAEAPAC), Executive Office / Cabinet Secretariat (BPAIAAAA)

Keywords

• Government legal services
• Public prosecution
• Bill drafting review
• Case management system
• Legal advisory services

Headquarters

HQ city

Thimphu

HQ country

Bhutan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

The Office of the Attorney General provides prosecution and litigation services, drafts and reviews bills and delegated legislation, and delivers formal written legal opinions to ministries and agencies of the Royal Government of Bhutan. It operates as the central litigation and prosecuting agency of the state, complementing these statutory services with the DrukLaws mobile application, the Case Management System, and the Enterprise Legal Management System (ELMS) for digital legal information access and operations.

Product overview

The Office of the Attorney General of Bhutan operates as a single unified government legal services entity with multiple technology products. The core offerings include the DrukLaws App (a smartphone application for accessing Bhutanese laws and legal documents), the Case Management System (for managing legal cases), and the Enterprise Legal Management System (ELMS) for streamlining overall legal operations. These technology products are complemented by traditional legal services including prosecution, litigation, bill drafting and review, and government legal advisory. The DrukLaws App serves as a single-window platform making laws accessible to legal professionals, judiciary, police, lawyers, law students, parliament members, local government officials, and the general public.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DrukLaws App: Mobile application providing access to Bhutanese laws, including 199 laws of the country, the 1652 Legal Code of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal, 1957 Thrimzhung Chhenmo, 165 rules and regulations, 93 international instruments, and 71 judicial forms

Products and services

• DrukLaws App A smartphone application providing comprehensive accessibility to Bhutanese laws, legal codes, rules, regulations, international instruments, and judicial forms for legal professionals, judiciary, police, lawyers, law students, parliament members, local government officials, and the general public. Initially launched on iOS in April 2020 and upgraded to Android in April 2021.
• Case Management System A software system developed to manage legal cases for the Office of the Attorney General, awarded to M/s eDruk Consultancy at a cost of Nu. 430,000 and completed in February 2015.
• Enterprise Legal Management System (ELMS) A comprehensive legal management system developed to streamline legal operations, awarded to NGN Technologies Private Limited for Nu. 4,750,000, with contract signed on 8th April 2021.
• Government Legal Services Core government legal services including prosecution, litigation, drafting and reviewing bills, providing legal opinions to government, and representing the government in court proceedings, functioning under the Office of the Attorney General Act of Bhutan 2015.

Quantifiable outcome

• The DrukLaws App provides access to 199 national laws, 1652 Legal Code of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal, 1957 Thrimzhung Chhenmo, 165 rules and regulations, and 93 international instruments

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• NGN Technologies Private LimitedcoreTechnology or Integration · 8 April 2021Contract awarded to NGN Technologies Private Limited for development of the Enterprise Legal Management System at a cost not exceeding Nu. 4,750,000. Letter of intent sent on March 22, 2020, contract signed and work awarded on April 8, 2021. The system serves as the primary digital platform for managing enterprise legal operations.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Clio: Cloud-based legal practice management platform with case management, document automation, and client intake. Conceptually adjacent to OAG's Enterprise Legal Management System (ELMS).
• MyCase: Legal practice management software with case tracking, document management, and client communication. Comparable to the Case Management System and ELMS products OAG has procured.
• PracticePanther: Legal practice management platform offering matter management, billing, and document automation. Functionally aligned with the ELMS scope of work OAG contracted NGN Technologies to deliver.
• vLex: AI-powered legal information platform aggregating statutes, case law, and regulations across multiple jurisdictions. Comparable to DrukLaws' ambition to consolidate national laws plus 93 international instruments in one place.

Broad incumbents

• Westlaw (Thomson Reuters): Premier legal research and information service used by prosecutors, courts, and government attorneys worldwide. Analogous to the legal-research and case-citation capabilities OAG aims to deliver via DrukLaws.
• Practical Law (Thomson Reuters): Provides legal know-how, standard documents, and practice notes for government and in-house counsel. Comparable to OAG's drafting-and-review resources and templates for the Royal Government.
• LexisNexis (RELX): Global legal information and research platform offering consolidated access to statutes, case law, and forms. Directly comparable to the function DrukLaws performs at national scale for Bhutan.
• Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory: Provides legal information, compliance, and practice management solutions to government and law-firm customers. Closely comparable to the combined DrukLaws + ELMS stack OAG has assembled in-house.

Regional players

• Crown Law Office (New Zealand): Government legal office providing litigation, advisory, and legislative drafting services to the New Zealand Government. Comparable institutional model to OAG as a centralized government legal services provider.
• Attorney-General's Chambers (Singapore): Government legal service providing civil, criminal, and international law advisory to the Singapore Government — the closest non-Bhutanese analogue to OAG's mandate and statutory structure, though operating at much larger scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/OfficeOfTheAttorneyGeneral

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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