Sajid specialises in commercial litigation and international arbitration. He has expertise in banking and finance, civil fraud, company, construction, insolvency, insurance, partnership and shareholder disputes. He appears as counsel in the English courts at all levels, in LCIA, DIAC, and ICC arbitrations, and in the DIFC and ADGM Courts.
Sajid’s recent instructions in the English courts include:
Sajid has appeared as counsel in a number of reported cases including:
Sajid’s civil fraud experience includes: representing a member of the Emirati royal family in proceedings in the Commercial Court arising out of allegations of embezzlement; acting for investors in an NFT investment scheme in Abu Dhabi; acting for a debtor in enforcement proceedings following a judgment arising out an alleged Ponzi scheme; and obtaining a worldwide freezing injunction and Norwich Pharmacal Order against a cryptocurrency exchange following a fraud perpetrated in a foreign jurisdiction.
In construction disputes, Sajid has acted as sole counsel in cases concerning complex issues on delay, variations, and quantum before the English courts and in arbitration proceedings in the Middle East. He recently represented a contractor in a 50 million AED claim in an ICC arbitration, which involved complex issues surrounding delay and variations in a development in Dubai. He is regularly instructed to advise on construction claims at the pre-action stage and to appear as counsel at trial.
His insolvency experience includes acting for liquidators in recovering substantial sums from former directors for misfeasance and acting for creditors in the recognition and enforcement of foreign insolvency proceedings. Sajid has considerable experience in proceedings brought under the Cross-Border Insolvency Regulations 2006. He also regularly appears on behalf of both creditors and debtors in bankruptcy and winding-up proceedings in the Insolvency and Companies List.
Sajid’s recent insolvency cases include:
Sajid’s broad contractual disputes experience includes acting for a publishing company in claims against parties in Europe and the Middle East; representing a theme park in a claim brought by a hygiene services provider; acting for a Polish technology company in an ICC arbitration concerning breach of a Sale and Purchase Agreement; and representing a well-known yacht club in a claim brought by a former business partner and investor.
Sajid also has considerable experience in urgent interlocutory relief, including freezing injunctions, anti-suit injunctions, and Norwich Pharmacal Orders, often in the context of cross-border civil fraud claims.
In addition to his litigation practice, Sajid’s recent arbitration experience includes acting for a technology company in Eastern Europe in ICC arbitration proceedings concerning a breach of a Sale and Purchase Agreement; representing a defendant in DIAC proceedings regarding the validity of a pathological arbitration clause; defending an Omani state entity in an ICC claim involving delay and variations; and acting for a Dubai contractor in a substantial ICC arbitration claim for delay and variations. Sajid also represents clients in court proceedings to enforce, challenge, or set aside arbitral awards
In the UAE, recent examples of Sajid’s instructions include: acting in a DIFC Court claim involving AED 30 million in alleged civil fraud; representing a party in an investor dispute before the ADGM Court arising out of the $1 billion Leaf Tower development; handling an employee share scheme dispute in the ADGM Court; enforcing arbitration awards and judgments in the DIFC Court; and pursuing an anti-suit injunction application in the DIFC Court.
Sajid’s recent instructions in the DIFC and ADGM Courts include:
No5’s Sajid Suleman and Hannah Jones of Rosenblatt Law have published an article in the New Law Journal looking at how courts approach arbitration clauses…
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Below are some articles Sajid has recently published:
Sajid’s recent speaking engagements include:
No5’s Sajid Suleman and Hannah Jones of Rosenblatt Law have published an article in the New Law Journal looking at how courts approach arbitration clauses…
Join No5’s Business and Property Group for our Commercial Litigation Day — a focused event exploring the latest developments and emerging trends in commercial litigation…
