Sajid specialises in commercial litigation and international arbitration. He has a broad commercial chancery practice, with a focus on arbitration, banking & finance, company and partnership disputes, construction and insolvency. He accepts instructions before the English courts as well as arbitration proceedings in London and abroad. Sajid also has full rights of audience before the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts.
Sajid has advised clients on compliance with sanctions law, obtaining injunctions and enforcing judgments and awards. He is regularly instructed to represent clients on disputes which are politically or commercially sensitive. He has experience as sole counsel in all stages of disputes, from pre-litigation to appeals to the Court of Appeal.
Sajid specialises in commercial litigation and international arbitration. He receives instructions in a broad range of commercial chancery disputes, with a focus on arbitration, banking & finance, company and partnership, construction, and insolvency.
As well as representing clients in the English courts, Sajid accepts instructions in arbitration proceedings and has full rights of audience before the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts.
Sajid’s recent instructions include acting in construction disputes in the Middle East, representing a tech company in Eastern Europe, and acting in commercial real estate arbitration proceedings in London.
Sajid is instructed by lenders and borrowers in commercial lending, consumer rights and misselling claims. He has considerable experience in disputes involving consideration of FSMA 2000, FCA regulations and the Consumer Rights Act 2015.
Sajid is instructed by directors and shareholders in disputes involving complex issues of company law. His recent instructions including acting on behalf of a director in a derivative claim for breach of director duties; representing a NED in claim against a company for breach of contract and whistleblowing and acting for a shareholder in a claim against directors for failure to register ownership of shares in breach of the Companies Act 2006
Sajid is instructed in construction disputes in London and the Middle East. He accepts instructions in the Technology and Construction Court as well as arbitration proceedings in London and abroad. His recent instructions include acting as junior counsel in a construction dispute in Oman and acting for a well-known construction company in a dispute over delays and defects in a large-scale apartment complex. Sajid takes a collaborative approach to working with clients and experts in disputes arising out of JCT, FIDIC and NEC contracts.
Many of the cases on which Sajid is instructed are contractual or general commercial in nature. His recent instructions include acting on behalf of a publishing company in claims against parties in Europe and Middle East; acting for a theme park in a claim by a hygiene services provider; acting for a Polish IT Company in a claim for breach of a Sale and Purchase Agreement and representing a well-known Yacht Club in a claim by a former business partner.
Sajid is instructed by liquidators, individuals, directors and shareholders in proceedings in the Insolvency and Companies Court. His recent instructions include acting for the official receiver in a foreign jurisdiction in cross border insolvency proceedings to realise assets in Mayfair; acting for a debtor for an injunction against the presentation of a winding up petition; acting for liquidators in oral examination of former directors and representing a defendant in a claim for defrauding creditors.
Sajid is instructed in a range of property disputes including disputes concerning commercial leases, mortgage, injunctions, land, ownership, trust, possession and disrepair.
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No5’s Sajid Suleman and Fatima Malik of Fietta LLP look at recent challenges to arbitration awards in the English High Court on the grounds of…
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Not infrequently a debtor who is made insolvent or declared bankrupt in a foreign jurisdiction has assets in England and Wales. Creditors and insolvency practitioners…
Sajid is regularly invited to speak at conferences around the world. He was invited by the UK Ministry of Justice to speak at events in the Middle East and Africa and spoke at an event at the Austrian Embassy in Riyadh on investor disputes.
Sajid was the chair of an event co-hosted by the Asian International Arbitration Centre on the Supreme Court decision in Enka v Chubb and he has also hosted podcasts and webinars on arbitrator impartiality and smart contracts.
Below are some articles Sajid has recently published:
Sajid is the founder and co-chair of the UK Chapter of Energy Related Arbitration Practitioners (ENERAP). He is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a keen supporter of the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot.
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No5’s Sajid Suleman and Fatima Malik of Fietta LLP look at recent challenges to arbitration awards in the English High Court on the grounds of…
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Not infrequently a debtor who is made insolvent or declared bankrupt in a foreign jurisdiction has assets in England and Wales. Creditors and insolvency practitioners…
