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Member (London, Dhaka, Singapore)
Call: 2005
Inn: Lincoln's
Professional
Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb)
Registered Foreign Lawyer, Singapore
Education
BVC (Very Competent),
Inns of Court School of Law
LL.M. (Lond.), Comparative and International Dispute Resolution
Queen Mary, University of London
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LL.B. (Hons.), English Law with French Law
Kingston University and l’Université Lyon III, France
Areas of practice
Commercial Litigation & Arbitration (Shipping, Banking, Foreign Investment), Landlord and Tenant, Debt Recovery, Consumer Credit, General Civil Litigation.
Syed has a burgeoning international commercial practice, dividing his time between England, Singapore and Bangladesh. He regularly appears in commercial, banking, landlord and tenant, debt recovery and consumer credit matters in the county court. He has also appeared before ICSID, SIAC and LMAA arbitral tribunals in multi-jurisdictional disputes relating to foreign investment, banking and shipping, as well as JCT construction arbitrations under the CIMAR rules.
Syed successfully completed his pupillage in Chambers and is also a member of Asia Pacific Legal 500 firm A Hossain and Associates in Bangladesh and Singapore.
Notable Cases:
Saipem S.p.A v. The People’s Republic of Bangladesh (ICSID Case No. ARB/05/7)
- Decision on Jurisdiction, 21 March 2007
- Award on the Merits, 30 June 2009
Languages:
French, Bengali(spoken)
Interests:
Syed is an experienced musician, having recorded and toured with musicians from several contemporary genres, including his own band Foolish Earthlings.
Email:
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