Dispute Resolution

Advocates at A Hossain & Associates appear before all Bangladeshi courts. Mr. Ajmalul Hossain QC, Senior Partner of this firm, appears before both UK and Bangladeshi courts regularly. The firm has association with legal firms in most jurisdictions. As a result, the firm is able to represent its clients in all types of dispute resolution in different jurisdictions. With broad experience, technical capabilities and geographical coverage, litigators of this firm have the credentials and resources to handle the largest and most complex cases. The firm offers clients a cost effective approach to preliminary investigations, discovery, trial and appellate proceedings.

The firm's clients ranges from government and government entities, local and foreign multi-national companies to individual persons. Beyond the court room, the use of arbitration has expanded dramatically as parties involved in trade and investment, both domestic and international, seek an impartial and efficient means to resolve disputes relating to trade, corporate and financial matters. A Hossain & Associates has extensive experience representing corporations, sovereigns and state-owned entities in domestic and international arbitrations. The firm has, for instance, represented different parties in arbitrations under International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), London Centre for International Arbitration (LCIA), Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) and London Maritime Arbitrators’ Association (LMAA) and in many adhoc arbitrations. The subject matter of the arbitrations include contractual disputes, foreign investment disputes, energy sector disputes, shipping disputes, sale of aircraft etc. The seats of the arbitrations have been all over the world, for instance, London, Paris, Singapore, Dhaka etc. Support is also provided to clients in drafting comprehensive arbitration agreements which can greatly enhance the quality of later proceedings to ensure enforcement when an award has been made.

Mr. Ajmalul Hossain QC is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators of England and a member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration in Paris. He acts as arbitrator in commercial matters and regularly chairs adhoc and institutional arbitrations. He has been nominated by both the appointing bodies and by the parties in over twenty five arbitrations.