A Hossain & Associates attaches paramount importance to the quality of the legal services it provides. For the client, the tangible benefit of this philosophy is legal advice and assistance of the highest standards as well as successful results in the shortest possible time frame.

Reported Cases

ENGLAND

  • Woolwich Building Society v Daisystar Ltd & Anor (No. 2) LTL 16/03/2000 (CA): Civil procedure: Recusal of Judge on grounds of bias

  • Woolwich Building Society v Daisystar Ltd & Anor (No. 1) LTL 16/03/2000 (CA): Set-off in damages for fraud

  • BCCI v Ali & Ors [1999] 4 All ER 83: Employment contract (‘Stigma claims’), banking

  • BCCI v Ali & Ors [1999] 2 All ER 1005: Employment contract

  • Guinle v Kirreh LTL 03/12/99 (Ch. D) Civil procedure, arbitration

  • Alam & Ors v BCCI SA & Ors: Breach of trust action; claim for US$400 million, settled for US$136 million

  • Bengal Liner Ltd v Shadharan Bima Corporation (Bangladesh Supreme Court) [1996] BLC (AD) 127: Bangladeshi law

  • Re BCCI SA (in liquidation) (No. 9) (1996) The Times, 8 October, (Companies Court) Corporate insolvency

  • Cargill International SA v BSFIC (QB, Com Ct) Morrison J. [1996] 2 Lloyd’s Rep 526; [1998] 2 All ER 406 (CA): Banking, commercial contract, international trade

  • Re BCCI (No. 10) [1995] BCLC 362 (Companies Court) Corporate insolvency

  • Pentagen Technologies Ltd v Express Secretaries Ltd (1995) The Times, 7 April (CA); Company law

  • BEI v SKI [1995] 2 Lloyd’s Rep 1 (CA); international trade

  • BCCI v Malik (1995) The Independent, 13 March (Ch D); [1996] BCC 15; Banking, commercial contract

  • BCCI HK v Sonali [1995] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 227 (QB, Com Ct) Banking, private international law

  • Harvey v Institute of Motor Industry [1995] IRLR 416 (EAT) Employment

  • Justfern v D’Ingerthorpe [1994] ICR 286 (EAT) Employment

  • Ban Hin Lee Bank Berhad v Sonali Bank (1988) The Independent, 29 November (CA); Banking civil procedure

  • Sonali Bank v Rahman & Anor [1989] ICR 314 (EAT)

  • Janata Bank v Ahmed [1981] ICR 791 (CA)

  • Kydon Compania Naviera v National Westminster Bank & Ors [1981] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 68 (QB Com Ct) Banking

  • Murad v Al-Saraj [2004] in the High Court in England on breach of fiduciary relationships

  • Mehra v Shah [2005] in the Court of Appeal in England on commercial property transactions

BANGLADESH

Basic Structure; Protection of Fundamental Rights; Legality of Constitutional Amendment

  • Anwar Hossain Chowdhury and others –v- Government of Bangladesh, 41 DLR (AD) 165; BLD (1989) Spl. 1;

  • Bangladesh Italian Marble Works Ltd. -v- Government of Bangladesh (the Constitution 5th Amendment Case) BLT (2006) Special Issue;


Legitimate Expectation; Non-discrimination; Fundamental Rights

  • Bangladesh Biman Corporation -v- Rabia Bashri Irene and others, 55 DLR 132

  • Bangladesh Environment Lawyers Association -v- Government of Bangladesh (Modhumati Model Town Case); 3 LG 5;

  • Bangladesh Biman Airlines Corporation -v- Chairman, Second Labour Court and others; 52 DLR, 191;

  • Rabia Bashri Irene and another -v- Bangladesh Biman Corporation; 52 DLR 308;

  • Bangladesh Biman Flying Service Association of Cabin Crew –v- Bangladesh Biman Sramic Union and others, 45 DLR (AD) 122;


Person Aggrieved; Fundamental Rights; Third Party Interest

  • Bangladesh Sangbadpatra Parishad -v- Government of Bangladesh, 43 (AD) 126;

  • Bangladesh Environment Lawyers Association -v- Government of Bangladesh (Modhumati Model Town Case); 3 LG 5


Anti-corruption

  • Ziaur Rahman -v- DG, Bureau of Anti-corruption and another, 11 BLC (AD) 90;


Money Loan Court Act

  • Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury -v- Joint District Judge and Artha Rin Adalat and others, 57 DLR 138;


Abuse of Process

  • Sheikh (Md) Obaidullah Raihan -v- Sayed Shahidul Haque Jamal and others; 54 DLR 280;


National Justice; Bank Companies Ordinance

  • Delta Jute Mills Ltd. and another -v- Sonali Bank and others, 43 DLR 483;


Statutory Interpretation; Disciplined Force; Navy Rules

  • Rear Admiral A A Mustafa –v- Bangladesh, 46 DLR(AD) 43;

  • Col. Md. Hashmat Ali (Retd.) of Bangladesh Army Medical Corps. –v- Government of Bangladesh, 47 DLR (AD) 1


Service Matter; Disciplinary Proceedings

  • Sonali Bank –v- Ruhul Amin Khan, 46 DLR(AD) 85


Office of Profit; Writ of Quo Warranto;

  • Sheikh (Md) Obaidullah Raihan -v- Sayed Shahidul Haque Jamal and others; 54 DLR 280;

  • Abu Bakar Siddiqur –v- Justice Shahabuddin Ahmed and others, 17 BLD 31;


Acquisition and Requisition of Immovable Property

  • Bangladesh –v- Subas Chandra Das and others, 46 DLR (AD) 63;


Trade Mark

  • Haque and Company Limited -v- M/S. Western Soap Factory and others, 43 DLR 304;


Tax

  • National Board of Revenue -v- M/S. Batta Shoe Company (Bangladesh) Limited, 42 DLR (AD) 195;


Admiralty

  • Sadharan Biman Corporation -v- Bengal Liner Ltd. and another; 48 DLR (AD) 143;

  • Al-Fulha Shipping Lines Ltd. and another –v- Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation and others, 42 DLR 289;


Industrial Relations; Administrative Tribunal

  • Abdul Mannan Talukder -v- Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation and another, 42 DLR(AD) 104;


Revision; Temporary Injunction; Letter of Credit; UCP 400; Irretrievable Injunction

  • Standard Bank Ltd. -v- Tripos Engineering and Trading Corporation and others, 56 DLR 54;

  • Korea Exchange Bank, Seul -v- Zemini Garments Ltd. and others, 56 DLR 392;

  • Haji Nurul Alam @ Haji Nurul Alam Sawdagar -v- Al-haj Abdus Sobhan Sawdagar Wakf Estate and another, 45 DLR(AD) 168;


Violation of Injunction Order; Civil Procedure

  • Arif Iftekhar Ali and others -v- Sikandar Ali Howlader, 56 DLR 82;


Abuse of Process; Ends of Justice

  • MA Kabir Chowdhury and others -v- M Mahbubur Rahman Mia and others; 54 DLR 485;



Amendment of Pleadings; Civil Procedure

  • Mozammel Haque -v- Uttara Bank, 43 DLR 498;


Interest Pendente Lite; Civil Procedure

  • Sonali Bank -v- Mahbubul Amin and another, 42 DLR (AD) 107;

  • Sonali Bank –v- Karnaphuli Works Ltd., 46 DLR(AD) 55;



Contract; Breach of Contract; Civil Procedure

  • The Dhaka Dyeing and Manufacturing Co. Ltd. -v- Agrani Bank, 42 DLR (AD) 60;

  • HM Fabrics Ltd. –v- Mallick Textile Industries and others, 37 DLR (AD) 126;



Right of Pre-emption; Registration; Stare decisis

  • Abdul Mutalib -v- Iman Ali Mollah and another, 42 DLR(AD) 123;



Stay of Execution Proceedings; discretion of the Court

  • Anwar Hossain Bhuiyan -v- Sheikh Moslem Ali, 42 DLR(AD) 158;



Disciplinary Proceedings; Procedural Protection

  • Nurul Haque Khan –v- General Manager, Sonali Bank, 42 DLR(AD) 179;



Consent Decree; Limitation and Estoppel

  • Parveen Banu @ Purnima and others -v- Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation, 42 DLR (AD) 234;



Power of Attorney; Defects and Disability; Civil Procedure

  • Anath Bandhu Guha and sons Limited –v- Babu Sudhangsu Shekhar Halder, 42 DLR (AD) 244



Suit for recovery of money

  • Kadam Rosoul Silicate Works and others –v- Sonali Bank, 42 DLR(AD) 294;

  • Sonali Bank -v- M/S. Begg and Beg Jute Incorporated Ltd. and others, 43 DLR 27;



Withdrawal of Suit; Striking out of Suit

  • Tamjul Haque and others -v- Yunus Ali (Md.) and others, 42 DLR 234 (Civil);



Jurisdiction of Sub-ordinate Judge; Jurisdiction to entertain suit; Civil Procedure

  • Sonali Bank -v- Abidur Rahman, 42 DLR 311;

  • M. Mahtabuddin Ahmed Md. –v- Matin Tea and Trading Company, 46 DLR (AD) 92;



Rent Control and Tenant’s Entitlement

  • AKM Shamsuddin and others –v- Aftab Uddin Ahmed, 43 DLR(AD) 230;



Arbitration; Contract; Insurance

  • Sadharan Bima Corporation –v- the Dhaka Dyeign and Manufacturing Company Ltd., 43 DLR 286;



Agent and Principal; Evidence to contradict the terms of contract

  • Feroza Majid and another –v- Jiban Bima Corporation, 39 DLR (AD) 78;



Rejection of Plaint; Civil Procedure

  • Sonali Bank –v- Gazi Abdur Rashid, 15 BLD (AD) 93;



Delegated Legislation; Supremacy of Parent Act

  • Bangladesh Biman Corporation –v- Syed Aftab Ali and others, 39 DLR(AD) 151;



Application of Limitation Act in Administrative Tribunals

  • Abdus Sukkur –v- Chairman, National Board of Revenue and others, 17 BLD (AD) 43;



Complaint of Employees; Employees Rights

  • General Manager, Sonali Bank and another -v- Md. Abu Khayer and others, 17 BLD (AD) 183;



Anticipatory Bail; Criminal Procedure

  • Patwary Rafiquddin Haider -v- State and another and another, 55 DLR 240;



Minority Protection; Company Law

  • Nahar Shipping Lines Ltd. and another -v- Homera Ahmed and others, 56 DLR (AD) 36;

  • Mrs. Homera Ahmed and others –v- Nahar Shipping Lines Limited and others, 22 BLD (HCD) 67

  • Nahar Shipping Lines Ltd. and another -v- Homera Ahmed and others; 52 DLR 585;



Registration of Company Name

  • Safquat Haider and others –v- M Al-Amin and another, 39 DLR (AD) 103;



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