Masood Ahmed
Associate professor
Masood Ahmed is an associate professor of law at the University of Leicester, co-author of Arbitration of Commercial Disputes: English and International Law and Practice (Oxford University Press, 2025) & a member of the Law Society’s Dispute Resolution Committee. Newlawjournal.co.uk
Associate professor
Masood Ahmed is an associate professor of law at the University of Leicester, co-author of Arbitration of Commercial Disputes: English and International Law and Practice (Oxford University Press, 2025) & a member of the Law Society’s Dispute Resolution Committee. Newlawjournal.co.uk
Masood Ahmed examines what does & does not fall within section 68 of the Arbitration Act
Masood Ahmed & Dr Lal Akhter unscramble a case of suppliers, hens & the Lion Code
Masood Ahmed, associate professor of law, on why indemnity costs are determined by the conduct, not just the outcome, of litigation
Masood Ahmed & Alperen Dogan discuss how the courts will treat vague, poorly worded & incomplete dispute resolution clauses
Masood Ahmed explores constraints on the Court of Appeal’s powers with regard to arbitral awards
Masood Ahmed analyses an arbitration case that highlights the tension between party autonomy & finality
What are the costs penalties when a defendant won’t mediate? Masood Ahmed & Sanjay Dave Singh consider the case law
Masood Ahmed & Raghad Hamed examine fraud as a serious irregularity under the Arbitration Act 1996
MOVERS & SHAKERS
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NEWS
The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, and Solicitor General, Andy Slaughter KC MP, marked the 25th anniversary of Pro Bono Week by joining lawyers, charities, students and parliamentarians at events celebrating voluntary legal work
Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
Possession claims are entering a new digital era, with procedural traps awaiting practitioners who assume familiar rules still govern every step
A polished legal defence may owe more to artificial intelligence than legal merit—and creditors risk paying the price in delay and expense
An indemnity costs battle with a £20m gap could reopen an important question: what weight should an approved budget carry?
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