Masood Ahmed
Lecturer
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). Newlawjournal.co.uk
Lecturer
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). Newlawjournal.co.uk
Masood Ahmed & Lal Akhter discuss lawyers’ responsibilities in the age of AI hallucinations
Masood Ahmed & Osman Mohammed consider whether states must give express consent to waive their immunity
Lal Akhter & Masood Ahmed discuss judicial guidance on staying proceedings in breach of an arbitration agreement
Agency fees or expert fees? Masood Ahmed & Lal Akhter clarify the rules surrounding fees paid to a medical reporting organisation when assessing costs
To arbitrate or to litigate? Masood Ahmed & Syed Ali explore the courts’ approach to unilateral option clauses both at home & abroad
Masood Ahmed & Lal Akhter consider the high hurdle to clear before a court will grant indemnity costs on the basis of unreasonable conduct
Masood Ahmed examines the court’s approach to a party’s non-attendance at trial, & the high bar for applications to set aside the resulting judgment
Masood Ahmed weighs the importance of confidentiality versus public interest in the publication of court arbitration judgments
MOVERS & SHAKERS
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Withers drives further growth in its UK immigration team with new partner Sophie Barrett-Brown
Venus Legal—Esther Amoako
Venus Legal invests in next generation of legal talent as specialist litigation practice grows
Fisher Phillips—Catrina Smith
Fisher Phillips continues momentum in London with arrival of Catrina Smith
NEWS
Restrictions on workplace non-disclosure agreements could make settlements slower, more complex and more expensive when reforms expected in 2027 take effect
Private prosecutors face closer scrutiny under Crown Prosecution Service guidance designed to strengthen accountability and consistency when intervention is requested
Foreign states cannot necessarily claim immunity for cyber operations launched abroad against computers in Britain, following a divided Supreme Court ruling
Defendants who make unsupported complaints about their lawyers risk losing legal aid while confiscation proceedings continue without representation
Lawyers advising Russian clients face different sanctions restrictions across the UK, EU and US, despite their shared objective of increasing pressure on Russia
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