Masood Ahmed

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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

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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

Masood Ahmed looks at the hurdles to be cleared before costs can be capped, with reference to PGI Group Limited

Admissibility & jurisdiction: Masood Ahmed & Syed Ali report on dispute resolution clauses in international commercial arbitration

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The LexisNexis Legal Aid Deserts Report 2026

Legal aid deserts leave almost one in four without adequate access to justice

SRA sounds warning over AI misuse as reports & investigations mount

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has warned solicitors and law firms that using artificial intelligence does not alter their professional obligations, amid concerns over inaccurate legal material and client confidentiality

NLJ this week Civil way: Practical procedure lessons & cautionary tales

From forgotten interest claims to case-management appeals, a string of procedural developments offers useful—and occasionally cautionary—lessons for practitioners

NLJ this week: Fraud in the digital age

Jonathan Fisher KC highlights that it now accounts for around 40% of criminal offences, with roughly 70% involving technology, and argues that the UK cannot simply prosecute its way out of the problem. Detection, investigation and prosecution all require improvement, while different fraud types demand tailored responses.

NLJ this week: Right outcome, troubling reasoning?

How forcefully can a litigant criticise a public authority before robust advocacy crosses the line into unreasonable conduct?

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Masood Ahmed

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Thomson Hayton Winkley—Jordan Wallace

Ward Hadaway—Barnaby Rosenthall

Bird & Bird—Shahin Baghaei