News & Events
News & Events
‘Enforcement Wars: Cross-Border Enforcement of Arbitration Awards’ – Join Outer Temple Chambers’ Sajid Suleman and others for a breakfast discussion at LIDW26 As London International Disputes Week returns, this year with the theme “Tradition, trust and transformation in international dispute resolution”, delegates from around the world are getting ready to network, learn and discuss at one of the largest global gatherings of the international disputes community. Outer Temple Chambers’ arbitration specialist, Sajid Suleman, will be joining a panel of esteemed speakers on Wednesday 3rd June 2026 from 9am to 10:30am to discuss ‘Enforcement Wars: Cross-Border Enforcement of Arbitration Awards’ over breakfast. Panel members: Sajid Suleman of Outer Temple Chambers Nadia Osborne of Fladgate LLP Patric McGonigal of Global Advocates Fatima…
Events 28 Apr, 2026
The ADGM Court has issued a landmark decision on the appropriate use of AI by lawyers. Sajid Suleman acted for the successful Claimant in a wasted costs application against the law firm. In Arabyads Holding Limited v. Gulrez Alam Marghoob Alam [2025] ADGMCFI 0032, the Abu Dhabi Global Market (“ADGM”) Court of First Instance, in what is thought to be the first such case in the UAE, made a substantial wasted costs order against a law firm for misusing AI in legal research for court submissions. Sajid Suleman acted for the successful Claimant in its wasted costs application. He was instructed by Ahmed Tony, Youssef Nassar, and Alia Elraey of Matouk Bassiouny. In this case, the Defendant’s then legal representatives filed a…
News 22 Dec, 2025
Event Date: 2 Dec, 2025
We are delighted to be part of London Arbitration Week’s inaugural event in December. As part of their exciting agenda of events, Outer Temple Chambers will be co-hosting a duo of panel sessions with Mayer Brown on construction arbitration in the Middle East and Africa. London Arbitration Week will be taking place for the first time this year, kicking off on Monday 1st December 2025 to Friday 5th December 2025. The event, focused on international arbitration, will bring together leading arbitrators, practitioners, and industry experts from around the world. Outer Temple Chambers is excited to be co-hosting a talk with Mayer Brown on ‘Construction & Arbitration in the Middle East and Africa’ on the afternoon of Tuesday 2nd December 2025 at Outer…
Sajid Suleman appeared in the DIFC Court of Appeal for the successful Appellants in the landmark anti-suit injunction dispute in Nashrah v Najem (1) and Nex (2) – ARB 005/2025. The case involved a complex jurisdictional dispute concerning an anti-suit injunction granted by the DIFC Court of First Instance, which halted proceedings in the English High Court. The English proceedings included an expedited application for a stay under section 9 of the Arbitration Act 1996, and a hearing for an anti-arbitration injunction – scheduled to take place the day after the DIFC anti-suit injunction was obtained. The Respondent also commenced arbitration proceedings in the DIAC. The contract at the heart of the dispute, signed after Dubai Decree No. 34 of…
News 24 Oct, 2025
We are pleased to welcome Sajid Suleman and Ahmed Elhusseiny to our International Commercial team, further bolstering our junior cohort of specialists to fulfill ever-growing demand. Sajid and Ahmed join our London office with already successful and flourishing practises in International Arbitration and Commercial Litigation. Sajid Suleman, called to the Bar in 2014, has expertise in banking and finance, civil fraud, company, construction, insolvency, insurance, partnership and shareholder disputes, and sanctions. He appears as counsel in the English courts at all levels, in LCIA, DIAC, and ICC arbitrations, and in the DIFC and ADGM Courts. Sajid also represents clients in court proceedings to enforce, challenge, or set aside arbitral awards. He has considerable experience in urgent interlocutory relief, including freezing…
News 7 Oct, 2025
