NEWS, ARTICLES & UPDATES

• Iqbal one of the first to attend remote hearings by Skype > The Courts Service has instituted remote hearings by Skype for Business as a result of the coronavirus; Iqbal writes about his experience in one of the first such hearings in Birmingham

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• Iqbal Mohammed shortlisted for the second consecutive year as Barrister of the Year in the Birmingham Law Society Legal Awards > Birmingham's representative body for solicitors in Birmingham has shortlisted Iqbal again as the youngest barrister on the shortlist and one of the very few nominated in two consecutive years.

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• Iqbal Mohammed promotes the bar as a career > Iqbal speaks to students at Coventry University to promote careers at the commercial bar.

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• Breaking a deadlock—invalid appointment of director and administrators (Re Sprout Land Holdings Limited; Tighe v Fraser-Peters) - LexisNexis PSL > Iqbal's article for LexisNexis  discussing the recent case of Re Sprout Land Holdings Limited, Tighe v Fraser-Peters concerning invalid appointments of directors, administrators and section 161 of the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006).

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• Breaking a deadlock: Invalid appointment of director and administrators > Iqbal looks at a recent case he acted in where he successfully challenged the appointment of Liquidators. 

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• Iqbal Mohammed shortlisted in the  Birmingham Law Society Legal Awards 2019 > Iqbal is shortlisted by the Birmingham Law Society as Barrister of the Year with two other far more senior members of chambers.

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• Iqbal Mohammed appointed as a governor of the Birmingham Metropolitan College > Iqbal is appointed to a three year term as a governor of the largest Further Education institution in the West Midlands Area.

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• Iqbal Mohammed successful in claim worth £1.1m brought by Coventry City Council > Iqbal obtains an order for specific performance worth over £1.1m for Coventry City Council. Despite the Defendant's appeal, Iqbal persuades the Appeal Court that the trial judge's decision should be upheld.

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• Specific performance - an order to abide by an expert determination where one party refuses (Coventry City Council v GK Investments Limited) - LexisNexis PSL > Iqbal's article for LexisNexis considering where two parties who are in dispute over an alleged breach of lease resolve to appoint an expert, is the losing party obliged to give effect to the expert determination by executing a deed?

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• Injunctions relating to Winding Up Petitions > Iqbal provides a short guide to solicitors instructed to urgently to obtain injunctions to restrain advertisement of winding up petitions.

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• Iqbal Mohammed selected to join management committee of Midlands Asian Lawyers Association > Iqbal is elected to join the committee of MALA, which is committed to celebrating and promoting diversity in the legal profession.

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• Estimating Counsel's Fees: Getting it Right > Iqbal provides guidance to solicitors who need to estimate counsel's fees for costs budgeting or costs estimates.

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• Exploring security for costs (Stavrinides v Cyprus Popular Bank Public Co Ltd) - LexisNexis PSL > Iqbal's article for LexisNexis which explores the implications of the court’s decision in Stavrinides v Cyprus Popular Bank Public Co Ltd, around making an application for security for costs.

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• Challenging budgeted costs at detailed assessment: Harrison v University Hospitals Coventry > Iqbal reports on and analyses a Court of Appeal decision affecting costs budgeting.

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• Top 3 Litigation Tips > Iqbal's article on three things which can have a major effect on the outcome of litigation.

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• Brexit and what it means for you or your business > Iqbal looks at the implications of the referendum result and what it means for businesses.

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• Costs Management: 2 Years On > Iqbal charts the development of the costs management regime in civil litigation and considers whether it has worked and if it is here to stay.

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• Case report: Salford Estates v AltoMart - Corporate Rescue & Insolvency > Iqbal's case report for CRI looking at how courts should address winding up petitions presented in breach of arbitration clauses.

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• Winding Up EU Companies > Iqbal considers the decision of the Supreme Court in the Trustees of the Olympic Airlines SA Pension and Life Assurance Scheme v Olympic Airlines SA concerning secondary winding-up proceedings.