Accord Chambers

Partner, Accord Chambers

With 21 years of experience in the legal profession, Saiful Haque is an experienced legal counsel tested for his deep understanding of law and practice in the jurisdiction of Bangladesh. His area of expertise extends over civil litigations arising out of property rights disputes, intellectual property rights and trademark infringements, claims under labour & employment law, family matters, monetary claims and enforcement of domestic and foreign arbitral awards. Additionally, Saiful is a remarkable trial counsel with noteworthy expertise in conducting examination-in-chief and cross-examination, including the ability to handle criminal litigations that often result from and are incidental to commercial disputes and misdemeanor in the corporate world.

Saiful Haque’s litigation experience is widespread as he has represented foreign governments, international organizations, development financial institutions, multi-national corporations, local industries, banks and financial institutions, non-governmental and non-profitable organizations, central regulatory bank of Bangladesh in numerous litigations.

Some of his particular experience includes the following:

Appeared in the Dhaka Court representing global consultant company that was made a party to a suit filed against a multi-national oil and gas exploration and production company pertaining to a claim of BDT 746.50 crore, equivalent to US$ 93.31 million, as compensation for destroying gas reserves in a Bangladeshi gas field resulting from a blowout. Represented International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, in credit recovery litigation against its Bangladeshi defaulter companies. Represented an international VoIP calling services provider in a litigation against the government owned Bangladesh Telecommunication Company Limited (BTCL) arising from a telecom law dispute. Also advised and acted as the counsel for a UK based telecommunications company concerning its commercial dispute between shareholders in Bangladesh. Represented the British American Tobacco, Bangladesh, in multiple litigations before various courts in Bangladesh. Acted as the counsel for a global wireless software solutions provider and system integrator based in India in a major litigation against a foreign bank operating in Bangladesh for the recovery of funds fraudulently transferred from its local account. Represented foreign government for the recovery of possession of its property in Dhaka, Bangladesh and successfully secured injunction on the building of any permanent infrastructure on such property during pendency of the litigation. Represented as the legal counsel for a concern owned by SABINCO, an industrial and agricultural investment company jointly owned by the governments of Saudi Arabia and Bangladesh, in multiple litigations for the recovery of misappropriated funds and unrealized sales proceeds from its local concerns, and also defended it against claims faced in labour court. Advised pioneer leather goods manufacturing company based in India and many other local businesses on trademark registration and intellectual property rights issues. Acted as the legal counsel for the leading international agriculture company in litigation against its local members of staff to recover misappropriated funds in its Bangladesh office. Also represented an international business process outsourcing company and a front-tier NGO in litigations against its employee for breach of employment term and labour court cases. Also represented South Korean corporation in execution proceedings in Bangladesh for the enforcement of SIAC arbitration award

English, Bangla

Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh

BSS, MSS, LL.B. National University, Bangladesh