Outer Temple Chambers

Barrister; Year of Call 2o22.

Ahmed practices in commercial litigation, commercial-chancery, and international arbitration.

His experience spans construction, company and shareholder disputes, insolvency, shipping and commodities, civil fraud, partnerships, banking and financial services, and sanctions.

Ahmed has extensive advocacy and witness-handling experience in multi-day trials and heavy applications. He has particular experience being instructed as sole counsel to deal with urgent interlocutory applications such as freezing orders, search orders, and anti-suit injunctions.

Ahmed has worked on several matters in international common law courts including the DIFC, ADGM, AIFC, and in offshore jurisdictions including the BVI and Cayman Islands.

He is also admitted as an arbitrator with DIAC and LAMC. He is particularly well-placed to work on dual-language arbitrations as he writes and speaks Arabic fluently.

English, Arabic

• Called to DIFC

• Called to AIFC

• Member of the Junior Chancery Bar Committee

Ahmed graduated from King’s College London top of his class and won a number of academic awards. He then read for the BCL at Oriel College Oxford and undertook the Bar Course at City Law School as Cassel Scholar of Lincoln’s Inn, graduating with a distinction.