Tahir is a highly experienced litigator with over 10 years of expertise in commercial litigation, dispute resolution, and international arbitration. His practice focuses on high-stakes, complex cases, with a particular emphasis on shareholder and partnership disputes, bankruptcy and insolvency, civil fraud, professional negligence, and contractual disputes. Tahir’s deep understanding of these areas enables him to provide strategic and effective solutions to clients facing complicated legal challenges. He is popular among clients.
With a strong track record in handling interim relief matters, including freezing orders, injunctions, and contempt of court applications, Tahir is adept at securing urgent and critical remedies for his clients. In a freezing injunction application, a Judge praised the application prepared by Tahir and commented, “I believe cogent and compelling reasons for the order have been made out”. Tahir is also known for his tactical skills and ability to navigate the complexities of cross-border disputes, particularly in the fraud, finance, and international trade sectors.”
Tahir has been involved in several high-profile cases, including assisting high-net-worth individuals and well-known corporations in disputes involving civil fraud, asset recovery, and insolvency. His recent successes include representing clients in complex bankruptcy cases, where he secured favourable outcomes for individuals and corporate entities at risk of losing valuable assets.
In addition, Tahir has a strong reputation in professional negligence cases, successfully representing clients in claims against solicitors and other legal professionals, accountants, surveyors, and other professionals. He is particularly skilled in resolving disputes involving solicitors and other legal professionals, insolvency professionals, and insurance companies. Apart from acting on behalf of Claimants, Tahir also has experience acting on behalf of Defendants in Professional Negligence cases. Currently, he is appointed by a Professional Indemnity Insurer to defend a professional negligence case against a law firm. Acting on both sides gives him invaluable insight and experience of Professional Negligence cases.
Tahir’s international arbitration experience spans the GCC region, providing clients with robust representation in cross-border disputes. His ability to resolve conflicts efficiently, whether through litigation, arbitration, or mediation, makes him a trusted advisor for clients seeking practical and strategic legal solutions.
Tahir also has experience of appeals, having been involved in appeals in the County Courts, High Court, and the Court of Appeal. Further, he is experienced in dealing with strike out applications under CPR 3.4 or otherwise, and Relief from Sanctions applications, having dealt with such applications over many years.
Relevant experience
Recent cases include:
- Bankruptcy annulment: In a complex bankruptcy matter, assisted a bankrupt client with a substantial property portfolio, whose bankruptcy was suspended indefinitely. The client faced the risk of his properties, including his home, being seized by the trustee in bankruptcy. The case involved numerous issues and significant personal stakes, with the client at one stage facing imprisonment. Tahir successfully annulled the bankruptcy despite the client not having repaid his bankruptcy debts and facing a lack of cooperation from the opponents. Tahir appeared in the High Court at the Rolls Building with his skeleton argument, securing the annulment before a High Court Judge.
- The ownership of assets (insolvency): Instructed in a complex case in the High Court’s Insolvency & Companies List, acting for a solicitor and former law firm partner made bankrupt by a creditor bank following a fraud within the firm that resulted in the loss of hundreds of thousands of pounds. Before our involvement, the trustee in bankruptcy had already taken control of the client’s properties. At the stage we were instructed, the main issue in this case was whether the client was holding assets on trust for a family member, or if they owned them.
- Defrauding creditors claim: Assisting clients to defend a claim brought against them under Sections 423, 238, and 239 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (defrauding creditors).
- Professional negligence matters: Currently running several high-profile professional negligence cases for Claimants against separate law firms. In a further matter, appointed by a well-known Professional Indemnity Insurer to defend a law firm against a professional negligence claim.
- Construction dispute: Acting for a company in a construction case involving allegations of fraud and dissipation of assets.
- Shareholder dispute: Advising a client in a shareholder dispute involving allegations of fraud, misrepresentation, breach of company law duties, good faith arguments, and cross-border legal issues.
- Cross-border litigation: Successfully sued a foreign company headquartered in a European country with UK branches operated through a subsidiary. The case involved complex company law and jurisdictional challenges and was ultimately settled on favourable terms for the client.
- Civil fraud claims: Representing two separate clients in fraud cases involving asset-related dispute. Proceedings were issued in both cases, with both achieving favourable settlements for our clients.
- Debt recovery and enforcement: Successfully acted for a client in a significant debt claim involving disputed oral agreement and allegations of misrepresentation. Also assisting other clients in debt recovery matters, including enforcement. In one case, secured a freezing injunction and a property restriction registered at the Land Registry, with the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) becoming involved.
- High-value harassment claims: Currently acting for an Ultra-High-Net-Worth individual pursuing a claim for harassment under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 against a former litigation opponent. Also representing another well-known billionaire client in a similar High Court matter under a different cause of action.
- Commercial neighbour dispute: Assisted a corporate client in resolving a dispute with a well-known national company listed on the London Stock Exchange.
- Contempt of court proceedings: Acting on behalf of a client in Contempt of Court proceedings against an opponent accused of making false statements in their defence and witness statement. The conduct of the opponent’s solicitors is also under scrutiny, with the potential for them to be joined as a party to the proceedings.
- Appeals: Currently acting in a High Court appeal for which permission has been granted. In a separate case, successfully set aside a judgment on appeal.