About

Saad has a broad spectrum of practice from complex civil and commercial disputes to contentious property and trusts matters and to cross border Family Law and Children Act proceedings and those with high finance including offshore trusts, complicated property aspects and corporate structures.

Prior to being called to the Bar, Saad was a practicing solicitor specialising in complex family matters, civil and commercial litigation. He also has extensive experience working for an international investment bank in London.

He has been described as having a real eye for detail and is well known for his meticulous case preparation. He is proactive, brings a forensic approach to the analysis of evidence and he has been commended for his research skills, attention to detail and outstanding grasp of procedure. Importantly, Saad is approachable and down-to-earth, building strong rapports with his clients and owning the case he represents.

Saad runs regular pro-bono clinics and is a trustee of two charities he has co-founded. He is an experienced scuba diver and has a lovely family of four. Saad has read law at City University of London and holds a BSc in Banking Practice and Management from the London School of Banking and Finance, and an MSc in Business and Law from the University of Law, London. Saad is also Family Law Accredited by the Law Society and is a Family Law supervisor. Saad also speaks Arabic fluently.

Practice Areas

Saad has a mixed practice of civil, commercial, and family law. He has also accumulated extensive experience in criminal law as a Crown Prosecutor and Defence Counsel.

Recent Cases

Family

• W v H [2023] – instructed to represent the Claimant on a non-molestation order and Children Act proceedings involving a s91(14) barring order.

• P v A [2023] – instructed as counsel to represent the Applicant in a complex private law proceedings involving covert recordings, kidnap, abduction, terrorism and other serious allegations in a 4-day fact-finding hearing

• AD v AT [2021] - acting for a wife in complex proceedings involving undisclosed international assets and the valuation of several businesses.

Crime

• R v F [2023] – successfully defended a motorist on an aggravating charge of careless driving obtaining a full acquittal and costs following trial

• R v A [2022] – instructed as counsel to advise on a large and complex money laundering and criminal property charge

Business and Commercial

• 5KIPB [2021] – instructed to draft, negotiate and represent the Directors in a multi-million pound share purchase agreement of an SPV 426-unit property investment in England.

• TPGL v Mobi [2023] – instructed to represent the Defendant in a multi-million pound cross-boarder multi-jurisdictional investment and share purchase agreement

• Meghjee v BW Foundation [2020] – acting for the Claimant in an application to seek an injunction to prevent double-tier burials in an Islamic Cemetery during the Covid-19 Pandemic.

Property

• Smykov v Smykova [2023] – successfully defended a former spouse in trespass proceedings brought by her former husband in relation to the former matrimonial home. A resulting trust was established.

• Al-Batti v Kaddam and Abbas [2023] – instructed to represent a trustee in a defended application under s.14 and s.15 TOLATA 1996

Qualifications

• The University of Law 2016-2017 - MSc Business and Law (1:1)
• The University of Law 2016-2017 - Diploma, Legal Practice Course (1:1)
• The Institute of Banking and Finance 2014-2016 - Bsc banking Practice and Management (2:1)
• City, University of London 2011-2014 - LLB Law (Hons) (2:1)

Memberships

• The Bar Standards Board
• The Solicitors Regulation Authority
• The Law Soceity
• The Amercian Bar Association
• The Honourale Soceity of the Middle Temple