House 93/3, 4th Floor, Rd 8, Block C, Niketan, Gulshan 1, Dhaka 1212

image image
We are Voice of Justice
The Learned Counsels | Lawyers & Consultants

To Get Proper Justice

The Learned Counsels | Lawyers & Consultants

Our Areas of Expertise

The Learned Counsels | Lawyers & Consultants

The Learned Counsels is a vibrant law firm accommodating a number of young and bright lawyers & consultants. We are capable of meeting the demands of the growing world of divergent legal issues and maintain high professional standards with following areas of expertise.

Commercial Law

We advise clients on all aspects of commercial and financial transactions and negotiations including foreign and local investments in Bangladesh; distribution; agency; terms and conditions of business; partnerships; industrial relations; and employment.

Company Law

We provide advice to private and public companies in all phases of business development and continuation, including local and off-shore company incorporations; company secretarial services; preparation of annual company reports; organisational documentation.

Banking Law

The Learned Counsels's professional services offered to our clients encompass a broad range of banking-related matters such as security documentation and structuring debt equity arrangements. Feel free to revert us at your convenient.

Property Law

We provide legal services on acquisition and disposal of premises, secured lending, purchase and sale of investment property, environmental law, landlord and tenant issues (including drafting lease agreements), and services for property managers.

Construction Law

We manage construction contract documentation and conduct contract negotiations between architects, contractors, sub-contractors and suppliers. The Chamber represents owners, developers and contractors in all phases.

Investment & Financial Services

We act as independent financial advisers and this provides an additional service to clients. We can carry out investment and portfolio planning (including stocks, shares, bonds, gilts, deposit accounts) as well as insurance business (including life insurance, regular savings plans).

Need An Appointment For Legal HElp?

Make An Appointment

PRACTICE AREA INCLUDES

While serving corporate firms and companies efficiently, we also offer professional services to private clients for all legal matters at a competitive rate as well .

Bankruptcy and Liquidation

We offer advice, planning, re-structuring and litigation strategy in order to fully address client needs in personal bankruptcy and corporate insolvency matters.

Maritime and Admiralty Law

We offer comprehensive legal advice and other legal services on international maritime law and admiralty law in Bangladesh focusing on collision, arrest of ships and other relevant legal areas.

Sports law

Sports law is a group of several different kinds of law that have an impact on the sports industry. Sports law involves all matters that are associated with Olympic or professional athletes. It is also related to laws that regulate amateur and youth sport. The Law Firm has experience to deal with different sports related matters.

Litigation and Dispute Resolution Law

Our approach to litigation recognises that strategy, negotiating ability and a commercial approach are as important as legal skills. We therefore view our role of dispute resolution in the widest sense.

Domestic and International Law

The Bangladeshi legal framework is in its development stage and legislation/regulations are being regularly introduced in a number of new areas. Our lawyers are able to advise on all such areas including Intellectual Property and Copyright Law, Employment Law, and Revenue Law. The Law Firm also has experience and associations with number of law firms overseas in order to be able to advise on the laws of England and India.

Our Team

The Learned Counsels | Lawyers & Consultants

Our team of Lawyers & Consultants constitutes a rare blend of all talented, presentable and enthusiastic members. We have a wide variety of in-house expertise and specialisations. Majority of our Lawyers & Consultants are British educated and finely trained for professional legal work most of them being Barristers of the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn, London, UK. We work individually and collectively as a team and any of our clients have access to and are able to draw on the experiences of all of the lawyers as a whole, rather than a specific individual alone.

Phone: +880 1970 213 292
E-mail: shafayat@thelearnedcounsels.com

Mr. Ullah is conspicuously distinguishable from many others by his personality, prudence and presence of mind. Having been nurtured in an accomplished family and groomed in one of the top schools and colleges in Dhaka, Mr. Ullah excelled in the academic front, paving his way for the wider horizon of professionalism. Besides, being all through at the top tier during his early years of academic progression, he was the first Bangladeshi student to be awarded the University of London Academic Achievement Award by Princess Anne Royale, the Chancellor of the University. As a beginner in the practical law regime, Mr. Ullah started his career with Farooq and Associates, and had the opportunity of being in close association of Late Mr. Mohammad Ozair Farooq, Senior Advocate, an eminent lawyer and jurist. He exhibited excellence and was quickly elevated to become a senior member of the chambers with highly responsible assignments. Mr. Ullah is a pragmatic lawyer and is keen in reaching a client’s level of comfort quickly. He brings an academic, yet driving and executive approach to his work, with sources appreciating his ability to deal smoothly and efficiently with demanding clients. He is known for his outstanding presentation skills both in and out of courtroom. Mr. Ullah is lauded for his extra ordinary techniques of extracting the best possible officious remedy for the client and his ability to think out of the precariously stereotype frame of legal domain. Mr. Ullah is an expert in most commercial legal matters such as Commercial Disputes, Insolvency and Bankruptcy, Corporate Finance, Taxation, Banking and Financial Institutions and other in-house commercial and non-commercial legal documentation. Mr. Ullah obtained various National and International trainings on International Commercial Mediation and Arbitration.He is also actively involved in various Commercial Mediation and Arbitration as well.

BARRISTER SHAFAYAT ULLAH

ADVOCATE, SUPREME COURT OF BANGLADESH

HEAD OF CHAMBERS, THE LEARNED COUNSELS
MEMBER, DRS COMMITTEE, BCCCI
Md. Zakir Hossain is an Advocate of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh and has been practising since 1985. Along with other major areas of legal practice he specialises in civil litigation related to landed property, money suit, writ, family matters, banking and income tax reference. He is affiliated with numerous company cases for multifarious companies including Bashundhara group and other giants. After being enrolled in the Appellate Division he has been conducting various civil and criminal litigation as senior counsel in the Appellate Division. Md. Zakir Hossain has also been teaching as a lecturer of Central Law College for the last 30 years and is the acting Principal of the College.

MR. MD ZAKIR HOSSAIN

ADVOCATE, APPELLATE DIVISION | SENIOR COUNSEL

Mr. A.T.M. Taher Ullah has a vast experience in all Tax matters. He is a conditioned practitioner of income tax matters and has been in practice since 1976.

A.T.M. TAHER ULLAH

TAX CONSULTANT

Feel free to contact us if you have any sort of legal issue!