St Philips Chambers

Business & Property

Iqbal is a specialist commercial barrister. He only undertakes commercial litigation, which includes real estate litigation and insolvency. His cases may involve overlapping causes of action, such as negligence or restitution. His commercial practice includes business or contractual disputes, sale of goods, claims against EU member states or Lugano Convention countries, enforcement and injunctions. Iqbal undertakes substantial work involving injunctive relief in the High Court, including freezing injunctions or orders for delivery up. Iqbal’s real estate practice includes disputes over commercial property, leases or rights in land, including injunctions to prevent forfeiture, restore possession or prevent interference with land. He undertakes work relating to residential property, including claims relating to long leases, trusts and claims against occupiers or third parties. Iqbal’s insolvency practice includes corporate and personal insolvency, where he acts for both creditors and debtors, including institutional creditors. He is often instructed in contested winding up petitions, bankruptcy petitions or applications to set aside statutory demands.

Called 2007; Middle Temple.

Commercial Bar Association (ComBar); Midlands Chancery and Commercial Bar Association; Property Bar Association; Associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (ACIArb).

University of Warwick (LLB Hons); Nagoya University, Japan; BPP Law School (BVC); University of Birmingham (LLM)