Stellar Chambers

Senior Associate

Description:

Mr. Yasir is one of the 15 students around the world to be awarded with first class by the University of London in 2017, and is also a Barrister of the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn, UK. He has previously worked with reputed law firms in Bangladesh as well as in the United Kingdom and has gained significant experience in providing transactional legal services to local and foreign clients, and working as part of the team to provide contentious legal services for local and foreign clients. He is also an entrepreneur and social activists and this gives him an edge in providing legal services to profitable and non-profitable organisations as he is able to understand the needs of such organisations by placing himself in their seats. Mr. Yasir is also a part-time faculty member of London College of Legal Studies (South), the leading institute and an Affiliated Centre of University of London providing various legal courses, including LL.B (Hons.), Bar Transfer Test, etc.

Notable Engagements: Drafted agreements and opinions for a foreign aircraft leasing company in leasing aircrafts in Bangladesh; Drafted legal opinions for an American multinational retail corporation on the labour laws in Bangladesh; Advised a Chinese mobile manufacturer on the competition laws and consumer protection laws in Bangladesh; Carried out negotiations and drafted agreements for one of the largest acquisition in the pharmaceutical industry; Provided regulatory and tax exemption advices to a leading power company of Bangladesh; Advised a foreign oil exploration companies on the oil, gas and energy laws of Bangladesh; Advised an European tech company on the laws appertaining foreign investment, partnership with local organisation and foreign exchange; Advised a JV between a foreign and local company on project financing & credit facilities, and regulations & compliance matter concerning economic zones in Bangladesh;

**Disclaimer: Most of the works have been carried out under the guidance of a senior lawyer and as part of the team.

Publications: An appraisal of minority shareholders in Bangladesh http://lcls-south.com/mohammad-taqiyasir-1/ The implications of tax exemption laws in Bangladesh http://lcls-south.com/mohammad-taqiyasir/ The Scope of Arbitration Act 2001 https://lawhelpbd.com/business/the-scope-of-the-arbitration-act-2001/ Resolving Companies' Board Meetings' Impracticability and Quorum Crisis https://lawhelpbd.com/business/company-law/resolving-companies-board-meetings-impracticability-and-quorum-crisis/#sdfootnote12anc Whether a landlord can evict a tenant with the expiry of a lease? https://lawhelpbd.com/specific-relief-act/whether-a-landlord-evict-a-tenant-with-the-expiry-of-a-lease/ Director's resignation: How, and when is it effective? https://lawhelpbd.com/business/company-law/directors-resignation-how-and-when-is-it-effective/ Termination of an arbitration agreement https://lawhelpbd.com/business/termination-arbitration/ The Laws Governing Admissibility of Sexual History Evidence in the UK https://lawhelpbd.com/evidence-act/the-laws-governing-admissibility-of-sexual-history-evidences-in-the-uk/ Role of the courts in altering the memorandum of association of companies in Bangladesh https://lawhelpbd.com/business/company-law/altering-memorandum-association/ Outward remittance from investment: a legal perspective (Coauthor: Anam Hossain) https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/views/outward-remittance-from-investment-a-legal-perspective-1574608051 Trademark registration - an overview (Coauthor: Anam Hossain) https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/views/trademark-registration-an-overview-1577284247 For Whom is the Labour Act 2006 applicable? (Coauthor: Anam Hossain) https://tbsnews.net/opinion/whom-labour-act-2006-applicable The gratuity perplexity: complexity surrounding payment.   https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/views/the-gratuity-perplexity-complication-surrounding-payment-1580912980 What one should not be doing during the COVID-19 pandemic?https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/views/views/what-one-should-not-be-doing-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-1584888664 COVID-19 pandemic from legal perspective https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/views/views/covid-19-pandemic-from-legal-perspective-1584718306 Human Rights and Coronavirus: A global perspective https://www.tbsnews.net/thoughts/human-rights-and-coronavirus-global-perspective-87394 Jurisdiction of Bangladeshi Courts and Their Attitude towards Foreign Jurisdiction Clauses (Coauthor: Fahad Bin Farid) http://bildbd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Jurisdiction-of-Bangladeshi-Courts-and-Their-Attitude-towards-Foreign-Jurisdiction-Clauses.pdf Vaccine Storage and Distribution in Rural Bangladesh (Coauthors: Shah Rafayat Chowdhury, Md. Shakhawat Hossain, Sehan Shetty, Samiha Tahsin, Harvey Rubin, and Arifur Rahaman) https://ijmedph.org/sites/default/files/IntJMedPubHealth-12-2-56.pdf

Bengali, English & Hindi

LLB, University of London BPTC, City, University of London