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Mahmood Gaznavi
Advocate & Solicitor of the Singapore Bar (1998)
Admissions
Singapore (1998)
Education
National University of Singapore – LL.B. (Hons) (1997)
Professional Associationsand Memberships
Singapore Academy of Law
Law Society of Singapore
Asian Cricket Council Development Committee
Singapore Cricket Association
Singapore Cricket Club
Singapore Indian Association
Ceylon Sports Club
Singapore Khalsa Association
Biography
Mahmood graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS) with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree in 1997, and became an Advocate and Solicitor of the Singapore Bar in 1998. He then established his own practice, and is currently the firm’s Managing Director, supervising its entire operations. He leads the firm’s litigation department, and is handling civil disputes, criminal matters, arbitration and mediation cases, as well as undertaking corporate law matters.
Wearing multiple hats, Mahmood also previously worked as a journalist for The Straits Times from 1984 to 1993, and has been a regular contributor to the said newspaper ever since. In addition to being a lawyer and a journalist, Mahmood was also an exceptional athlete. He represented Singapore in different age groups across several hockey and cricket competitions, most notably, in the 1982 Hockey Junior World Cup Finals, and the 1990 Cricket World Cup Qualifiers.
Work Highlights
Successfully appealed a High Court ruling, and obtained a decision from the Court of Appeal in favor of a Singapore-incorporated company in a suit against JP Morgan Chase Bank which inquired, among others, into the validity of the latter’s refusal to honour confirmed letters of credit on the basis of a sanctions clause. Effectively argued that the said sanctions clause should be construed objectively, which led to the finding that the bank’s refusal to honour the letters of credit was invalid, and that the client is entitled to an award of damages.
Successfully represented a client in a High Court case involving the removal of the said client as director in a corporation on the basis of false allegations of misconduct and breach of fiduciary duties. Obtained for the client a permanent injunction as well as an order for the defendant to pay damages and costs.
Successfully defended a client in a suit launched by his brother over a property inheritance dispute. Effectively pursued a non-involved third party to pay costs of litigation based on the latter’s monetary interest in the outcome of the litigation.
Successfully defended a client charged with ill-treatment of a child under her care, resulting in the mitigation of the sentence imposed upon her.
Overturned convictions against a client charged with several counts of outrage of modesty.
Obtained an acquittal for a client accused of threatening another with a dangerous weapon.
Overturned convictions against a client charged with several counts of outrage of modesty.
Obtained an acquittal for a client accused of outraging the modesty of a young girl.
Successfully defended the Singapore Athletic Association in a High Court case involving a defamation charge.
Represented a corporation in an action for breach of contract, and successfully launched a counterclaim against the plaintiff for the payment of the unpaid balance due to the defendant under the contract.
Obtained in favor of a lawyer client a quashal of the findings of the Disciplinary Committee of the Law Society of Singapore.
Acted for a Seychelles-incorporated company in a case before the High Court for the successful claim of an unpaid sum relating to the sale of a commodity.
Represented numerous clients in various Muslim family law cases lodged before the Syariah Court and the Court of Appeal.
