Hussain Somji

Education

• BCom LLB
• LLM (Arbitration), University of Hong Kong
• Executive LLM (Commercial Law), London School of Economics and Political Science
• Fellow and Faculty, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

Profile

Attached to the Chambers of Ketan D. Parikh (Senior Advocate), Hussain Somji is an Advocate with experience and focus on ‘Dispute Resolution’ and practices as ‘Counsel’ to parties. He accepts appointments as ‘Arbitrator’ and ‘Mediator’. He holds an LLM (Arbitration and Dispute Resolution) from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and has recently concluded the Executive LLM (Commercial Law) at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). He is admitted as ‘Fellow’ and as ‘Faculty’ with the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb). He also has undertaken 40 hours training in Mediation from the Accord Group, Australia. He serves as a ‘Member’ in the Core Committee with the CIArb YMG India Group, as ‘Mediator’ with the Association of Mediation Practitioners (AMP), as a Member with the Shia Imami Ismaili National Conciliation and Arbitration Board for India (NCAB) and was a ‘Member’ of the First Young MCIA Steering Committee.

Research Interests

Dispute Resolution

Publications

• Co-author of an article with Professor Gary Meggitt, HKU ‘The Regulation of Mediators in England & Wales, the United States and Australia – Lessons for Hong Kong’ (HKLJ-46(2)-4)
• Research Support to Mr. Toby Landau QC and Dr. Romesh Weeramantry ‘A Case for Transparency in Investment Arbitration: Aguas del Tunari, S.A. v Republic of Bolivia’ (Ch 48, The First 50 Years of ICSID, Wolters Kluwer)