Basil Siddiqi
Partner
Abu Dhabi
+971 2 205 5300
Since joining Hadef & Partners in 1998, Basil has enjoyed a broad based practice spanning diverse areas of law including real estate, construction, litigation, arbitration and corporate and commercial.
He has an in depth knowledge of UAE law generally and UAE real estate law in particular.
Originally trained as a Barrister he practised as counsel on the original side of the Bombay High Court, Bombay, India, for almost a decade before coming to the UAE. He was a part-time lecturer at the K. C. Law College in Bombay.
He obtained a BSc (Hons) degree from Wilson College, Bombay, India, and went on to study law and obtain LLB and LLM degrees from the University of Bombay, India. He was admitted to the Bar in Bombay in 1983 and was admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor to the Bar of Ontario, Canada, in 1998.