MOHAMMAD ABDUL HALIM

Senior Fellow – Bangladesh

Mohammad Abdul Halim (“Judge Halim”) has served as a trial judge for over twenty-one years and is currently a District and Sessions Judge in Chottogram, Bangladesh.

About Mohammad Abdul Halim

Mohammad Abdul Halim (“Judge Halim”) has served as a trial judge for over twenty-one years and is currently a District and Sessions Judge in Chottogram, Bangladesh.

Having worked as a lawyer for four years, Judge Halim joined the Bangladesh judiciary as an assistant judge in 1998. He has extensive experience in the adjudication of civil, family, contract, tort, and criminal law cases.

Judge Halim is devoted to the development of dispute resolution in Bangladesh. He established the Bangladesh Conflicts Resolution Center (BCRC) to promote ADR awareness to lawyers and their clients involved in litigation. BCRC also conducts local mediations free of cost for those who are unable otherwise to afford its services. Judge Halim is the honorary president of BCRC.

Judicial Experience

Judge Halim’s judicial experience involves the adjudication of civil, criminal, and constitutional cases including:

Property disputes
Commercial and contract disputes
Family matters and juvenile cases
Prisoners’ rights
Anti-drug and anti-terrorism

Mediation Practice

Judge Halim has promoted dispute resolution and the settlement of disputes for over twenty-one years as a judicial officer. His interests in mediation include:

Real estate disputes
Commercial disputes
Insurance disputes
Revenue disputes
Land disputes

ADR Achievements and Training

Established the Bangladesh Conflicts Resolution Center (BCRC) to promote ADR awareness and provide pro bono mediation services (2016)
Awarded a Weinstein JAMS International Fellowship (2015)
Mediation Training at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles by the Center for Conflict Resolution, Los Angeles (2015)
Attended Envisioning, Designing and Implementing Court ADR: A Practical & Theoretical Program, University of California Hastings College of The Law, San Francisco, CA (2015)
ADR Training at Judicial Administration Training Institution, Dhaka, Bangladesh

ADR Teaching and Mentoring

Provides seminars, symposia, and workshops on dispute resolution processes and procedures as a lecturer at:

Narayanganj Law College, Narayanganj, Bangladesh
Premier University, Chattogram, Bangladesh
Darul Ahsan University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Publications and Education

Educational Qualifications

LL.M, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles (2016)
LL.M, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh (1994)
LL.B (with Honors), University of Dhaka, Bangladesh (1993)