Dr Mahmood Hussain
Dr. Mahmood Hussain is the Founding Partner at M&CO Legal and has over 20 years of experience in the public and private sectors. Dr. Mahmood’s area of expertise span around Dispute Resolution and International Commercial Arbitrations, Civil and Commercial Litigation, and Corporate Governance.
Dr. Mahmood through his niche practice of being an arguing Counsel before the Honorable Judges at various UAE Courts has set up a benchmark for effective representation involving complex legal issues. He has further been accredited as an International Arbitrator at DIAC (Dubai International Arbitration Centre) and Abu Dhabi Commercial Conciliation and Arbitration Centre. He has frequently provided expert legal opinion on UAE Laws on matters before the High Courts of Justice, UK Queens Bench Division, DIFC, Paris Courts of Appeal, and other International Courts and Arbitral Tribunals.
He is also a visiting faculty at the University of East Anglia, where his taught program is Law and Practice of Sharia Arbitration.
Thursday 14 May
Opening Ceremony
- Agis Georgiades, CAD Co-Chair
- Dr Mahmood Hussain, Founding Partner, M&CO, Diamond Sponsor
- Amir Singh Pasrich, LPD Secretary-Treasurer / IBA Treasurer, International Bar Association, New Delhi
- Michael Vorkas, President of the Cyprus Bar Association
- Theano Christodoulou, Attorney of the Republic of Cyprus, on behalf of the Attorney General
Side events
Vienna International Arbitral Centre: India-Related Disputes in Europe
VIAC is organising this event on the eve of CAD 2026 (14th May 2026, 11:30-13:30), at Four Seasons Hotel. The event is sponsored by Pittas Legal and Fox Mandal.

There will be two panels, as follows:
Panel 1: "Resolution of Disputes about Investments to and from India"
Moderator: Dr Mahmood Hussain; Speakers: Roman Khodykin; and Purnima Kamble
Panel 2: "International Arbitration at VIAC"
Moderator: Tzabarit Kim Esra; Speakers: Franz Schwarz; and Agis Georgiades
The event is open to CAD 2026 Participants. To register, please email “VIAC” to info@cad.com.cy.