‘Legal Stories of Life’ is a compilation of Barrister Omar H. Khan’s write-ups mostly published in the Daily Star in the popular ‘Your Advocate’ column over the span of last one decade. The writes-ups consist of legal solutions to real-life problems of people from various backgrounds on diverse issues, which the author has termed as the ‘stories’. It is not a traditional law book which is either text book or practitioners’ book. This book is for everyone, to any reader this will appear like a story book. The objective behind publication of this book is to raise the legal awareness level amongst the people. The readers shall be able to find solutions to most of their day to day legal issues and concerns. The vividly written replies to real life stories make the book a very interesting read. This book can be an excellent resource to students, educators, young-lawyers and the people at large. Every reader will find stories that he/she can relate with his/her life. The book contains paintings by internationally proclaimed painters and photographs that makes it more attractive capturing the interest of the readers.
Omar H. Khan, Barrister-at-Law is an advocate at the Supreme Court of Bangladesh and is the Head of Chambers of Legal Counsel, a reputed law chambers based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Barrister Khan has placed his mark in the contemporary legal arena both locally and internationally. Descending from a family high in social, cultural and educational values, he has had an excellent upbringing, with distinctive academic records and a long list of participation and triumphs in numerous competitions and championships of different kinds throughout his educational life. He completed his LL.B (Hons) from the University of London and was called to the Bar of England and Wales by the Hon’ble Society of Lincoln’s Inn. Mr Khan has trained more than five thousand legal and HR professionals in home and abroad and has been advising a wide-ranging clientele. Apart from core legal services, his research works have also been published in international journals which gives him the opportunity to participate in prestigious international conferences. He devotes significant time for pro-bono activities and takes keen interest in travelling and in cultural activities at his leisure.