About Uttom Shill

Adv Uttom Shill is an advocate at TRW & Co, based in Dhaka, with a practice focused on appellate advocacy and strategic appeals and reputation, defamation & media-content disputes. Clients come to the team for clear advice, careful preparation and steady representation from the first consultation to the final step.

Uttom Shill approaches criminal matters with the urgency they demand. The first priority is liberty and procedure: reading the FIR, the case diary and the charge sheet closely, testing whether the law has been followed, and preparing bail, discharge or quashment arguments that rest firmly on the record.

At TRW, Uttom Shill works alongside the firm's partners and associates across six fields of practice, so a matter that touches anticipatory bail (section 498) or Section 561A and criminal quashment is handled by one coordinated team rather than passed between separate advisers.

Clients of Uttom Shill include business owners, professionals, company officers, families and non-resident Bangladeshis. Each matter begins with a clear plan: what must be proved or documented, which authority or court is involved, what it will cost and how long it is likely to take. That clarity lets clients make decisions early, when they have the most options.

Many matters in Bangladesh turn on procedure as much as on substance: the right forum, the correct court fee, the limitation period and the evidence that a court or authority will accept. Close attention is paid to these points from the outset, because getting them right avoids delay and protects the client's position later.

To discuss a matter with Uttom Shill, book a consultation or contact the firm. Read more about the wider team on the TRW people page.

How Uttom Shill works with clients

1. Early assessmentEvery matter starts with the facts and documents, a clear view of the law and an honest assessment of the options, costs and likely timing.
2. Written advice you can useAdvice is given in plain language, with the steps, deadlines and decisions that matter set out clearly.
3. Thorough preparationFilings, evidence and submissions are prepared carefully and checked against the procedure that applies in the relevant court, tribunal or authority.
4. Regular updatesClients are kept informed after each hearing, filing or development, so there are no surprises.

Court work in Bangladesh runs through a layered system, from the District courts and specialised tribunals to the High Court Division and Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. Uttom Shill prepares each matter with the procedure of the relevant forum in mind.

Representative matters

• Filing an application under section 561A of the Code of Criminal Procedure to quash proceedings arising from a civil dispute.
• Advising a family on surrender, bail and remand hearings following an arrest in Dhaka.
• Defending an accused at trial before the Sessions Judge, including cross-examination of prosecution witnesses.
• Obtaining anticipatory bail from the High Court Division for a company director named in a cheating complaint.

Insights from Uttom Shill's practice areas