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Shaheed Fatima KC
Position
Barrister specialising in commercial law; public law and human rights; public international law; and media and entertainment. Full professional career details can be found at www.blackstonechambers.com.
Career
Called 2001; Gray’s Inn.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Administrative law and human rights
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4Shaheed Fatima KC –Blackstone Chambers
‘A first-class, exceptionally bright leader.’
London Bar > Public international law
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3Shaheed Fatima KC –Blackstone Chambers ‘Shaheed is truly exceptional. She is commercially astute, deeply in touch with developing legal trends, and extremely user-friendly.’
London Bar > Commercial litigation
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4Shaheed Fatima KC –Blackstone Chambers ‘Shaheed is an exceptional barrister – technically very strong and an excellent advocate. She is all across the detail of cases, is very approachable, and clients hold her in the highest regard.‘
London Bar > Group litigation
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 2Shaheed Fatima KC – Blackstone Chambers ‘Shaheed is exceptional. She is a thorough and technical lawyer who has a laser-like focus on the points. Whilst she is willing to get into the weeds, she is also a great strategist and leads the team with skill and determination.’
Praised as ‘one of the strongest sets for group litigation matters’, Blackstone Chambers offers a breadth of experience with ‘uniformly excellent barristers, across the range of call’. Notable instructions for Gayatri Sarathy include acting in Alex Neill Class Representative Ltd v Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Ltd & Ors, collective action proceedings in relation to allegations concerning the system for selling games and add-on content on the PlayStation Store, as well as acting for the proposed defendants in £850m proposed collective action proceedings in relation to allegations concerning the technical performance of certain iPhone models and operating systems. Shaheed Fatima KC is currently instructed for the defendants in numerous large group actions, including Municipality of Mariana v BHP and Okpabi v Shell, while Brian Kennelly KC represents Visa in Sainsbury’s Supermarkets ltd v Visa Europe Services, the long-running group litigation brought by Sainsbury’s and other retailers concerning the multilateral interchange fees charged by Visa and Mastercard, which recently went to the Supreme Court, with dozens of further claims before the CAT and the High Court.