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Shazia Yamin
Work Department
International and UK Group Litigation department.
Position
Shazia is a partner in the International and UK Group Litigation department, specialising in large-scale product liability litigation. She is a litigator with over 10 years’ experience and has particular expertise in consumer group actions. Shazia was one of the lead partners on the Volkswagen NOx Emissions Group Litigation, and is currently leading a second group action against the Volkswagen Group.
Career
Shazia qualified as a solicitor in 2010 and joined Leigh Day in 2015. She was made partner in 2021.
Education
LL.M Commercial Law; LL.B Law (hons)
Lawyer Rankings
London > Dispute resolution > Group litigation: Claimant
(Next Generation Partners)Praised by clients as ‘excellent litigators who understand the technicalities and have exceptional know-how‘, Leigh Day‘s highly experienced team regularly handles high-profile class actions across a host of sectors. Key names to note include heavyweight litigator Martyn Day and Shazia Yamin, an ‘extraordinary solicitor and partner‘ with ‘an excellent eye for detail.’
London > Insurance > Product liability: claimant
The team at Leigh Day specialises in product safety and consumer law with a focus on large group settlement and class actions. Emerging areas of product liability involve cases relating to robotics and artificial intelligence. The team is co-led by Gene Matthews , who focuses on product safety and data breaches and Michelle Victor , who handles liability claims involving faulty medical devices. Senior partner Martyn Day is a vastly experienced name in the space. Jill Paterson is active on the personal injury side while Thomas Jervis, and Shazia Yamin are key names. Tina Patel was promoted to partner in April 2022.
Lawyer Rankings
- Group litigation: Claimant London > Dispute resolution
- Next Generation Partners London > Dispute resolution > Group litigation: Claimant
- Product liability: claimant London > Insurance
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Public sector > Civil liberties and human rights
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- Employment > Employees/unions
- Real estate > Environment
- Dispute resolution > Group litigation: Claimant
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
- Insurance > Product liability: claimant