Outer Temple Chambers

Barrister; Year of Call 2023.

Amna is developing a broad practice across all aspects of Chambers’ specialisms.

Between September 2024 – August 2025, Amna served as the Judicial Assistant to Lady Simler in the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. During this time, she assisted on several complex and high profile appeals. These appeals covered a wide range of areas of law, including employment, public, tax, commercial and property law. Most notably, Amna gained experience on: For Women Scotland v Scottish Ministers [2025] UKSC 16, a landmark case on the definition of ‘woman’ in the Equality Act 2010; and Waller-Edwards v One Savings Bank plc [2025] UKSC 22, a significant undue influence case which determined the test for when a creditor is put on inquiry in a non-commercial hybrid transaction.

Before coming to the Bar, Amna read law at New College, University of Oxford, graduating with a first in Jurisprudence. She was later awarded the Aziz Scholarship and Roche Scholarship for the BCL at the University of Oxford, and the Mona de Piro Middle Temple Scholarship for the Bar course. As an OPBP-Bonavero Institute Student Fellow at UNRWA Field Legal Office, Amna prepared legal opinions, contracts, and internal memoranda relating to UN employment policies. Prior to starting pupillage, Amna also worked as a legal assistant to personal injury barristers and gained extensive experience in preparing complex pleadings in high-value cases.

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