33 Chancery Lane

Fahrid is a barrister specialising in white-collar, commercial and international disputes.

He acts for individuals, corporates and state-linked entities in complex and cross-border proceedings, including civil fraud, asset recovery, sanctions, financial crime and commercial disputes.

Based between London and Doha, he has represented some of the leading private individuals, firms and family offices across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and is well placed to advise on contentious matters in the common law jurisdictions in Qatar, the UAE and England and Wales.

More widely, he has experience of Public International Law (PIL), International Criminal Law (ICL), International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and Diplomatic Law. He is Standing Junior Counsel to a Diplomatic Mission to the Court of St. James, regularly advising on the application and interpretation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 1961, the Diplomatic Privileges Act 1964 and related foreign relations treaties and instruments. He was also a Pegasus Scholar at the Supreme Court of Pakistan, where he is tasked with designing and delivering a programme of criminal justice reform.

Fahrid is a member of the Bar Council International committee and Middle East subcommittee which oversees the professions external relationships and engagements.

Called 2019.