Aliya Al-Yassin

1. Al-Haq v Secretary of State for Business and Trade

   High-profile challenge to the export of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel in the context of the war in Gaza (led by Raza Husain KC, Phillippa Kaufmann KC and Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh KC, alongside Zac Sammour). Aliya appeared as sole counsel in an interim hearing. The case was included in The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases for 2025.

2. NSK v United Kingdom

   Major challenge to the legality and human rights’ compliance of the Government’s Rwanda deportation scheme (led by Raza Husain KC and Phillippa Kaufmann KC, alongside Christopher Knight and Hannah Slarks).

3. POA v United Kingdom

   Application before the European Court of Human Rights asserting that the ban on prison officers taking strike action is unlawful in the absence of adequate compensatory mechanisms (led by Daniel Stilitz KC).

4. Siderise and Artelia v Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

   Challenges to the Council’s decision to ban certain contractors and suppliers from being used in its building and development projects following the Grenfell Tower Inquiry phase 2 report (led by James Goudie KC).

5. Kyriacoi v Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

   Challenge to voter ID requirements (led by Julian Blake).

6. Care North East Northumberland v Northumberland CC

   [2024] EWHC 1370 (Admin); [2024] ACD 88

   Challenge to local authority care home fee-setting (led by Joanne Clement KC).

7. Ben Bradshaw MP and others v United Kingdom

   Application before the European Court of Human Rights asserting that Article 3 of the First Protocol ECHR obliges the UK positively to investigate allegations of Russian attempts to interfere with domestic elections (as a pupil, assisting Christopher Knight).

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1. Fraiture v xAI

   High Court challenge concerning the misappropriation of xAI’s confidential source code by a former employee (led by Amy Rogers KC).

2. Dare International Ltd v Soliman & Hikmet

   [2025] EWHC 227 (KB)

   Acting for the claimant energy derivatives trading company against two of its former senior traders who had resigned to join a competitor (led by Paul Goulding KC, alongside Jamie Susskind and Christian Davies).

3. Major Professional Services Firm v Former Partner

   LCIA arbitration brought by a major professional services firm to enforce post-termination restrictions in LLP deed (led by Jane McCafferty KC and Simon Forshaw KC).

4. Former CEO/Team Principal v Leading F1 Team

   Defending a leading F1 team against a multimillion pound High Court employment and shareholding dispute brought by its former CEO/Team Principal (assisting Daniel Stilitz KC and Ruth Kennedy).

5. Gagliardi v Evolution Capital Management LCC

   [2023] EWHC 1608 (Comm)

   Application to the Commercial Court for the first post-Brexit anti-suit injunction enforcing an employee’s right to be sued in England (as a pupil, assisting Daniel Oudkerk KC and Amy Rogers).

6. Lapinski v Triton Investments Advisers LLP and Others

   Challenge to the international jurisdiction of the Employment Tribunal in a cross-border discrimination dispute (as a pupil, assisting Daniel Stilitz KC).

7. Melki v Bouygues E and S Contracting

   [2024] EAT 36; [2024] ICR 803

   Acting for the Claimant (pro bono) in the first case to consider the application of the EAT’s new power to extend time under amended EAT rule 37(5) (led by James Goudie KC, alongside Oliver Mills).

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1. Alleged Breaches of Certain International Obligations in respect of the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Nicaragua v. Germany)

   (ICJ)

   Acting for the State of Palestine in contentious proceedings before the International Court of Justice on Germany’s support for Israel in the Gaza war (led by Paul S. Reichler, alongside Zac Sammour).

2. Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (The Gambia v. Myanmar: 11 States intervening) (ICJ)

   Acting for The Gambia in contentious proceedings before the International Court of Justice concerning Myanmar’s responsibility for the Rohingya genocide in 2016-2017 (led by Paul S. Reichler, alongside Ruth Kennedy).

3. Advisory Opinion proceedings concerning the obligations of Israel in relation to the presence and activities of the UN, International organisations and Third States in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (ICJ)

   Acting for the State of Palestine in advisory proceedings before the International Court of Justice on the legal obligations of Israel with respect to the UN, international organisations and third states in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (led by Paul S. Reichler, alongside Zac Sammour).

4. Advisory Opinion proceedings concerning the Right to Strike under ILO Convention No. 87

   Acting for the International Trade Union Confederation in advisory proceedings before the International Court of Justice on the Right to Strike under ILO Convention 87 (led by Professor Philippe Sands KC).

5. Al-Haq v Secretary of State for Business and Trade

   Acting for the Claimant in a challenge to the export of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel in the context of the war in Gaza (led by Raza Husain KC, Phillippa Kaufmann KC and Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh KC, alongside Zac Sammour). Aliya appeared as sole counsel in an interim hearing. The case was included in The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases for 2025.

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1. Major Professional Services Firm v Former Partner

   LCIA arbitration brought by a major professional services firm to enforce post-termination restrictions in LLP deed (led by Jane McCafferty KC and Simon Forshaw KC).

2. Cardiff City Football Club v English Football League

   Arbitration arising out of a failure to pay the transfer fee of Emiliano Sala on time (as a pupil, assisting Ruth Kennedy).

3. Gagliardi v Evolution Capital Management LCC

   [2023] EWHC 1608 (Comm)

   Application to the High Court for the first post-Brexit anti-suit injunction enforcing an employee’s right to be sued in England (as a pupil, assisting Daniel Oudkerk KC and Amy Rogers).

4. Município de Mariana & Ors v BHP Group plc, BHP Billiton plc and BHP Group Ltd

   [2020] EWHC 2930

   Acting for the Defendants in a jurisdiction challenge relating to claims brought by over 200,000 claimants arising out of the collapse of the Fundão Dam in Brazil. The claim was considered to be the largest group action ever in English legal history, and was included in The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases for 2020 (as a solicitor at Slaughter and May, in a team led by Efstathios Michael).

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1. Claim against challenger bank

   Claim for compliance with DSAR in the context of a challenger bank’s decision to de-bank a high net worth customer (led by Robin Hopkins).

2. Shubber v Information Commissioner and the Serious Fraud Office

   [2024] UKFTT 1054 (GRC)

   Successfully acting for the requester in an appeal concerning the costs of the SFO’s failed investigation into the Unaoil corruption scandal. The information was reported in the FT here.

3. Montague v Information Commissioner and Secretary of State for International Trade

   Appeal concerning the aggregation of public interest factors under FOIA (as a pupil, assisting Christopher Knight).

4. Cabinet Office v Information Commissioner and Tommy Sheppard MP

   Upper Tribunal appeal concerning a request for polling information on attitudes to the Union (as a pupil, assisting Raphael Hogarth).

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1. Premier League Arbitration

   Defending a Premier League football club in an arbitration under the Premier League Rules (led by Andrew Smith).

2. F1 High Court Claim

   Defending a leading F1 team against a multimillion pound High Court employment and shareholding dispute brought by its former CEO/Team Principal (assisting Daniel Stilitz KC and Ruth Kennedy).

3. English Football League Arbitration

   An arbitration arising from Cardiff City FC’s failure to pay the transfer fee of Emiliano Sala on time (as a pupil, assisting Ruth Kennedy).

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1. Siderise and Artelia v Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

   Challenges to the Council’s decision to ban certain contractors and suppliers from being used in its building and development projects following the Grenfell Tower Inquiry phase 2 report (led by James Goudie KC).

2. R (Cambrian Offshore) v Norfolk County Council

   2008 EWHC 1583 (QB)

   challenge in the context of a project supported by the European Regional Development Fund (led by Jason Coppel KC).

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