Aliya practises in all areas of
Chambers’ work including commercial, employment, public and human
rights, data protection, sport, and public international law.
Aliya has recently acted in several high-profile cases. Current and recent highlights include acting in or assisting with:
- A successful application in the Commercial Court for the first
post-Brexit anti-suit injunction enforcing an employee’s right to be
sued in England.
- A High Court employment and shareholding dispute against a leading F1 Team by its former CEO/Team Principal.
- A challenge in the High Court to the export of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel in the context of the war in Gaza.
- Advisory proceedings before the International Court of Justice on
Israel’s aid obligations in relation to the Occupied Palestinian
Territory following its ban on UNRWA.
- A challenge before the European Court of Human Rights on the UK Government’s Rwanda removal policy.
Before coming to the Bar, Aliya was the Judicial Assistant to Lady
Arden and Lord Kitchin in the Supreme Court, and UK Focal Point to the
European Court of Human Rights’ Superior Courts’ Network, where she
gained exposure to several high-profile cases across her areas of
practice. She previously trained as a solicitor at Slaughter and May,
and was an associate in the firm’s Disputes and Investigations team.
Aliya has an LLB from SOAS, University of London (where she graduated
top of the year, and won multiple prizes), and studied for the BCL at
the University of Oxford (where she was awarded the Daniel Slifkin
scholarship).
Aliya was included in the inaugural Pro Bono Recognition List 2024,
endorsed by the Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales. Aliya also
successfully completed Advocate’s Pupil Pledge during pupillage.
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