Shazia Yamin
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Up and Coming : Group Litigation: Claimant
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About
Provided by Shazia Yamin
Practice Areas
Shazia is a partner in the International and UK Group Litigation department, specialising in large-scale product liability litigation. She has over 10 years’ litigation 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 consumer 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.
Chambers Review
UK
Shazia Yamin is noted for her experience in consumer class actions. She has appeared in the dieselgate emissions cases, co-leading thousands of affected vehicle owners.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Shazia knows the cases and the clients inside out. She is also very pragmatic and has a natural instinct for what arguments to pursue."
"Shazia is a brilliant new partner at Leigh Day. She brings a calm authority to her cases and is very well respected in and out of the firm."
"Shazia has a fantastic eye for detail and she is meticulously organised, running a lot of detail for client management and evidence gathering. She's absolutely outstanding."
"Shazia knows the cases and the clients inside out. She is also very pragmatic and has a natural instinct for what arguments to pursue."
"Shazia is a brilliant new partner at Leigh Day. She brings a calm authority to her cases and is very well respected in and out of the firm."
"Shazia has a fantastic eye for detail and she is meticulously organised, running a lot of detail for client management and evidence gathering. She's absolutely outstanding."
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