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About
Provided by Zahra Al-Rikabi
Practice Areas
Zahra has a broad practice encompassing commercial litigation, public international law (including investment treaty arbitration), EU law and public law. She is recognised as a leading junior for both public law and EU law (Legal 500, 2021) and was appointed Junior Counsel to the Crown (the UK Attorney General’s Public International Law C Panel) in 2020. Zahra is frequently instructed in high profile cases in her areas of practice. She appeared in Municipio de Mariana and ors v BHP Group, which featured in The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases for 2020 and in Canary Wharf v European Medicines Agency, the top case in The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases for 2019. Zahra was selected for The Lawyer Hot 100 in 2020.
Zahra has appeared as sole counsel in the High Court and Court of Appeal. She has also been led in cases before the Supreme Court and the Court of Justice of the European Union. Zahra has acted for a wide range of clients, including states and international organisations. She is a native Arabic speaker which makes her well placed to deal with any domestic litigation or international arbitration where her language skills can be used.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Zahra Al-Rikabi is a noted up-and-coming barrister who frequently acts on behalf of states, international organisations and diplomats. She represents clients in diplomatic immunity, state jurisdiction and BIT disputes. Al-Rikabi's fluency in Arabic makes her a prime candidate for instructing solicitors seeking MENA expertise.
Zahra Al-Rikabi is a rising star in the field of international arbitration. She is sought after by investors for her investment treaty disputes expertise. Al-Rikabi's fluency in Arabic makes her a prime candidate for instructing solicitors seeking MENA expertise. She recently began accepting appointments as an arbitrator.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Zahra is fantastic. She is trusted as a junior by silks and coming into her own as an advocate too, oral and written."
"Zahra is a very, very good barrister and very experienced in arbitration work."
"Zahra is fantastic. She is trusted as a junior by silks and coming into her own as an advocate too, oral and written."
"Zahra is a very, very good barrister and very experienced in arbitration work."
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