Amna Ali

Amna Ali

    Year of Call:
    2023
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      Amna is developing a broad practice across all aspects of Chambers’ specialisms.

      Between September 2024 – August 2025, Amna served as the Judicial Assistant to Lady Simler in the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. During this time, she assisted on several complex and high profile appeals. These appeals covered a wide range of areas of law, including employment, public, tax, commercial and property law. Most notably, Amna gained experience on: For Women Scotland v Scottish Ministers [2025] UKSC 16, a landmark case on the definition of ‘woman’ in the Equality Act 2010; and Waller-Edwards v One Savings Bank plc [2025] UKSC 22, a significant undue influence case which determined the test for when a creditor is put on inquiry in a non-commercial hybrid transaction.

      Before coming to the Bar, Amna read law at New College, University of Oxford, graduating with a first in Jurisprudence. She was later awarded the Aziz Scholarship and Roche Scholarship for the BCL at the University of Oxford, and the Mona de Piro Middle Temple Scholarship for the Bar course. As an OPBP-Bonavero Institute Student Fellow at UNRWA Field Legal Office, Amna prepared legal opinions, contracts, and internal memoranda relating to UN employment policies. Prior to starting pupillage, Amna also worked as a legal assistant to personal injury barristers and gained extensive experience in preparing complex pleadings in high-value cases.

      Expertise

      Amna has experience of employment proceedings at every level. During her second six, Amna gained experience of ET proceedings and her cases included acting successfully for a respondent employer in an unfair dismissal claim. During her time as a Judicial Assistant to Lady Simler in the Supreme Court, Amna gained significant experience on the case of For Women Scotland v Scottish Ministers [2025] UKSC 16, a landmark case on the definition of ‘woman’ in the Equality Act 2010.

      As a pupil to Stephen Butler and Gus Baker, Amna assisted on the following cases:

      • A six-day ET trial raising issues of race discrimination and victimisation (assisting Stephen Butler).
      • Research for an equal pay claim including claims of harassment and discrimination (assisting Gus Baker).
      • A constructive dismissal claim in relation to an alleged breach of confidentiality (assisting Stephen Butler).
      • A claim for unfair dismissal, direct sex discrimination, harassment related to sex, victimisation, unlawful deduction from wages, and holiday pay (assisting Gus Baker).
      • A Rule 21 application in the EAT to appeal from the Registrar’s Order. The appeal concerned the time limit to submit an appeal (assisting Michael Uberoi).

      As a pupil, Amna assisted on the following cases:

      • Barclays Bank plc v Dylan [2024] EWHC 2043 (Ch): an 11 day contempt of court trial arising from share transfers to the BVI in breach of freezing orders (assisting James Counsell KC and Michael Uberoi).
      • Isbilen v Turk [2024] EWHC 505 (Ch) and Isliben v Turk [2024] EWCA Civ 568: a 10 day contempt of court trial arising out of breach of disclosure obligations ancillary to a proprietary injunction (assisting James Counsell KC and Helen Pugh).
      • Cardiff City Football Club Limited v McKay: research for a hearing to consider the CCFC’s application for delivery up of electronic devices for inspection pursuant to CPR 25.1(1)(c)(ii). The background of this case concerned matters relating to the transfer of Emiliano Sala from Nantes FC (assisting Michael Uberoi).
      • Drafting a complex financial services defence in proceedings initiated by a professional footballer against their financial adviser for deceit, breach of contract, and breach of COBS (assisting Michael Uberoi).
      • Research on enforcing an arbitral award in the United States (assisting Alex Haines).
      • Research on a pensions advice concerning a potential breach of the imperial duty of mutual trust and confidence and the appropriate limitation period (assisting Michael Uberoi).
      • A pensions rectification Part 8 hearing (assisting Michael Uberoi).
      • Ignite International Brands (UK) v Inpero Limited [2024] EWHC 1595 (KB): a contempt of court sentencing hearing (assisting Michael Uberoi).

       

      Prior to starting pupillage, Amna worked as a legal assistant to personal injury barristers and gained extensive experience in preparing complex pleadings in high-value cases.

      As a pupil to Eliot Woolf KC and Will Young, Amna assisted on the following matters:

      • Lukes v (1) Kent and Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust (2) Chief Constable of Kent Police [2024] EWHC 753 (KB): research for the hearing of a strike out application by the NHS Trust and police authority in a personal injury and clinical negligence claim. The claimant sustained injuries when he jumped from a height and brought a claim in negligence on the grounds that both defendants owed him a duty of care which they failed to discharge (assisting Eliot Woolf KC).
      • A schedule of loss in a severe case of complex regional pain syndrome resulting in a below knee amputation with the claim valued at approximately £7m (assisting Eliot Woolf KC and Will Young).
      • A schedule of loss in a traumatic brain injury case with a six-figure settlement (assisting Will Young).
      • A schedule of loss in a birth injury case involving perinatal asphyxia and neonatal encephalopathy (assisting Eliot Woolf KC).
      • Drafting a counter-schedule and advice on quantum in a clinical negligence claim (assisting Will Young).
      • Research on the illegality defence in a personal injury claim (assisting Will Young).

      Amna gained experience in public law matters at the highest level as a judicial assistant at the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. Due to her experience in personal injury and clinical negligence, she is also particularly well placed for Court of Protection work.

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      To find out more, contact Lexie Johnson on + 44 (0) 207 427 0801 or Dave Lovitt on +44 (0)20 7353 6381 for a confidential discussion.

      • Arabic

      • Aziz Foundation Scholarship
      • Roche Scholarship (New College and Law Faculty scholarship for BCL)
      • OPBP-Bonavero Institute Student Fellowship
      • New College Senior Scholarship
      • Mona de Piro Middle Temple Scholarship
      • BPP Excellence Scholarship
      • Winner of 23ES Commercial Law Moot
      • Quarter finalist of the ELSA Human Rights Moot 2021, as part of the Oxford University team. Awarded best applicant and best respondent team of the Cluj-Napoca Virtual Eastern Regional Round in March 2021.

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