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Jamaae Hafeez-Baig

Position

Before joining Brick Court Chambers, Jaamae practised as a barrister in Australia, where he gained experience in a broad variety of commercial matters. He is currently instructed in the appeal to the High Court of Australia from Redland City Council v Kozik [2022] QCA 158, which raises a number of issues in the law of unjust enrichment, including whether the Woolwich principle should be adopted in Australia.

In addition to working as part of counsel teams in the higher courts, Jaamae regularly appears unled in the County Court. In Australia, he appeared unled in the Magistrates Court of Queensland and Federal Circuit Court of Australia on interlocutory applications and other interlocutory hearings.

Career

Call:

England & Wales: 2021

Queensland: 2018

Education

Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL), University of Oxford (Magdalen College), 2020

Master of Laws (LLM), University of Queensland, 2017

Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (GDLP), Queensland University of Technology, 2017

Bachelor of Laws (LLB), University of Queensland, 2016

Mentions

London Bar

Commercial litigation

Leading junior5
Jaamae Hafeez-Baig – Brick Court Chambers ‘Jaamae is technically brilliant. He is able to distil complex legal problems simply and cut through to an issue in the way that a judge would which is to be lauded. He is very accessible and available.’