Yaaser practices in commercial dispute resolution and is recognised as a leading barrister across his specialisms of public and administrative law, human rights, planning and environmental law, and protest law. He has extensive experience in obtaining and resisting injunctive relief.

He regularly appears in the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court in high-profile and test cases. For example, he has appeared in 9 Supreme Court cases since 2019.

He works with a range of clients, including individuals, major companies, NGOs, regulatory bodies and Government, believing that he can offer the best service to all of his clients if he has the broadest experience possible. He has been appointed to the Attorney General’s B Panel of Junior Counsel and is called to the Bar of Northern Ireland.

Yaaser is the author of Manual on Protest Injunctions: Practice, Procedure and Persons Unknown (2024) – a free online resource aimed at all those involved in claims where an injunction is sought to restrain protest and trespass activity - and the website https://protestinjunctions.com/.

He is described in the directories as: “a class act and very good on his feet”, “great at understanding clients’ objectives and is creative in his approach to finding solutions”, “really great to instruct and good to deal with, and produces fantastic written work”, “A highly skilled advocate, conscientious and diligent”, “exceptionally bright and assimilates instructions and information extremely quickly” and “Smart, proactive, dedicated, extremely responsive and diligent”.

Called to the Bar: 2012

Harvard Law School – LLM Oxford University, Keble College – BCL (Distinction) Cambridge University, Clare College – MA (Hons) in Law (Double First)