Saima has an expertise in banking and financial services, with a particular expertise in contentious enforcement work. She has represented clients at all levels, from internal committees such as the RDC (and the DMC in Dubai), right through to the High Court and Court of Appeal. In the past she has acted for a major FS institution in the FCA’s investigation of Forex manipulation, a leading payday lender seeking FCA authorisation and a corporate client seeking to judicially review a s166 FSMA appointment. She appears regularly in the Upper Tribunal and has extensive cross-border experience, acting for clients in Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai, the Isle of Man and Guernsey, where she has represented the Guernsey FS regulator.
Tenant at 3VB. Secondments: FSA (Enforcement); Clifford Chance (Financial Regulatory Department); FMLC, Bank of England; FCA (General Counsel's Division).
Member of the FMLC's Advisory Group on Brexit; COMBAR, FSLA.
Oxford University: BA (Jurisprudence)