36 Stone

Khadija specialises in commercial litigation and international arbitration across areas including banking and finance, sanctions, international trade, commodities, energy, oil and gas. Recent experience includes working on complex derivatives trading and margin call disputes and a multi-million-dollar dispute relating to swap transactions affected by Russian sanctions.

Khadija is also experienced in handling regulatory and financial services work, investigations, corporate governance and ESG compliance matters. Khadija is familiar with all major international arbitration rules including the LCIA, ICC, UNCITRAL, DIAC, SIAC, HKIAC and the Swiss Arbitration Rules. She is a registered practitioner with the DIFC Courts in Dubai.

Prior to joining 36 Stone Khadija was Senior Legal Counsel at Credit Suisse in Zurich specialising in cross-border legal and regulatory matters, with a particular focus on the UK and Middle Eastern markets. She also worked on high-profile cross-border FCA and HMRC investigations for the bank. In a previous role, Khadija was Counsel at a major law firm in Dubai where her practice focused on commercial litigation, international arbitration and all dispute-related work before the DIFC Courts.

Khadija has extensive international experience working with foreign lawyers, in-house counsel, experts and professionals from a diverse range of backgrounds, in all aspects of dispute resolution and in an advisory capacity.

Khadija also has a background in international human rights law and is able to advise on all aspects of business and human rights. She is involved in a number of initiatives seeking to advance equality, diversity and inclusion at the Bar.

Call: 2006

Khadija was selected by the Bar Council for its inaugural Leadership Programme. She is involved in a number of initiatives seeking to advance equality, diversity and inclusion at the Bar.

The Commercial Bar Association (COMBAR) The European Circuit Swiss Arbitration Association LCIA Arbitral Women

MSt New College, Oxford BA (Honours) SOAS, London