Fahrid Chishty

Barrister, specialising in criminal, regulatory and public law.
Interested in biryani, poetry and all things Indo-Persian.

[Outline Chambers @OutlineChambers]

Fahrid was selected by a senior judicial panel comprising The Hon. Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb, Her Honour Judge Sapnara, Her Honour Judge Mason CBE and Upper Tribunal Judge Mandalia. 3/3

[Outline Chambers @OutlineChambers]

The prestigious Rising Star Award is awarded to a professional with less than five years PQE, who has excelled in their practice and has made a significant contribution to their field - establishing a reputation for excellence that stands them apart from their peers. 2/3

[Outline Chambers @OutlineChambers]

Chambers congratulates @FahridChishty on being awarded the Society of Asian Lawyers' Rising Star Award at the 28th annual, Asian Legal Awards (ALA) this weekend.

The ALA is the premier legal awards ceremony honouring and celebrating excellence in the British Asian community. 1/3

[Fahrid Chishty @FahridChishty]

Thrilled to be joining @Guernica37Group. Looking forward to building my domestic and international practice at this multidisciplinary and accountability-focussed set.

[Outline Chambers @OutlineChambers]

Chambers is delighted to announce that Fahrid Chishty has accepted an invitation to join Chambers.

Fahrid is a barrister specialising in criminal, regulatory, public and international law. 1/3

[Fahrid Chishty @FahridChishty]

Delighted by this result. Unanimous acquittals for Jonathan Page and I's client, following a nine-week jury trial at Reading Crown Court.

[LibertasChambers @LibertasChambe3]

Libertas Members Secure Acquittals in Gangland Murder case.

Jonathan Page and Fahrid Chishty have successfully defended a teenager charged with two counts of assisting offenders in connection with a gang-related murder in Slough on 2nd October 2022.

https://t.co/tGL6Nbf88y

[Fahrid Chishty @FahridChishty]

@KhalilAndani This is so relatable, Prof. I was so taken aback by some of these connections when I visited Pakistan late last year that I wrote a little something on this very topic. Sharing in case of interest. PS. am a big fan of your work! https://t.co/dsvZLsvzg2

[Fahrid Chishty @FahridChishty]

Who is entitled to own the Koh-i-Noor? It is a question that recurs increasingly in public discourse. Prof @felicitygerry KC and I assess the legal bases for repatriation, restitution and reparations vis-a-vis the world's most coveted gem in @EasternEye, below.

[Dr Felicity Gerry KC @felicitygerry]

What's the law on the Koh I Noor?

Delighted to publish in @EasternEye - discussing the law on restitution, repatriation and reparation of cultural heritage and whether Fahrid Chishty and I can lay claim to the world’s most famous diamond …read more here (page 12) https://t.co/mMssDlM2u8…

[Fahrid Chishty @FahridChishty]

My clever sister on binocular diplopia:

https://t.co/mPibzkbFPs

[Fahrid Chishty @FahridChishty]

@Faaiz_31 Amazing! Congratulations 🎉 the first of many to come, i'm sure!

[Fahrid Chishty @FahridChishty]

Thank you so much @ZakariaNafees Sahib, very grateful for your kind words of support and encouragement. I look forward to commencing my placement in Pakistan later this year + working with the local bar and judiciary to study the operation of common law.

[Mohammad Nafees Zakaria @ZakariaNafees]

#PrideOfPakistan
@FahridChishty
British-Pakistani awarded prestigious Pegasus scholarship https://t.co/jWp6VhKAFF

[Geo English @geonews_english]

This is the first time in the history of the programme that a Pegasus Scholar has been appointed to Pakistan

Read more: https://t.co/3gWCDbfgZR

#GeoNews

[Fahrid Chishty @FahridChishty]

@Faaiz_31 thank you!!

[Fahrid Chishty @FahridChishty]

Honoured to have been awarded the Pegasus Scholarship. It will be an unparalleled opportunity to observe the operation of common law in Pakistan & develop links with the legal fraternity there. I look forward to commencing my placement in Islamabad later this year!

[LibertasChambers @LibertasChambe3]

Chambers is delighted to announce that Fahrid Chishty has been awarded the Pegasus Scholarship for 2023. The Pegasus Scholarship is a highly prestigious award which has been awarded to gifted young barristers by the Inns of Court since 1987.

https://t.co/oxiggODJvJ

[Fahrid Chishty @FahridChishty]

Crimes against art and antiquities in Pakistan are increasingly linked to natural disasters, narcotics trafficking and the resurgence of extremist ideologies. I deconstruct some of the critical issues implicated in this complex set of relationships in @prismdawndotcom today.

[Prism @prismdawndotcom]

Pakistan is a repository of relics, an archive of antiquities that is the envy of the world. And yet, its treasures have been trafficked, its heritage horse-traded and its past plundered, writes @FahridChishty

https://t.co/n6KFNT3QCo