UK
Practice Areas
Specialising in all aspects of online and land-based gambling law, Bahar is recognised as a rising star. She advises many of the world’s largest land-based and online gambling businesses (B2C and B2B), as well as many start-ups, investors and leading international law firms. Bahar has extensive gambling legal, regulatory and licensing experience advising on legal classification, licence applications, change of corporate control applications, complex group restructuring and specialist regulatory matters relating to mergers and acquisitions. She also advises on regulatory compliance assessments and investigations and licence reviews.
Bahar is recognised by Chambers UK as “very pragmatic and straightforward. She is very knowledgeable, provides advice, which is clear and helpful, and is very approachable.”
Career
Call to the Bar 2008. Admitted to the Roll 2012. Joined Harris Hagan 2012. Partner 2016.
Professional Memberships
General Counsel of International Association of Gaming Advisors; Global Gaming Women; The City of London Solicitors’ Company.
Publications
Joint editor, and co-author of UK chapter, of Chambers Global Practice Guide to Gambling and Thomson Reuters Practical Law Global Guide to Gaming Law. Author of the Alderney chapter of same publications. Regular contributor to industry/specialist legal publications.
Personal
Leisure interests include intrepid travelling, walking her dog, scuba-diving, gardening and anything to do with Sicily.