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Dispute Resolution: Commercial Chancery - UK
Strengths
Sharif is fantastic. He is super-analytical and excellent on his feet.
Sharif's advocacy is fantastic. He is very incisive as a cross-examiner and is really skilful and great at building rapport with judges and tribunals.
Sharif is passionate, hard-working and all over the detail.
Dispute Resolution: Commercial - UK
Strengths
Sharif's advocacy is fantastic. A very skilful and incisive cross-examiner, he builds great rapport with judges and tribunals.
Sharif has a background in business and banking, which really comes across in what he brings to the table. He is very in tune with the client's requirements and brings a commercial mindset to bear.
Sharif is very impressive on his feet and in his writing.
He is a brilliant cross-examiner, who is fierce in court and very sharp.
Dispute Resolution: The English Bar - Middle East-wide
Individual Editorial
Sharif Shivji KC is a well-established London silk who is particularly noted for his expertise in financial services disputes, drawing on his prior employment experience as a derivatives trader. He regularly handles such matters in the DIFC Courts.
Strengths
I have always found him to be really approachable and very personable. Sharif brings a different angle to disputes in this region.
I like Sharif very much. He is a very thorough advocate who is detail-oriented and leaves no stone unturned.
Offshore (Bar) - UK
Individual Editorial
Sharif Shivji KC delivers standout performances in financial services litigation and has a highly international practice that sees him work in places such as Dubai, the BVI and Trinidad & Tobago. He is well known for his private client work including high-value divorce agreements, where he advises on trust-related issues, among others. He also maintains particular expertise in commercial litigation, fraud and insolvencies.
Strengths
Sharif is really approachable and very personable. He's one of the main silks in the region - every big matter, he's there. He's definitely excelled and always done a very good job. He's excellent.
Restructuring/Insolvency - UK
Individual Editorial
Sharif Shivji KC is highly sought after for his expertise in insolvency disputes and wider commercial capabilities. He is particularly adept at handling matters arising from the collapse of financial institutions, and his broad experience covers both domestic and offshore insolvencies.
Strengths
Sharif is extremely personable and an extremely able lawyer.