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Yousra is a senior associate in the litigation and arbitration team and coordinator of the Middle East group.
Yousra is a member of the International Arbitration Group, where she is involved in complex international commercial and investment arbitration disputes and public international law cases.
Yousra is a member and coordinator of our Middle East group. Her practice often involves clients and cases that have a connection to the Middle East and North Africa. She speaks fluent Arabic and French and her experience in the region includes, previously working as a Legal Consultant in a highly reputable law firm in Yemen advising foreign clients, including multinational companies and international NGOs on a wide range of commercial legal matters.
Prior to that, Yousra worked at the corporate department in the Paris office of an international law firm, where she had exposure to French Law and assisted in the review of various English and French legal documents.
Track record
Advised Samsung Electronics South Africa (PTY) Ltd
Advised Samsung Electronics South Africa (PTY) Ltd on arbitration and public international law issues in its successful appeal before the Dubai Court of Cassation to uphold an ICC multi-million arbitration award rendered in Samsung's favour in the UAE.
Investor-State arbitration
Representing an Italian company in an investor-State arbitration against an African State.
ICSID arbitration
Representing Scholz GmbH in ICSID arbitration proceedings against the Kingdom of Morocco.
Rights of the Child
Advised an international organisation on a successful representation to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child regarding El Salvador's obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Ad hoc arbitration
Represented an Italian energy company on a successful ad hoc arbitration concerning the construction of a hospital in Libya.
International environmental law
Advising a State in a potential State-to-State dispute in relation to international environmental law issues
Discrimination issues
Advising a State in relation to discrimination issues arising under a human right treaty
Law of international organizations
Advising a State on the law of international organizations and accession to an international organisation
Insight
Admissions
Chartered Legal Executive, England and Wales, 2021
Solicitor, England and Wales, 2022
Education
School of Oriental and African Studies, LLM International and Comparative Commercial Law
College of Law, Legal Practice Course (LPC)
Kingston University, LLB English and French Law
Université de Lyon III - Jean Moulin, Diplôme d'Etudes Universitaire Française
Languages
- Arabic
- English
- French
Memberships
Member of Young ICCA
Key dates
- Year joined: 2017