Nazifa Chowdhury

Nazifa transferred to the Bar following a career as a solicitor. Nazifa accepts instructions across all areas of Chambers’ civil practice, with a focus on property, company, and contractual disputes.

Prior to joining Chambers, Nazifa completed 12 months of pupillage at a commercial chancery set of chambers in London. She also trained as a solicitor with a Magic Circle law firm in London, before working as an Associate Solicitor in the Commercial Litigation and International Arbitration team of an American law firm in London. As a solicitor, Nazifa obtained rights of audience in all higher court proceedings. She is also an accredited mediator.

Whilst working as a solicitor, Nazifa gained valuable experience in commercial and company law proceedings taking place at various courts, such as the Commercial Court and the Technology and Construction Court. Nazifa has also acted in relation to proceedings in the Supreme Court as part of her pro bono work on R (on the application of Elan-Cane) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] UKSC 56 during her training contract.

Nazifa completed her undergraduate studies at the London School of Economics and Political Science, following which she was awarded the Dean’s scholarships for her Graduate Diploma in Law and LLM in Professional Practice (incorporating the Legal Practice Course) from BPP University.