Shaheen Rahman

shaheen.rahman@1cor.com

Profile

Shaheen Rahman enjoys a diverse practice that is well balanced between Claimant and Defendant work.  She has broad experience of advocacy and advisory work in public and private law litigation, with particular expertise in Clinical Negligence, Public and Administrative law and Professional Disciplinary matters. 

Shaheen is ranked as a leader in Administrative & Public Law, Civil Liberties and Clinical Negligence.

Administrative & Public Law

"Shaheen Rahman comes highly recommended for complex, politically sensitive matters.  "She does a robust and detailed job and is recognised for getting the bit between her teeth without being over-zealous," report solicitors.  Noted for her forensic skills, she is a client favourite as she is "very personable and approachable". (Chambers and Partners 2009)

"wins plaudits for Treacher, the first disabilities judicial review relating to prisons" (Legal 500, 2008)

"Rising star Shaheen Rahman really understands how public and private law works.  An enthusiastic junior, she is said to punch well above her weight, read the papers thoroughly and come up with great ideas." (Chambers and Partners 2008)

Civil Liberties

"Shaheen Rahman gets right to the core of the issue, doing a precise and thorough job without being overly zealous.  Prison law and health care are particular areas of specialization for her, and she recently acted for a severely disabled prisoner in both a judicial review and a linked damages claim regarding inhuman prison conditions." (Chambers and Partners 2009)

Clinical Negligence

"impresses observers as a "clear-thinking, tenacious advocate" who has been involved in heavyweight cerebral palsy matters." (Chambers and Partners 2009)

Co-writer of Chapter on Settlement in Powers & Harris on Clinical Negligence
Split Costs Orders [2001] Judicial Review 149

Attorney General's Panel of Special Advocates since 2005
 

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Yanah v GMC [2007] LS Law Med 143 Appeared for the doctor in one of the first high court appeals from the GMC's Fitness to Practise Panel.  The panel was held to have erred in ignoring its specialist advisor and in failing to give adequate reasons

R (Watson) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2007] Instructed on behalf of the Claimant in a challenge to the decision to refuse a serving prisoner treatment for gender dysphoria.

R (Treacher) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2007] Judicial review on behalf of disabled prisoner with related claims for damages under the Human Rights Act and Disability Discrimination Act.

G v Central and North West London Mental Health NHS Trust [2007] Acting for the Defendant in a long running clinical negligence case with a difficult mental health dimension arising from the attempted suicide of the Claimant.

McGinn v Mid-Essex Hospitals NHS Trust [2007] Acting for the Claimant in high value celebral palsy with complex causation arguments.

R (Buckley) v The Attorney General for Saint Helena (2006)
Acting for the Claimant in a successful challenge, on grounds of delay, to a decision to postpone determination of an application to sell a historic building where Napoleon was once imprisoned, pending the formulation of St. Helena's long-term tourism policy.

Currently instructed in a number of cases as a special advocate.