Azeem Ali

Azeem advises and represents clients in a wide range of commercial and civil disputes, including:

• Commercial contract disputes – breach of contract, misrepresentation, non-payment, contractual interpretation, and commercial lease issues

• Consumer credit – regulated agreements, enforcement, default issues, and unfair relationship claims

• Credit hire – acting for both claimants and defendants in credit hire litigation, including complex multi-track claims

• Personal injury – particularly road traffic accidents, liability disputes, quantum assessments, and procedural hearings

• General civil litigation – small claims to fast- and multi-track trials, applications, appeals, and procedural hearings

Azeem is widely regarded for tenacious advocacy, meticulous preparation, and practical, commercially focused advice from first instruction to final hearing.

Approach & working style

• Known for being extremely hardworking and proactive beyond the brief — Azeem continues thinking about strategy, evidence, and settlement options right through to conclusion.

• Described as user-friendly and a “people’s person”, fostering relaxed, effective collaboration with instructing solicitors and clients of all backgrounds.

• Encourages direct communication with professional clients, believing strong barrister–solicitor partnerships deliver optimum value and better outcomes.

Commercial & contract litigation

• Significant experience across contractual disputes (including multi-track and High Court matters) involving breach, misrepresentation, non-payment, and complex contractual interpretation.

• Provides early case strategy, drafts persuasive pleadings, and handles interim applications through to trial.

Consumer credit

• Defends clients in disputes with banks over signed consumer credit agreements, leveraging deep knowledge of the Consumer Credit Act and related legislation.

• Frequently identifies substantive defence points even where agreements are signed, aiming to reduce exposure and improve settlement position.

Credit hire (and insured hire subrogation)

• Early-career involvement in developing novel arguments in insured hire subrogation and credit hire, including test cases that built his profile in this niche.

• Notable case: acted (led by Andrew Edis QC) in a national credit hire test case on “cancellation” notices — Salat v Barutis.

Personal injury

• Specialist in RTA litigation and broader personal injury: from fatal and very serious injury to dental and whiplash claims.

• Recognised for valuations, schedules of loss, and tactical timing — advising when to settle versus hold out to maximise client outcomes.

Relationships & accessibility

• Long-standing relationships with instructing firms who value his availability, straightforward communication, and “always thinking” mindset.

•  Called to the Bar in 1997
•  LLB Hons (University of Liverpool)
•  Stretford Gramma