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Telha Arshad
Counsel Global Regulatory
Languages
English, Hindi, Spanish, Urdu
Telha helps clients navigate complex regulatory environments, engage effectively with government and shape the policy and regulation that affects them. He provides a unique combined legal and public policy perspective, having guided clients through complex regulatory litigation, such as judicial review proceedings, as well as high profile parliamentary and public inquiry processes and business-critical policy change.
Telha is described as "a brilliant lawyer - sharp in legal analysis, helpful to clients, proactive and an absolute joy to work with" by Chambers and Partners, which ranks him as an "Associate to Watch" for both the Administrative and Public Law and Parliamentary and Public Affairs categories. He is also ranked as a "Leading Associate" for Administrative and Public Law and a "key lawyer" for Digital content & social by Legal 500.
During his time at Hogan Lovells, Telha was seconded to Uber's London Regulatory and Litigation team.
Telha has acted for several pro bono clients in public law matters, particularly in cases relating to access to justice issues. He is also on the firm's UK2030 Taskforce, which focuses on the strategic and policy issues facing UK business in the coming years, and its Online Services and Artificial Intelligence working groups, which focus on regulatory change in the tech sector.
Acting for Uber in its successful appeals in 2018 and 2020 against TfL's decisions not to renew its London operator's licence.
Advising senior executives of multinational technology companies on giving evidence to Parliamentary Select Committee hearings.
Advising a number of digital services, including AI services, social media platforms, online marketplaces and video sharing platforms, on content regulation and other technology policy issues.
Successfully defending the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero in judicial review challenges brought on public law and subidy control grounds and in the appeals to the Court of Appeal.
Advising numerous clients on engagement with UK Government and Ofcom in relation to the Online Safety Act
Advising an online marketplace on a potential challenge, under the internet intermediary liability regime, to proposed regulatory and licensing restrictions.
Advising Uber on an ongoing basis on its regulatory strategy to support the growth of its innovative service in regulated markets.
Advising a sovereign wealth fund on its UK investment functions in relation to issues arising from the political situation in the sovereign state.
Advising on Freedom of Information Act requests for details of communications with the UK Government in relation to Brexit.
Successfully representing an advocacy group in the challenge of a government decision to remove court provision in West Sussex.