Ms Krina Parmar > Duncan Lewis Solicitors > Luton, England > Lawyer Profile
Duncan Lewis Solicitors Offices
THIRD FLOOR REAR, AW HOUSE, 6-8 STUART STREET
LUTON
BEDFORDSHIRE
LU1 2SJ
England
Ms Krina Parmar
Work Department
Family and Child Care
Position
Family and child care director, Krina Parmar, specialises in public and private law children matters with significant expertise in; forced marriage applications; female genital mutilation (FGM) applications; emergency matters such as removal of children and domestic abuse and forced marriage applications. Many of her cases are culturally complex cases with international aspects.
Krina represents parents, family members and children as parties to applications for child arrangement orders, special guardianship orders, child abduction matters, adoption proceedings and care proceedings to include serious non-accidental injuries where a baby has died. She represents and is regularly instructed on high profile non-accidental injury cases and has been led by both Junior Counsel and Queens Counsel in these cases.
Krina undertakes all her own advocacy, where possible, to ensure clients are given a continuous and consistent service. Krina also frequently trains professionals in the areas of domestic abuse, forced marriages and FGM.
Krina has considerable experience representing victims of domestic abuse, and in dealing with vulnerable clients and those with learning disabilities. Additionally, Krina attends pro bono surgeries for Women’s Aid; local contact centres and has a strong relationship with victim support and the police. She is also a police station accredited representative.
In 2020 Krina was shortlisted for the Family Law Lawyer of the Year at the LALY Awards and Family Law Partner of the Year at the Family Law Awards.
Career
Krina qualified as a solicitor in 2009 and has been a partner-level director at Duncan Lewis Solicitors since 2013.
Languages
Krina speaks fluent Gujarati.
Memberships
Krina is a member of the Children Law Panel.
Education
Krina obtained her LLB in Law and her LLM Masters in Law from Kingston University. She achieved her LPC at the College of Law, Birmingham.
Lawyer Rankings
South East > Private client > Family: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
Duncan Lewis Solicitors fields a ‘very knowledgeable and strong’ team known for its experience in financial matrimonial matters, and its significant strength in complex children cases. Krina Parmar is noted for her vast experience in domestic abuse matters, trafficking and modern day slavery, forced marriage applications and radicalisation; Adeeba Naseem regularly handles surrogacy and adoption matters; and Alia Lewis is particularly experienced in matters concerning the protection of the rights of neurodivergent children and parents.
West Midlands > Private client > Family: Birmingham
Duncan Lewis Solicitors fields an ‘incredibly experienced’ team which specialises in representing clients who are facing emergencies, such as the removal of children, matters involving sexual harm, or safeguarding children. Other areas of focus include advising on female genital mutilation and domestic abuse. It also has a solid reputation for its work on private family/children law matters. The group frequently assists clients with significant vulnerabilities such as those with mental health difficulties or exposure to drug or alcohol abuse. Krina Parmar, Jasbir Raindi, Rupinder Jagdev and Julie McNamara are the practice heads. Former co-practice head Ravi Kaur Mahey joined TV Edwards Solicitors.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Family: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Employment > Immigration
- Real estate > Social housing
Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- Crime, fraud and licensing > General crime and fraud
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate