St Philips Chambers

Business & Property, Employment & Personal injury

Dr Mirza Ahmad is an award-winning barrister whose vast and multi-disciplinary expertise is called upon in some of the most serious, complex and high-profile cases in the market. As an illustrative example, Mirza has been involved in multi-million-pound commercial property disputes, cases adjudicated upon by the House of Lords and Supreme Court, as well as numerous reported cases across many disciplines in his 36 years at the bar.

Mirza brings a wealth of experience and served as an employed barrister in local government for 26 years, where he latterly served as the Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Governance Director – leading over 800 staff and a team of 80 in-house solicitors and barristers, who handled approximately 9000 cases annually. An almost uninterrupted member of the General Council of the Bar since 1995, Mirza is a true multi-disciplinary heavyweight who serves as trusted advisor to major corporates, private individuals and public bodies alike.

Maintaining a successful four-pronged practice, Mirza’s vast experience and encyclopaedic knowledge of the law means that he is equally comfortable in complex personal injury or clinical/professional negligence cases; public & administrative cases; civil, commercial & property cases; and in employment cases. Mirza is an accomplished advocate, as well as a renowned expert in case strategy, litigation approach and drafting.

As a former president of the Association of Council Secretaries and Solicitors, Mirza has a keen interest in ensuring access to justice for all. As such, Mirza is able to take direct instructions from members of the public under the Direct Access scheme in each of the four main areas of his multi-disciplinary practice.

Called 1984, Gray’s Inn. Publications of note: As general editor of two legal publications ‘Knight’s Guide to Best Value & Public Procurement’ (2007 to 2014) and ‘Local Authority Employment – Law & Practice’ (since 2005), Mirza continues to further best practice in local governance.

President of the Association of Council Secretaries & Solicitors (2009/2010); chairman of the Bar Association for Local Government and the Public Services (since 1998); member of Birmingham Law Society; ELA; PIBA.

University of Keele (1983 degree in Law and Politics); Inns of Court School of Law (1984); Manchester Metropolitan University (1992 MBA); University of Leicester (1998 LLM); Manchester Metropolitan University (2008 Honorary Doctorate, LLD).