Monisha Khandker

Monisha specialises in child law and is regularly instructed on behalf of local authorities, parents and children in public and private family law cases and appears in matters involving serious domestic violence, sexual abuse, child abduction and mental health issues. Monisha is also experienced in representing clients who lack capacity and have significant mental health difficulties and substance misuse issues.  In 2009 Monisha was awarded the Pegasus Scholarship by Inner Temple. She spent three months working as a judicial assistant to Chief Justice Diana Bryant in the Family Court of Australia. In 2011 Monisha worked as a defence intern for the Radovan Karadzic Standby Defence Team at International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.

BA (Hons) English 2:1; LLM International Law of Human Rights and Criminal Justice Hons First Class