No5 Barristers' Chambers

Employment Law Team Public Law Team

Barrister

Trained at leading Chambers in Commercial and Common Law. Enjoys a long career, appearing at all levels, including against the UK Government at the ECHR. Practices in Employment Law and Public Law, with a niche practice in Equalities.

Handles complex claims/ remedies and multi litigation claims.

Advises Unions and more recently achieved sharia compliant pensions and ESG compliant pensions for a large drivers union.

Has achieved some of the highest settlements and rewards in Employment Equalities claim and unlawful detention in public law.

Has acted in a number of multi claimant litigations and has obtained workers rights for 300 mini cab drivers working in the GIG economy.

Represents a  wide spectrum of clients from large institutions to individual Professors, Bankers, Doctors, Music Artists, Actors.

Spoken widely at conferences for eg Health & Wellbeing.Published widely for e.g New Law journal and Counsel Magazine.

Editor of Tolleys Lexis-Nexis Employment law Handbook (chapters of Disability and Religious Discrimination).

Shortlisted for International Employment Law Barrister of the Year 2023

Winner of Barrister of the Year 2020 Modern Law Awards and shortlisted of many other Legal awards.

Shortlisted  Barrister of the Year 2015/ 2021 in Leicestershire Law Society

Highly Commended Corporate social Responsibility Barrister of the Year in the Birmingham Law society Awards 2014.

Named by Lawyer Magazine in 2018 as the female Employment Law Barrister as  having made the most appearances at the Employment Appeal Tribunal

Made a number of media appearances on the BBC one show, BBC world News, and commented on Radio, BBC Asian with Mim Sheikh and other stations.

Regular Guest on Venus TV.

 

Speak Urdu and basic Arabic

Members of Employment Law Association, Discrimination Lawyers Association, and Bar Human Rights Association.

University of London, LLB (Hons) 2:1 and LLM in Commercial & Corporate law,  PgDip  Postgraduate Diploma in Neuroscience of Mental Health & Psychology.

PG certificate in International Commercial & Corporate Law (including international arbitration module) obtained a distinction in Corporate law.

Aims to be a qualified Mediator.

 

 

Married

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