Regulatory & Public, Criminal, Civil Fraud and Personal Injury

Call 1988

Appointments:Grade 4 Prosecutor

2018Assistant Coroner at South Central Wales

2019List B of the Panel of Specialist Regulatory Advocates

North Eastern Circuit

Regulatory & Public

Nadim Bashir is an B-List Specialist Regulatory Advocate.

Nadim sits as an Assistant Coroner at the Coroners Court at South Central Wales and continues to provide representation at inquests and pre inquest reviews, particularly in relation to inquests involving members of HM Armed forces.

As a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army Reserve, Nadim is also a prosecuting officer for the Service Prosecuting Authority (SPA), where he will prosecute members of any of the British Armed Forces (British Army, Royal Air Force or Royal Navy), anywhere in the world and has been doing so continuously for the last 20 years with prosecutions being conducted in N. Ireland, Germany, Cyprus and as far afield as Brunei. He also enjoys a healthy defence Court Martial practice.

Nadim also holds the post of Legal Advisor for the UK Reserve Forces Association which promotes the efficiency of the UK Reserve Forces by providing opportunities for education, personal development and international experience.  This is achieved by sharing ideas and good practise through formal channels with UK Reserve Forces in the NATO alliance.  It also works with the MOD.

Together with other NATO member countries, UKRFA sit on the executive council of the Inter-Allied Confederation of Reserve Officers (CIOR) and Inter-Allied Confederation of Reserve Medical Officers (CIOMR), and thus involves participating in an international arena in representing the interests of the UK Reserve Forces to the NATO alliance.

Nadim also undertakes a range of Police work on behalf of the Chief Constable, specialising in firearms/shotgun appeals under the Firearms Act 1968, Cash Detention Orders and Forfeiture Proceedings under POCA 2002 and the delivery of seminars in respect of SHPO’s under the SOA 2003 as amended.

Crime

Nadim is a grade-4 prosecutor who sits on CPS panels for fraud, confiscation and serious organised crime.

Personal InjuryNadim takes instructions from claimants or defendants for a wide range of personal injury (PI) work, including the following:

All types of interlocutory hearings, including case-management conferences, allocation hearings, pre-trial reviews and applications Multi-track, fast-track and small-claims track trials and disposal hearings MOJ stage-3 hearings. Infant approval hearings All types of written advice and pleadings.

Civil FraudNadim has a particular interest in claimant and defendant road traffic accidents involving allegations of fraud and personal injury, vehicle damage and credit hire. These include allegations that an accident may have been staged or contrived, or involve bogus passenger allegations, exaggerated damage or a low-velocity impact.

1987Inns of Court School of Law, Bar Finals

1992Leeds Metropolitan University, PGDip Personal Injury Litigation