Park Square Barristers

Children Law, Family Finance, Regulatory & Public, Court of Protection & Adult Care, Civil Fraud and Personal Injury

Children Law

Private Law

Anaum is regularly instructed to represent parents in private child arrangement disputes. Anaum is confident in advising and providing representation at all stages of proceedings, particularly in relation to anxious and vulnerable clients. She regularly appears in Finding of Fact and Final hearings in matters involving complex legal and factual issues.

Anaum has a strong practice and frequently acts in cases involving numerous safeguarding issues, including allegations of physical, emotional, financial and sexual abuse. Anaum has particular experience in the area of vulnerable witnesses and clients appreciate Anaum’s ability to tailor her approach and advocacy to the circumstances of the case.

Anaum regularly acts in Family Law Act applications, including directions hearings and contested final hearings, on behalf of both applicants and respondents.

Public Law

Anaum is regularly instructed in public law proceedings on behalf of the Local Authority, parents, the Children’s Guardian and interveners. She is apt to grapple with complex cases involving non-accidental injuries, serious neglect, physical and sexual abuse allegations and takes a considered and meticulous approach in every case.

Anaum is confident in taking on cases from their infancy and also taking instruction at short notice. She is quickly able to form strong client relationships in both situations. Anaum routinely acts for parties with learning difficulties or who lack capacity and has experience working alongside the Official Solicitor.  She regularly acts in both case management and final hearings.

Anaum has shadowed in-house at a Local Authority and has a good understanding of Local Authority internal procedure. She has also delivered training to social workers at Leeds City Council.

Anaum has advised Local Authorities on issues of disclosure to the Police and Criminal Courts, including the redaction of social care records.

Anaum has been instructed by both Applicants and Respondents in applications for Forced Marriage Protection Orders.

Public Access

Anaum is qualified to accept public access work from members of the public, without the need for a solicitor. She regularly accepts instructions from lay clients directly and is familiar with handling cases on a public access basis.

Family Finance

Anaum has developed a strong practice in family finance and is regularly instructed in a variety of finance matters. She is experienced in representing clients at all types of hearings including:

• Interim Maintenance Applicants
• First Appointments
• FDR Hearings
• Final Hearings

Anaum also has a strong background knowledge of divorce proceedings and child maintenance.

Anaum has been instructed in matters with a complex financial picture, including proceedings involving traditional farming families. Anaum has been instructed on cases involving Sharia and Islamic divorce and is able to confidently advise on such matters and their relationship with divorce and family finance proceedings.

Anaum has a wealth of experience in drafting advices and conducting legal research on novel points in relation to all areas of family finance. She is known to take a forensic approach to considering financial documentation and adopts a meticulous and conscientious attitude when representing and advising clients.

Anaum has been instructed in TOLATA proceedings and matters involving trusts.

Regulatory & Public 

Anaum regularly undertakes work on behalf of the Nursing and Midwifery Council in Fitness to Practise proceedings. She acts in both interim and substantive hearings and is familiar with the relevant rules, guidelines, and case-law. She seeks to expand her practice in this area and welcomes instruction in all areas of regulatory and public work.

Anaum has been instructed in matters at the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) tribunal. Anaum had delivered training to North Yorkshire Council on SEND issues.

Anaum has undertaken Tribunal work on a number of cases, including representing Applicants and the Social Security and Child Support Tribunal and the General Regulatory Chamber. Anaum has spent time providing in-house legal advice and representation to both South Yorkshire Police and Vale of York CCG in a variety of matters in both the regulatory and civil law sphere.

Anaum has acted for South Yorkshire Police on a destruction of dangerous dog application, involving complex legal arguments concerning abuse of process and costs. Anaum has also drafted advices in relation to dangerous dogs.

Anaum is eager to expand her Regulatory and Public Law practice and accepts instruction in all types of Regulatory cases.

Court of Protection & Adult Care

Anaum welcomes instructions to represent and advise in all aspects of Court of Protection. Anaum is regularly instructed on behalf of the Official Solicitor, Local Authorities, ICBs, NHS Trusts and family members. Anaum takes a meticulous approach which is well-suited to the intricacies of practice and procedure in the Court of Protection.

Anaum’s strong practice in both areas of children law and Court of Protection enables her offer particular expertise in the thorny area of cross-over in both jurisdictions. She quickly distils the pertinent issues to provide a safe pair of hands in complex proceedings.

Anaum regularly appears in the High Court under the Inherent Jurisdiction regarding deprivation of liberty of children in both hospital and placement settings.

Anaum has undertaken secondment at the Vale of York CCG providing legal advice in relation to all areas of Court of Protection and has gained a unique insight into the internal operation of commissioning bodies.

Anaum is highly adept in working to tight timescales both in providing advice and representation in proceedings.

Call 2016

Urdu Punjabi

2015 University of Oxford, BA (Hons) Jurisprudence, First class

2016 BPP Leeds, BPTC, Outstanding