7 Harrington Street

Family.

Call: 1986

Practice Areas Family Public law children cases including care and adoption Private law children cases Forced Marriage including Forced Marriage protection orders Surrogacy and Parental Orders Radicalisation and Terrorism FGM Child abduction Matrimonial finance and property distribution Experience of acting for a wide variety of clients including parents, children, extended family members, Guardians, local authorities and the Official Solicitor Civil Public Interest Immunity Human Rights Inquests Recent Cases Of Interest Re C (Children) [2016] EWCA Civ 356Link to case here A Local Authority v M & F (Care orders and Wardship) [2018] EWHC 3295 (Fam)Link to case here AA + 25 Others (Children) [2019] EWFC 64Link to case here Re E [2019] EWCA Civ 1557Link to case here Areas of Practice

Having completed a pupillage with Mark Hedley Esquire [now Mr Justice Hedley] I initially developed a mixed practice including crime, civil and family:

Crime: Including offences against the person, dishonesty offences and supply of drugs Civil: Including PI, Landlord and tenant [eg. R v K ex parte Bowen] Civil actions involving the police [eg.  M v C C of C Po (CA)] Family: Public and private law [eg Re P (Adoption) (Natural Fathers Rights), Re T ( Care Orders)

Having developed and consolidated my expertise in family law, I now specialise in it.

Public Law: Acting for parents, local authorities, guardians, children, the Official Solicitor and others for example grandparents and interveners. Dealing with complex cases involving disputed expert evidence. Dealing with all manner of public law cases for example care applications, placement orders, adoption, special guardianship and post adoption contact as well as appeals. The range of issues include: Infant deaths, infanticide, murder of siblings and so called ‘honour’ killing. Non-accidental injuries including fractures and NAHI (‘baby shaking’) Sexual abuse. Domestic violence. Mental Health including allegations of factious illness [Munchausen Syndrome by proxy). Substance abuse. Disability. Genetics. Transracial, transgender and transborder matters. Human Rights. Public Interest immunity. Radicalisation and Terrorism FGM Private Law: Child Arrangement Orders Special Guardianship Adoption Surrogacy and Parental Orders Forced Marriage Issues FGM

Issues Include:

Implacable hostility and parental alienation. Domestic violence. Sexual and other abuse. Substance abuse. Removal from the jurisdiction. Child abduction. Enforcement. Issues of transgender. PR including issues involving non-biological parents. Involvements of children and guardians pursuant to Rule 16 FPR Representing Parents, grandparents and other interested third parties for example partners of parents. Ancillary relief including high net worth. Other: Ability to handle a wide range of witnesses from experts, lay witnesses through to children. Experience of conducting hearings using different modes of communication including use of language interpreters, sign language experts and use of lip readers. Use of video link to conduct hearings. Ability to speak Urdu and Punjabi. Providing training for a cross section of professionals. Memberships: FLBA PIBA Child Concern Interests:

Cricket, politics and history.

Covering a wide geographical area and willing to travel.

Urdu and Punjabi