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ITN Solicitors

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Mitali Zakaria heads the family law offering at ITN Solicitors, which ‘provides an excellent service for clients in some very difficult and sensitive areas of law’. It also frequently handles a variety of private law children matters and financial remedy cases. Other core areas of expertise span across domestic abuse cases, forced marriages, and sensitive mandates regarding radicalisation, neglect, and substance misuse.

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  • 'They are an excellent firm who are efficient in responding to any queries I have and provide an excellent service to their lay clients. They really go the extra mile for their clients.'

  • 'Mitali Zakaria is calm and efficient and has a good understanding of the law. She is particularly good at representing teenagers who want to separate from the Children's Guardian and has given lectures on the relevant tests. An excellent solicitor.'
  • 'Sajidah Khan and Somia Siddiq are both very good solicitors, particularly in representing vulnerable mothers, whether it is due to their age or other vulnerabilities.'
  • ‘ITN solicitors offer clients unparalleled experience in the children law field and public law children proceedings in particular. The firm's criminal and immigration departments mean that the family solicitors can consult them when immigration and criminal issues come up in family cases.'

  • ‘Somia Siddiq is a standout solicitor and I would recommend her most highly. She is currently co-chair of the Association of Lawyers for Children and is vastly experienced in children law work. She is incredibly hard-working and a very talented lawyer.'

  • ‘They provide excellent service for clients in some very difficult and sensitive areas of law e.g. public law- children. They combine professionalism with understanding for vulnerable clients.'

  • ‘I have a high regard for Mitali Zakaria's knowledge of family law and her ability to look at the wider welfare issues.'

  • ‘Mitali Zakaria is shrewd and a fantastic legal strategist. Somia Siddiq is always legally on point and very much aware of developments and research. Androulla Nicolaou is similarly a pleasure to work with, and is excellent at collaborative working to achieve the best results for her clients.'

Work highlights

  • Represented a father in care proceedings which involved allegations of fabricated illnesses against the mother and a Deprivation of Liberty Order in respect of the eldest child.
  • Representing the applicant mother in complex private children proceedings in the High Court involving allegations of serious domestic abuse against the respondent father.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Mitali Zakaria

Other key lawyers

Sajidah Khan, Somia Siddiq, Androulla Nicolaou