Razia specialises in child care law and is a member of the Law Society Children’s Panel.  Her specialist work includes:

• Representation of parents and children in Public Law Children Act cases; proceedings commenced by the Children Social Care.
• Representation of children in complex Private Law Children cases; proceedings where children are joined into proceedings as a separate party/parties so that their voice can be heard.
• Representation of parties who seek Forced Marriage Protection Orders as well as representation of young people who are joined into proceedings as a separate party so that their voice can be heard.
• Provision of advocacy before Magistrates, Circuit and District Judges. 

Razia is fully fluent in Gujrati (spoken) and highly proficient in Urdu (spoken).

APPROACH

Razia is calm, measured and thorough. She takes time and thought in helping parents navigate through proceedings which can be emotionally challenging.

Razia has extensive experience of family law including emotive areas such as domestic abuse and forced marriage.  She has great understanding of the cultural issues that are at the heart of the concerns which have led to court proceedings.

EXPERIENCE

• Representation of Urdu speaking mothers in Public Law proceedings who have little/no command of the English language
• Representation of young people who have been joined into forced marriage proceedings

Razia co-authored a ‘Forced Marriage: A Special Bulletin’ (Jordan Publishing) in 2009. This was the first text aimed at legal professionals dealing with issues relating to forced marriage.