A couple of years later, Harun was approached to join a specialist Extradition team in another London firm. He has, over time, become a well-known face at the Westminster Magistrates Court, which is the only court in England and Wales which deals with serious and complex Extradition matters.

Professional memberships:

Criminal Litigation Accreditation Scheme
Black and Ethnic Minority Lawyers Association
Society of Bangladeshi Solicitors
Extradition Lawyers Association

Selected cases:

– R (on the application of Mechlinski) v Westminster Magistrates’ Court [2015]- successful judicial review of extradition to Poland.
– ZZ v Ministry of Justice Lithuania [2014]- successful appeal overturning decision to extradite a single mother to Lithuania for fraud offences committed.

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Consistently found within the Magistrates Courts, Lynne is an excellent Advocate providing advice to clients in relation to extremely serious criminal offences but also attends at the police station to assist in the interview procedures. Lynne is not afraid to protect the rights of her clients and has a genuine passion for advocacy after initially being called to the Bar. She then converted those qualifications to be a Solicitor and spent her early years working in the Magistrates Courts as a Legal Advisor to the Magistrates and District Judges. This allowed her to understand the thought processes of the Magistrates when they make decisions about defendants and has proved extremely beneficial in her technique when using her advocacy skills.

Not only does Lynne excel in her advocacy, but she also builds strong rapports with clients. They feel reassured and relieved knowing that Lynne is conducting their case and that no stone remains unturned. She listens to the instructions and provides strong and accurate advice so that a client knows exactly where they stand and what will happen next.

Aside from her work commitments, Lynne is very passionate about volunteering in the community. She has previously been a Trustee for the Acton Homeless Concern organisation. She has also represented parents and carers as a Foundation Trust Councillor at Great Ormond Street Hospital and continues to be involved with other projects in her local community. As part of the voluntary work, Lynne has obtained training to work with Young People who have suffered significant trauma and disruption in their lives. Because of the knowledge Lynne has gained with these projects and having an active hands-on approach, she works extremely well with Young People and Adults with learning and physical disabilities understanding how important it is to approach each person individually with patience and understanding.

Professional memberships:

The Law Society for England and Wales
Criminal Litigation Accreditation Scheme
Education: Sheffield university

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In order for Joe to become a Solicitor, he spent the majority of his training and early part of his career working in Civil Litigation. He worked for several reputable law firms in the South Wales area building a reputation in personal injury matters. This background is of great benefit as Joe has brought some excellent skills into the Criminal Law Team at Hayes Law. Not only does he have an eye for detail and recognise the smallest of inconsistencies, but his level of preparation is second-to-none when matters are before the Courts.

Joe is another one of our team who has obtained his TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) qualification. He has as a result spent considerable time in a number of countries including England, Italy, Cambodia and Thailand, teaching English. During this time, he gained a knowledge and understanding of the Thai language to be able to communicate proficiently which can be used if required for conferences with clients.

Bringing an excellent contribution to the team ethic, Joe is regularly called upon to assist in analysing and assessing evidence against the client and thereafter advocating those findings at the Magistrates Courts with confidence and assertiveness.

Joe is a very keen footballer previously playing for local, university and county teams. He is in the process of signing to a local Legal football team and sharing his passion with other lawyers. He also actively encourages the integration of religions and undertook the organisation of an inter-faith football tournament after getting the idea from his Uni days when he sat as the Nottingham University and Nottingham Trent University Jewish Society Secretary and events coordinator. Feedback resulted in it being such a memorable occasion that he is looking to coordinate similar tournaments in London. Joe is also involved with our Outreach programmes in the community providing information to Young Persons and locals about the law and how it affects their rights

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Clovis will shortly be commencing his training to become a Police Station Representative and aspires to become a fully qualified solicitor.

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Kirsty conducts all her own advocacy through to the final hearing stage wherever possible and has a variety of experience of courts within London, Greater London, Oxford, Luton, Bedford, Guildford, Chelmsford and other national locations.

She specialises in care and supervision proceedings (including all other public children law applications) and have extensive knowledge in dealing with issues of sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse, non-accidental injury, fictitious illness and neglect. She is very thorough in her approach to all cases she works on, whether representing the child/ren through their appointed children’s guardian or a parent/ other respondent involved in the proceedings.  She deals with complex legal issues arising within her cases and has represented a child in a court of appeal case which was published in respect of the interpretation of hair strand results (drug testing), see Re. R (A child – care order)[2017] EWHC 364 (Fam).

Kirsty also has experience of adoption proceedings (private applications and those following care and placement proceedings) and has conducted all the advocacy achieving a positive outcome for her child/ren clients.

Aside from her active fee earning role, she supervises and manages a team of committed lawyers and also heads up the Family Department with branches in London, Guildford, Birmingham and expansion plans already in place for the coming months to ensure that we have as many national offices as possible.  Kirsty is committed to ensuring that the business develops in such a way that we provide the highest quality legal advice to all our clients and that we outreach to as many vulnerable people as possible. All the team within the family department have the same ethos and commitment in respect of helping as many people as we can, as fast as we can and without compromising on the quality of our legal advice.

Kirsty also enjoys writing articles and opinion pieces and has been published online and in hardcopy for books, newspapers, legal magazines and Journals.  She also appeared on BBC London News discussing legal aid cuts in February 2011 when the proposals were first aired by the government.  Her most recent pieces are:

Do you know a good Expert, Danny Allen (contributed a chapter within the publication) (2013)

4 x online opinion pieces – Jordans Family Law (2013 and 2014)

CCFS Events model, care proceedings – 1 – Jordans Family Law Journal (2015)

Mental Health within care proceedings – Asian Voice newspaper (2015)

CCFS Events model, care proceedings – update – Jordans Family Law Journal (2016)

CCFS Events model, care proceedings – conclusion – Jordans Family Law Journal (2016)

Work-Life Balance – Birmingham Law Society’s Bulletin (2017)

Re DAM, analysis – Jordans Family Law Journal (2018)

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Lindy joined NLS as a Supervising Solicitor in April 2018. Prior to that she was a Partner in the Family department of a long-established law firm in the East Midlands.

Outside of work, Lindy is a keen singer, gardener and pet-lover. She has a cat, several chickens, a cockerel and a very large Labradoodle!

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Prior to joining National Legal Service Solicitors, Jasbir Raindi was a Childcare Director at Duncan Lewis Solicitors and Family Director at Greens Solicitors Ltd. Jasbir has a passion for advocacy, endeavouring  to assist his clients from initial advice to trials, final hearings and appeals.

Jasbir is an Accredited member of the Law Society panels for Advanced Family Law in the fields of Domestic Abuse & Private Family Law and Children (Public/Private Law) as Children’s Representative. Jasbir was admitted as Solicitor in 2008, he has worked in Birmingham, across the West Midlands, Milton Keynes, Luton and Northampton. Jasbir graduated from the University of Wolverhampton before achieving his Vocational Qualification (LPC) at the University of Law, Birmingham.

Jasbir has regularly supports & mentors students looking to enter the legal profession, he enjoys cooking, reading, being with family and curating his vast collection of 12” records from his time as a budding Disc Jockey in University.

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He has often represented Children in Children Law matters, particularly Child Care Proceedings. He has also represented Parents, Grandparents and other Family Members. John has many years experience in dealing with other Children Matters, such as Applications for Child Arrangements Orders (Live With or Spend Time With) and Applications for Prohibited Steps Orders or Specific Issue Orders. He has represented Children, Parents, Grandparents and other Family Members in such Cases too. 

John has always dealt with Domestic Abuse Cases as part of his Family Law Practice and is committed to helping Victims of Domestic Abuse. He has in the past been actively involved in a Domestic Violence Forum. 

Outside of Work, John is married to Alison and they have 2 grown up Children. They also have 2 Cats, Pippin & Poppy. John enjoys Cycling and exploring the North York Moors National Park. 

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Katha is passionate about representing victims of domestic violence as well as parents in dispute as to the arrangements for their children and has secured accreditation with the Law Society Family Law Advanced, specialising in these areas.

Katha has been qualified for over 9 years and has joined National Legal Service with a commitment to ensuring quality legal representation is available to all. Katha represents clients on both a privately paying basis and under legal aid.

Katha has spent her career in and around the Merseyside area during which time she has formed close working relationships with local domestic violence organisations which has provided Katha with a greater insight into the impact of domestic abuse upon families and children.

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Lindsay’s specialism in family law is recognised by her membership of the Law Society Children Panel, and also the Law Society Advanced Family Panel. Prior to joining National Legal Service, Lindsay was a Director and Head of Family at a local regional firm.

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She obtained her LLB (Hons) Law degree from Huddersfield University and undertook the Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice at Manchester Metropolitan University. Rashpaul qualified as a Solicitor in 2012 and is an accredited member of the Law Society panel for Family Law and also a Member of Resolution.

In her spare time, she enjoys meals out with friends and family.

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Shazia is a member of the Law Society Children’s Panel, which recognises specialist Solicitors in Child Care matters to the Law Society’s high standard. She has a keen interest in ensuring victims of domestic abuse and vulnerable members of our society have access to legal advice. She has established free legal advice clinics.

Shazia has delivered training on options available to the Police, Victim Support, Rape Crisis centre and other organisations involved with vulnerable individuals .

Shazia speaks Hindi and Urdu, and basic Punjabi

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Her public law cases involve dealing with a wide range of issues: physical, sexual and emotional abuse, neglect, drug and alcohol abuse, mental illness and psychological illness, non-accidental injury, international elements including jurisdiction and diplomatic immunity.

Tess also represents parties in contact disputes, specific issue orders, prohibited steps orders, adoption proceedings, special guardianship applications and domestic violence. Tess has experience of representing parties in divorce and dealing with financial matters on divorce.

Client’s value her proactive and problem solving expertise which results in positive outcomes for them.

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Alasdair has considerable experience in family law matters, particularly in matters relating to domestic abuse and disputes involving children. He also has experience in divorce and matrimonial proceedings, and in Public Law cases involving Local Authorities. Alasdair undertakes his own advocacy and has represented clients in many County and Magistrates Courts. Alasdair deals with both publicly funded (Legal Aid) and privately funded clients.

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Fatimah qualified in England and Wales in 2017 and subsequently joined a boutique practice in North London where she dealt with cases, both straightforward and highly complex, in the following areas divorce, cohabitation matters, financial proceedings and issues concerning children.

Fatimah joined the National Legal Service in July 2018 and specialises in all areas of Family Law. Fatimah aims to provide timely, sensitive and pragmatic advice throughout family proceedings in order to ensure that a good outcome can be achieved as early as possible for her clients

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