Zubair Mughal

Barrister

Zubair Mughal, a specialist family and human rights barrister

Overview

  • Zubair is a specialist family and human rights barrister, with a focus in Children Act and financial remedy proceedings.
  • He has substantial experience in complex private law Children Act proceedings, involving allegations of parental alienation and serious physical, emotional, and sexual abuse.
  • Zubair’s family law work includes appearing at all stages of financial remedy proceedings, including FDAs, FDRs and final hearings. He is experienced in cases involving applications for maintenance pending suite (MPS), and legal services payment orders (LSPO).

Family practice

  • Matrimonial finance/financial remedies proceedings
  • First hearings, Financial Dispute Resolution (FDR), and final hearings
  • Advice on financial settlements
  • Children Act proceedings
  • Fact-finding hearings, Dispute Resolution Appointments (DRA) hearings, and final hearings
  • Domestic Abuse – injunctions and occupation orders

Immigration practice

  • Article 8, human rights, & family applications
  • ILR & nationality issues
  • Deportation
  • EEA, including the EU Settlement Scheme
  • Administrative Review applications
  • Appeals to the immigration tribunals and courts against Home Office decisions
  • Judicial review claims against Home Office decisions

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Demstone Chambers is led by specialist Barristers, supported by a team of OISC accredited immigration representatives and chambers assistants.

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