Zubair Mughal

Barrister

Overview 

  • Qualifications: LLB (Law)
  • Year of qualification: 2015 
  • Year of call to the Bar: 2016
  • Zubair practises in family and immigration law.
  • He regularly, and successfully, represents clients in matters concerning child arrangement orders, non-molestation orders, occupation orders, specific issues orders, and orders in financial remedy proceedings.
  • This includes clients alleging and responding to allegations of serious parental alienation, sexual & physical abuse, and significant emotional harm.
  • He previously worked for the Home Office as a Tribunal Presenting Officer (advocate). This experience has enabled Zubair to understand immigration and human rights cases from the perspective of the Home Office, as well as the clients he represents.
  • He escalates the odds of getting a favourable verdict by spending ample time with his clients, allowing him to thoroughly understand and advance their positions.
  • Zubair is qualified to accept instructions on a direct access basis.

Practice areas

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, final hearings

Immigration practice

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

Sample of recent cases

  • B v N (2022) – Family Law – Children- Fact finding hearing
    Seventeen allegations were made against Zubair’s client, including multiple allegations of sexual and physical abuse. Zubair represented the client at a three-day fact-finding hearing, following which it was determined that none of the seventeen allegations made against the client were proven.
  • S v S (2022) – Family – Children – Dispute resolution appointment
    Despite a recommendation of no contact from Cafcass, Zubair successfully persuaded the court that unsupervised, direct contact commence forthwith, with overnight contact commencing within the near future.
  • B V F (2023) – Family Law – Children – Final hearing
    Zubair’s client had multiple positive drug test results. Notwithstanding this, Zubair successfully persuaded the court that contact ought to progress to regular direct, unsupervised contact.
  • N v SSHD (2020) – Immigration – Appeal hearing
    Zubair’s client entered the UK in 2007 on a visitor visa and did not seek to regularise her status in the UK until 2019. She had no family in the UK. Zubair successfully argued that she would face very significant obstacles in reintegrating to her country of return. The appeal was allowed.

Recommendations

  • “(…) He explained the issues succinctly and clearly and immediately identified the important point upon which the appeal was eventually allowed. His client had actually already been deported to Holland and had come back for the appeal. His client was immediately detained when he arrived back in the UK, so there were those added complications. He was extremely well prepared and made everyone feel at ease. (…)”  (Judge)
  • “Your legal services to us are outstanding.” (Solicitor)
  • “We instructed him on various occasions, and he has proven himself a fearless barrister.” (Solicitor)
  • “I would recommend Zubair to every law firm for immigration matters due to his services and expert advice.” (Solicitor)
  • “Thank you for the work done. The client was extremely happy with the unexpected positive outcome and we were impressed with the service provided, it was real value for the money.” (Family Solicitor)

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