Zahra Nijabat

Zahra is a trainee solicitor in our Family law team. She specialises in all areas of children law.

Zahra assists solicitors on cases involving parents in cross-border children disputes, including child abduction proceedings pursuant to the 1980 Hague Convention and wardship proceedings.

Zahra works on a variety of private law children cases, involving disputes between parents in relation to lives with and spends time with orders (child arrangements), and cases where there are allegations of domestic abuse. She has a particular interest in private children matters involving international relocation.

She also assists solicitors in public law care proceedings, and has experience working on complex matters including those involving domestic abuse, drug and alcohol misuse, mental health, non-accidental injury, fabricated and induced illness, deprivation of liberty (DoLS), and cases with an international element and immigration issues. She also has experience working on cases where Special Guardians have been advised.

Zahra has also worked on cases concerning modern families, with a focus on children born from surrogacy arrangements.