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Provided by Amna Khaliq
Amna undertakes private and legal aid work. Her practice and extensive knowledge includes representation in divorce and financial matters, injunction proceedings and child arrangement matters.
Amna deals with complex international children cases and became accredited to The International Child Abduction and Contact Unit (ICACU) in 2016, where she is regularly instructed through ICACU in complex international matters involving Hague Convention cases concerning child abduction, the registration and enforcement of Orders made in jurisdictions which are signatories to B II A as well as applications under Article 21 of the Hague Convention.
Amna receives instructions from the ICACU to act for a parent when their child has been abducted into the UK.
Amna Khaliq joined Wilsons in 2001. She qualified as a solicitor in 2005, and was admitted to the Law Society’s Advanced Family Panel in 2012. She was made a partner in 2015.
Amna is the head of the surrogacy and adoption team and is assisting in developing Wilsons growing practice for alternative families, advising on co-parenting arrangements and surrogacy.
Amna advises in respect of legal issues arising from the creation and implementation of surrogacy arrangements and The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 and has successfully issued proceedings and obtained parental orders for clients. She is able to advise on all aspects of adoption matters; including those with an international element, where she is able to work collaboratively with our immigration team.
She represents parents and grandparents in care proceedings, including cases with an international element, female genital mutilation, child trafficking, sexual abuse and non-accidental injuries.
Amna is a Member of Resolution.
Interests: Travel, family and history
Amna has been admitted to the Child Abduction and Contact Units referral list and Amna has also been accredited to the Law Society Family Law Panel since 2011, and the Advanced Family Law Panel since 2012 in the areas of child abduction and violence in the home.
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Amna Khaliq is an experienced family law practitioner who regularly advises parents with regard to the abduction of their children both to and from the UK. She can also assist with wardship proceedings and cross-border adoption cases.
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She is a very good strategist and as cool as a cucumber. Nothing rattles her, nothing surprises her - she takes everything in her stride.
Amna was absolutely brilliant in her knowledge of the subject and the experience and advice she gave me helped me through my case.
She is a very good strategist and as cool as a cucumber. Nothing rattles her, nothing surprises her - she takes everything in her stride.
Amna was absolutely brilliant in her knowledge of the subject and the experience and advice she gave me helped me through my case.
