Band 3
Provided by Baljit Bains
Baljit is a specialist solicitor advocate in private and public law children applications, contact, residence, special guardianship, child abduction, adoption, divorce, financial disputes, domestic violence and injunctions.
Baljit has extensive advocacy experience at all levels of Court including the High Court. Baljit competently represents clients at fully contested hearings including the cross examination of expert witnesses in highly complex matters.
Baljit qualified as a solicitor in May 2006 having trained in private practice. She joined a Local Authority in 2009 where she was promoted to senior managing solicitor of the legal safeguarding team.
Baljit joined us as a supervising solicitor in 2013 and on 1st July 2016 she was appointed as a partner. Baljit supervises a team of solicitors, trainees and support staff.
She has undertaken pro bono work in London to try and help the most vulnerable in the community and has provided legal training workshops to both social workers and junior solicitors.
Baljit has been nationally recognised as an exceptional lawyer by winning the Family Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year at the 2016 LALY awards. Press coverage has been overwhelming both in local, national and Indian press.
The Law Society Family Law Panel, The Law Society Children Law Panel, The Association of Lawyers for Children, Resolution and the Society of Asian Lawyers.
Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu
Provided by Chambers
Baljit Bains has notable expertise in public children law which is bolstered by former experience working at a local authority. She frequently handles cases concerning non-accidental injury along with a wide range of other matters.
Provided by Chambers
She shows effective communication along with in-depth knowledge and understanding of the law and her client's case.
Baljit is a very diligent, experienced lawyer with excellent judgement.
Baljit is a collaborative, compassionate care lawyer and someone whose judgement I trust.
Baljit is a very strong advocate in court and an excellent lawyer.
She shows effective communication along with in-depth knowledge and understanding of the law and her client's case.
Baljit is a very diligent, experienced lawyer with excellent judgement.
Baljit is a collaborative, compassionate care lawyer and someone whose judgement I trust.
Baljit is a very strong advocate in court and an excellent lawyer.
