Basmah Sahib

Practice Areas

Solicitor, Public Law and Human Rights.

Basmah has represented clients in relation to a wide range of legal issues with a particular focus on advocacy in the Mental Health Tribunal, advising bereaved families after a death in custody and associated public law issues.

Basmah also has experience of representing unaccompanied asylum seeking minors in age disputes in the Upper Tribunal (Immigration & Asylum Chamber). She has assisted on wider policy-related judicial review challenges, including against the imposition of a new contract on junior doctors in 2015 and PPE-related policy challenges during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Career

Basmah completed her training at Bindmans LLP in August 2017, and has worked within the Public Law and Human Rights team ever since. She is an accredited member of the Law Society's mental health panel scheme, a member of INQUEST and a trustee for the charity Bail for Immigration Detainees.

Professional Memberships

Accredited member of the Law Society’s Mental Health Law scheme; member of the INQUEST Lawyers Group

Languages Spoken

English and Urdu