Ravi Mahey

Practice Areas

Ravi Mahey is a Director of Family and Child Care at Duncan Lewis Solicitors. She is a Solicitor-Advocate and specialises and litigates in all areas of children law, in particular public law cases where she acts for children themselves through their guardians, in addition to representing parents in adoption and child abduction matters. She has developed a niche specialism in acting for cases involving forced marriages, abandoned spouses, honour based violence, and FGM. She has also been involved in a number of complex medical cases involving allegations of ‘baby shaking’, non-accidental injuries, attempted murder and factitious illness syndrome. Ravi has been instrumental in running a variety of pro bono clinics, collaborating with Women's Aid, Fathers Groups, MENCAP, the national FGM clinic, working alongside FORWARD and Infringement. Ravi has over 17 years’ experience in child law and has been a member of the Children Panel since 2011.

Career

Duncan Lewis Solicitors (2014 - present)

Professional Memberships

Member of The Law Society Children Panel

Member of Resolution

Member of the Association of Lawyers for Children

Associate Member of Nagalro

Executive Council Member of Sikhs in Law

Charity Trustee for Not Beyond Redemption

Mentor for Women High Up

Clients

"Ravi has been working with me as my pro bono solicitor for the past three years. She has kept me informed throughout the entire process and has helped immensely. Ravi is kind, always making time when I need to talk, and she is efficient, ensuring everything is completed to a high standard and with plenty of time." – Client, 2019

Work Highlights

Re H (a Child) [2023] EWFC 19 - Ravi represented the Mother in respect of FGM where the risk of international travel was assessed

Re X-Z (Children : Fact-Finding) [2022] EWFC 193 - Ravi was instructed by the Guardian in this matter and advocated for the children in a complex medical fact find case.