JUNIOR PROFILE

Saiqa Chaudhry

UK Bar 2026

New Court Chambers

Ranked in 1 practice area

Family: Children

London (Bar)

4 years ranked

About

Provided by New Court Chambers

UK Bar

Practice Areas

Saiqa is a specialist children law barrister, and skilled practitioner in all aspects of family law.

Saiqa regularly accepts instructions on behalf of local authorities, guardians and parents in both public and private law proceedings. Saiqa has a particular interest in cases involving injury to children, cases of sexual abuse and cases involving allegations of fabricated and/or induced illness (FII). Saiqa has also appeared in the High Court on cases with an international element, involving children unlawfully removed from the jurisdiction.

RE A (Children) (Pool of Perpetrators) [2022] EWCA Civ 1348

RE I [2020] EWCA Civ 2021

RE B (Uncertain perpetrators) (Rev 1) [2019] EWCA Civ 575

ZH v HS and Others (application to revoke adoption order) [2019] EWHC 2190

T (Children) (2014) EWHC 2164 Fam

Career

BA (Law Tripos) King's College, Cambridge 2003

MA (Cantab) King's College, Cambridge 2007

Called to the Bar 2005 (Inner Temple)

Appointed Deputy District Judge in 2015 sitting on civil, family (public and private law) and COP cases.

Registered pupil supervisor.

Professional Memberships

FLBA

Personal

Saiqa is fluent in Punjabi.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

UK Bar

Family: Children - London (Bar)

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Saiqa Chaudhry acts for local authorities, parents and children in public and private law matters. She is an expert in care proceedings, many of which involve complex medical issues, and regularly handles matters concerning accidental injury and cases of factitious illness. She also sits as a Deputy District Judge on the Midlands Circuit for civil and family law cases.

Learn more about this team View ranking table

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Great to work with, she has excellent strategic awareness, and her case preparation is superb.
Family: ChildrenUK Bar
Saiqa Chaudhry is very organised and very able. She knows the boundaries and goes about everything very efficiently.
Family: ChildrenUK Bar
Saiqa is careful in her preparation, good at reading a case and excellent at understanding some of the complexities that aren't immediately obvious. She has a degree of insight not everybody has.
Family: ChildrenUK Bar