Shazia Akhtar

Practice Areas

Shazia specialises in Education law. She has extensive experience of acting in the Court of Protection including dealing with health and welfare and property and affairs; discrimination, public and administrative law.

Shazia is a part-time judge sitting in the Educational Tribunal for Wales (ETW), which makes decisions on appeals about special educational needs and disability discrimination. Shazia is also a qualified mediator (ADR Group).

Career

Called to Bar 2001, Tribunal Judge (Wales) 2022

Professional Memberships

Administrative Law Bar Association, Court of Protection Practitioners Association, Court of Protection Bar Association, Education Law Association (committee member), Discrimination Law Association.

Publications

Consultant Editor Halsbury’s Laws of England, Education, 5th Edition Vols 35, 36, 36A