Sulema Jahangir
UK Guide 2025
Band 2 : Family/Children Law: Cross-Border Disputes
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About
Provided by Sulema Jahangir
Practice Areas
Specialises in all areas of private and public children law. Has a well-established practice in cross border child abduction cases, abandoned spouse cases, forced marriage cases and representing victims of honour-based abuse. As an expert in Pakistani family law she regularly provides Expert Reports to courts across jurisdictions.
Career
Trained and qualified at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (2005-2009), cross-qualified as an Advocate of the High Courts in Pakistan (2007), joined Dawson Cornwell (2019) and promoted to Partner (2021). Acted in several reported cases in superior courts in both England and Pakistan. Received an IKWRO True Honour Award in Special Recognition as a Professional Working to end "Honour" Based Violence (2015) and named an Unsung Hero in Newsweek Pakistan (2019). Featured in the press, radio and television. Sulema is a visiting lecturer for “Gender and Development”, part of the MPhil course at the Centre of Development Studies, University of Cambridge,a Resolution Accredited Specialist in Child Abduction and Forced Marriage and Honour-Based Violence and Chair of the IAFL Forced Marriage Committee.
Professional Memberships
Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers, Chair of the IAFL Forced Marriage Committee.member of Resolution, LAWASIA, Pakistan Bar Council and Lahore High Court Bar Association.
Publications
Written numerous articles on family law issues in newspapers in Pakistan, and in English and Pakistani legal journals.
Languages Spoken
English, Urdu, Hindi and Punjabi.
Chambers Review
UK
Sulema Jahangir advises on a huge range of cross-border disputes, including relocation and abduction cases, wardship disputes and forced marriage orders. She is especially notable for her experience in matters involving Pakistani family law and is qualified as an Advocate of the High Courts in Pakistan.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Sulema works tirelessly on behalf of her clients and her passion for her works makes her stand out."
"She is the go-to solicitor for vulnerable clients abroad."
"She has tremendous drive and is a very impressive character."
"Sulema works tirelessly on behalf of her clients and her passion for her works makes her stand out."
"She is the go-to solicitor for vulnerable clients abroad."
"She has tremendous drive and is a very impressive character."
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