News & Events: Naima Asif
Grenfell Tower Inquiry – Phase 2 report published
Sir Martin Moore-Bick has today published the report from Phase 2 of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry. The full report can be found here. The Inquiry examined the circumstances leading up to and surrounding the fire at Grenfell Tower on the night of 14 June 2017 causing the death of 72 people. Following Phase 1 of […]
MAS v ZK & Ors [2024] EWHC 1939 (Fam) – Naima Asif represents applicant in forced marriage case
Naima Asif, instructed by Carolina Marin Pedreno of Dawson Cornwell, represented the young person/applicant in this case. A risk of forced marriage abroad was identified and the young person needed to be repatriated. Cusworth J clarifies the workings of the existing guidance and the role of various agencies who may become involved to assist with […]
Naima Asif successfully acted for the appellant in a landmark decision regarding the extra-territorial jurisdiction of the Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007
Naima Asif, led by Teertha Gupta KC, and instructed by Sulema Jahangir of Dawson Cornwell, successfully acted for the appellant in a landmark decision regarding the extra-territorial jurisdiction of the Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007. The question for the court was whether it had the power to grant a Forced Marriage Protection Order in […]
Court of Protection – Recent Case Law & Developments
Court of Protection – Recent Case Law & Developments with Margaret Pine-Coffin and Naima Asif is now available on demand from MBL. This new webinar will review the most recent case law and developments surrounding the Court of Protection. It will also consider the implications of the COVID-19 restrictions on the vulnerable and lessons to […]
Domestic abuse in minority communities
In the series finale of series 2 of the Family Law Podcast, Naima Asif of Pump Court talks to host Mark Ablett about some of the lesser known forms of domestic abuse in minority communities. Naima discusses with Mark about how best to deal with these forms of abuse in the context of litigation and […]
Capacity and serious medical treatment
Capacity and serious medical treatment: University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust v K & Mrs W Introduction This case concerned a young woman, K, who was assessed to lack capacity. K was diagnosed with cancer. The proposed treatment was “complex”, “intrusive” and was described as a “life-altering complexion”. An urgent application was brought to […]
International Child Abduction
In this lunchtime webinar, Jennie Swan and Naima Asif review the most recent case law and guidance on the topic of International Child Abduction, including a discussion on the impact of the recent pandemic on the legal landscape. Topics covered include: A review of recent appellate cases, including; – Re I-L (Children)(1996 Hague Convention: […]
International Child Abduction
In this lunchtime webinar, Jennie Swan and Naima Asif will be reviewing the most recent case law and guidance on the topic of International Child Abduction, including discussion of the impact of the recent pandemic on the legal landscape. Topics will include; A review of recent appellate cases, including; – Re I-L (Children)(1996 Hague Convention: […]
COVID-19, care homes and contact: BP v Surrey County Council & RP
On 2 April 2020 Hayden J handed down a judgment dated 25 March 2020 in the case of BP v Surrey County council & RP [2020] EWCOP 17 concerning the suspension of contact in a care home during the COVID-19 pandemic. This was followed by a further written judgment dated 17 April 2020 which serves to […]
