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Zimran Samuel

Year of call:

2008, Lincoln's Inn

Associations:

Visiting Scholar, University of Cambridge (2009/2010),
Bar Human Rights Committee,
Family Law Bar Association,
Unicef,
Child Concern,
British Institute of International and Comparative Law
International Committee, Northern Circuit (Secretary, 2012)

Education:

LLM Human Rights (University College London)
BA Hons Law and Anthropology (London School of Economics)
Lord Peter Millet Scholar 2008, Lincolns Inn

Profile

SPECIALIST AREAS OF PRACTICE
Children Law, Civil, Mental Health, Public International Law

SPECIALIST AREAS OF PRACTICE
Children Law, Civil, Mental HealtSPECIALIST AREAS OF PRACTICEChildren Law, Civil, Mental Health

PRACTICE PROFILE
Zimran joined 9 St John Street Chambers after successfully completing pupillage under the supervision of Rachael Heppenstall. He is primarily interested in children law and regularly appears before a variety of courts, including the High Court, Court of Protection and the Court of Appeal.

Acting for Local Authorities, parents and children, he has had extensive exposure to care proceedings involving children who have suffered from non-accidental injuries, long term neglect and sexual abuse. He is regularly instructed on behalf of Police Authorities and Local Authorities in disclosure and public interest immunity applications in both the family and criminal jurisdictions. In private children law matters, Zimran is familiar with the full range of Section 8 applications as well as matters falling under the Family Law Act 1996.

Zimran is particularly interested in cases with a human rights element and has been involved in numerous successful appeals under Articles 6 and 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. He is experienced in dealing with forced-marriage matters having been instructed in several cases since the implementation of the Forced Marriage Act 2007.

In addition to the above, Zimran accepts instructions in all aspects of civil work. He is regularly instructed to represent Claimants in appeals before the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal. In personal injury matters he acts for both Claimants and Defendants. He is keen to provide an efficient service that is tailored to the needs of the individual client.

Prior to coming to the Bar, Zimran worked as part of a legal team at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. He regularly attended meetings of the UN General Assembly and the Security Council.

Zimran retains a strong interest in public international law and the international protection of human rights. He is an active member of the Bar Human Rights Committee (BHRC) and is currently assisting the BHRC with litigation in Nepal and Pakistan.


REPORTED CASES
M (A Child) [2010] EWCA Civ 116;
[2011]EWCA Civ 317.
O-W (Children) [2011] EWCA Civ 580

SEMINARS
European Court of Human Rights, 16th April 2012, New York City Bar Association, New York City.

Law and Conflict in Kashmir, 31st October 2011, Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre, SOAS

The Participation of Children in the Family Courts, seminar presented at the University of Cambridge, 9th June 2010.

UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, 23rd November 2010, University of Manchester (Samuel Alexander Theatre).

Forced Marriages: Law and Practice, 24th November 2010 for Pannone solicitors in Manchester.

PUBLICATIONS
• Hussain and Zaman, Amicus Curiae for Bar Human Rights Committee, Aug 2011 
• Adoption for Gay and Lesbian Couples, Family Law, Jordan Publishing, November 2010
• The Work of the International Law Commission, United Nations Publication, 7th edition, edited chapter on international tribunals, 2008
• Minority Rights in Pakistan, Centre for Legal Aid Assistance and Settlement, Oct. 2008

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Visiting Scholar, Centre for Family Research (University of Cambridge), 2009/10

For further information please contact the Deputy Senior Civil & Family Clerk, Daniel Fantham on 0161 955 5161 or Civil & Family Clerk, Peadar McKinstry on  0161 955 5104.