Shirin Marker

Solicitor, Public Law and Human Rights team. Shirin represents clients in a wide range of public and international law matters, with a particular interest in challenges relating to migrant rights, national security and data protection. Shirin is experienced in bringing judicial review and civil claims against the state on a range of domestic and international law matters. She represents victims of trafficking, false imprisonment, arbitrary detention, torture and extraordinary rendition. She also specialises in bringing appeals before the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC), on behalf of individuals deprived of their British citizenship. She has participated in roundtable meetings in relation to Syrian returnees and in 2023, provided written evidence to the Foreign Affairs Committee Inquiry on the State Handling of Hostage Situations. Shirin also regularly challenges decisions by the police and Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) concerning disclosure of information, police record deletion requests, appeals before the Information Tribunal and civil claims for data protection breaches. She is a Trustee of PBI International (UK). · Bindmans LLP

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Solicitor at Bindmans LLP's Public Law and Human Rights team who represents clients in a wide range of public and international law matters, with a focus on migrant rights, national security and data protection. She is experienced in judicial review, civil claims against the state, SIAC appeals and cases involving trafficking, arbitrary detention, torture and extraordinary rendition, and regularly challenges police and DBS decisions and data protection breaches.

Practice areas

Public LawHuman RightsImmigrationNational SecurityData ProtectionAdministrative LawCivil LibertiesInternational Law

Office

England

Bindmans LLP · Solicitor, Public Law and Human Rights team. Shirin represents clients in a wide range of public and international law matters, with a particular interest in challenges relating to migrant rights, national security and data protection. Shirin is experienced in bringing judicial review and civil claims against the state on a range of domestic and international law matters. She represents victims of trafficking, false imprisonment, arbitrary detention, torture and extraordinary rendition. She also specialises in bringing appeals before the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC), on behalf of individuals deprived of their British citizenship. She has participated in roundtable meetings in relation to Syrian returnees and in 2023, provided written evidence to the Foreign Affairs Committee Inquiry on the State Handling of Hostage Situations. Shirin also regularly challenges decisions by the police and Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) concerning disclosure of information, police record deletion requests, appeals before the Information Tribunal and civil claims for data protection breaches. She is a Trustee of PBI International (UK).

England

Expertise

Migrant rightsSpecial Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) appealsJudicial review and state accountabilityRepresentation of victims of trafficking, torture and arbitrary detentionPolice and DBS disclosure challengesData protection and Information Tribunal appealsARAP/relocation of Afghan clientsForeign affairs/hostage situations (FCDO representations)

Education

BA (Hons), English Literature and Language, University of Leeds (2012)
Graduate Diploma in Law (2011)
Legal Practice Course, BPP (2015)

Admissions

Solicitor (England)