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Sulema Jahangir

Partner who undertakes all aspects of domestic and international family law including child abduction, child custody and the financial consequences of divorce and separation. She also acts for the victims of forced marriages, abandoned spouses and honour based violence. She has acted in several reported cases in superior courts in both England and Pakistan. · Dawson Cornwell LLP

EnglandFamily / Divorce, ChildrenUrdu, Hindi, Punjabi

About

Partner at Dawson Cornwell LLP specialising in domestic and international family law, including child abduction, child custody, financial consequences of divorce and cases involving forced marriage and honour-based violence. Dual-qualified in England and Wales and Pakistan, she is a Resolution Accredited Specialist in Child Abduction and Forced Marriage & Honour-based Violence and a Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers.

Practice areas

Family / DivorceChildrenInternational Child AbductionFinancial RemediesForced Marriage & Honour-Based Violence

Office

Expertise

Child AbductionChild CustodyForced MarriageHonour-Based ViolenceFinancial RemediesInternational Family Law

Education

  • University of Cambridge — BA (Hons) (Commonwealth Scholar; Becker (Law) scholarship), 2:1
  • BPP Law School — Legal Practice Course (Commendation)

Admissions

  • Solicitor, Senior Courts of England and Wales
  • Advocate, High Courts of Pakistan
  • Resolution Accredited Specialist in Child Abduction and Forced Marriage & Honour-based Violence

Languages

UrduHindiPunjabi