Abid Mahmood
Call 1992
LLB(Hons)

Recorder (Civil & Family) - 2008

Practice Groups
Human Rights (issues in all areas of law, including in crime, family and civil jurisdictions. Instructed by local authorities and individuals in various cases with issues of law with a cross over with human rights/family law and/or civil law matters)

EU Law & Business Immigration Advice

Probate, Trusts and Property Law

Criminal Law (involving complex issues or cases with voluminous papers).

Reported Cases
SSHD v AH (Sudan) & ors 2007 [2007] UKHL 49 (House of Lords: internal relocation, Secretary of State’s Appeal)

AH, IG, NM v SSHD [2007] EWCA Civ 297 (Court of Appeal: Appellants’ appeals)

Januzi, Hamid & ors v SSHD [2006] UKHL 5 (House of Lords: acted as junior for Hamid)

A (Iraq) v SSHD [2005] EWCA Civ 1438 (Article 1F Exclusion: torture)

Hamid, Gafaar & Mohammed v SSHD [2005] EWCA Civ 1219 (Court of Appeal)

Siddig v SSHD [2005] EWCA Civ 1242 (expert evidence, Court of Appeal)

Khalid v SSHD [2005] EWCA Civ 624 (reliance at first instance of case law not cited)

Tsagaan v SSHD [2004] EWCA Civ 1506 (prison conditions, Article 6 ECHR)

E & R v SSHD [2004] EWCA Civ 49 (Admission of fresh evidence on appeals)

Re D ( A Child) (Intractable Contact Dispute: Publicity) [2004] 1 FLR 1226

Ali v Khan EWCA Civ [2002] 974 (Equity, trusts and constructive trusts- Court of Appeal)

Professional Organisations
Criminal Bar Association

Family Law Bar Association, Personal Injury Bar Association, Immigration Law Practitioners Association

Recent Recommendations and Achievements.

2007 runner up for the prestigious Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Awards.

2007 Chambers & Partners Directory of leading experts as “an expert in up-to-date court developments, and as well as being an excellent lawyer who has great interpersonal skills”. Banded as number one practitioner for Immigration and related matters in the Midlands Region.

2006: Chambers and Partners Directory of leading experts as having, “a robust style and capacity to spot good points”. Banded as number one practitioner for Immigration and related matters in the Midlands Region.

2006 to date: Fee Paid Immigration Judge (London).

Head of Immigration and Human Rights Team at Number 8 Chambers.

Languages
Punjabi, Urdu, Patwari

Interests
Enjoys Travelling, Tennis, Swimming and Travel.

Abid Mahmood practices in a wide variety of general common law cases with particular emphasis on Public Law, Human Rights and Civil Litigation. He is the head of the Immigration and Human Rights Team. Abid is one of the few barristers approved for the Attorney General’s list of Special Advocates (approved for national security/terrorism cases). A “Leader at the Bar” in the Chambers and Partners Directory of barristers and said to “stand out from your average advocate with a robust style and the capacity to spot good points”. He is also commended for the prompt return of paperwork by instructing solicitors in a wide variety of civil work. He takes a keen interest in cases of all areas of law with novel issues or issues with significant legal complexity. Abid frequently works with other lawyers (solicitors, juniors and QC’s) in more difficult or lengthy cases. He also advises for employers and organisations in respect of immigration law compliance and related matters. He has an ability to use experience in various appearances in the House of Lords and Court of Appeal to good use in cases requiring law of more than jurisdiction to be argued or researched. He is also Regular speaker at conferences and seminars.