Zubier Yazdani - solicitor

Zubier Yazdani

Background

Zubier Yazdani is an associate solicitor who qualified in 2002. He is head of of the Children’s Rights department at Pierce Glynn.

He sits on the management committee of the Camden Community Law Centre as Treasurer. He has close links with the voluntary and NGO sectors.

Expertise

Zubier specialises in working for young people seeking support under the Children Act 1989. Many of these cases involve acting for young migrants seeking support from local authorities and where a dispute has arisen about the young person’s age. Zubier’s practice also includes unlawful detention and trafficking cases and complex cases concerning the deportation of age disputed minors. He is recognised in the Chambers legal directory as an "associate to watch" in the civil liberties category "for his "exceptional work" on complex sex trafficking and slavery matters".

Zubier regularly receives referrals from the Refugee Council’s Children’s Panel, immigration solicitors, DOST and many other children’s rights organisations. Zubier is happy to speak to agencies who wish to have a quick discussion about a legal problem or offer guidance on how to progress their work with their clients. Zubier recognises the important role that voluntary sector organisations play in the provision of advice and support to clients.

Zubier also undertakes community care cases for vulnerable and disadvantaged clients, some of which have mental health problems or disabilities. Such cases include obtaining and challenging assessments and enforcing statutory duties of local authorities and health authorities under the National Assistance Act 1948 and the Mental Heath Act 1983. He regularly appears at the Lambeth County Court as a duty solicitor where he deals with housing possession cases.

Reported cases

Significant cases in which Zubier has represented include:


	R(FZ) v London Borough of Croydon (Court of Appeal) – Acting for the successful appellant in an important guideline case on procedural fairness in age assessments and clarifying the role of the Administrative Court..

	R(KS & Ors) v London Borough of Croydon (High Court) -Instructed by the Official Solicitor for three claimants in a successful test case concerning the provision of education under s.19 of the Education Act 1996.

	R(AW) v London Borough of Croydon (Court of Appeal) - Successful appeal dealing with the right to comment on adverse impressions before a decision on age is made.

	R(LN) v Secretary of State of for Home Department (High Court) - Instructed by ECPAT UK to intervene in a case concerned with the scope and applicability of Article 4 ECHR in trafficking cases.