Anaum Riaz > Park Square Barristers > Leeds, England > Barrister Profile

Anaum Riaz

0113 2459763

Work Department

Children Law, Family Finance, Regulatory & Public, Court of Protection & Adult Care, Civil Fraud and Personal Injury

Position

Children Law

Anaum is regularly instructed to represent parents in private child arrangement disputes. Anaum is confident in advising and providing representation at all stages of proceedings, particularly in relation to anxious and vulnerable clients. She regularly appears in Finding of Fact and Final hearings in matters involving complex legal and factual issues.

Anaum has a strong practice and frequently acts in cases involving numerous safeguarding issues, including allegations of physical, emotional, financial and sexual abuse. Anaum has particular experience in the area of vulnerable witnesses and clients appreciate Anaum’s ability to tailor her approach and advocacy to the circumstances of the case.

Anaum regularly acts in Family Law Act applications, including directions hearings and contested final hearings, on behalf of both applicants and respondents.

Anaum observed serious and complex public law proceedings conducted by members of the Family Team at Park Square Barristers during her pupillage. This includes cases involving non-accidental injuries, serious neglect, sexual abuse allegations and a case involving concerns over forced marriage. Anaum maintains a keen interest in all aspects of public law proceedings.

Anaum has acted on behalf of Local Authorities, parents and the Children’s Guardian at both case management and final hearings. Anaum is eager to build her practise in this area and welcomes new instruction.

Family Finance

Anaum has a developing practice and is regularly instructed in a variety of family finance matters. She is experienced in representing clients at hearings including: Interim Maintenance Applications, First Appointments, FDRs and Final Hearings. Anaum also has a strong background knowledge of divorce proceedings and child maintenance.

Anaum also has experience of drafting advices and conducting legal research in relation to all areas of family finance. She is known to take a meticulous and conscientious approach in providing advice to clients.

Regulatory & Public
Anaum has undertaken Tribunal work on a number of cases, including representing Applicants and the Social Security and Child Support Tribunal and the General Regulatory Chamber.

Anaum has spent time providing in-house legal advice and representation to both South Yorkshire Police and Vale of York CCG in a variety of matters in both the regulatory and civil law sphere.

Anaum has acted for South Yorkshire Police on a destruction of dangerous dog application, involving complex legal arguments concerning abuse of process and costs. Anaum has also drafted advices in relation to dangerous dogs.

Court of Protection & Adult Care
Anaum observed members of chambers in Court of Protection hearings during her pupillage. Anaum is happy to accept instruction in this area and looks to develop her Court of Protection practice.

Civil Fraud

Anaum undertook pupillage under the supervision of Andrew Wilson and observed all areas of civil law, with a particular focus on civil fraud.

Anaum has experience of credit hire claims and is regularly instructed in relation to this, as well as liability disputes.

Anaum has successfully defended a professional negligence claim on behalf of a building surveyor.

Personal Injury
Anaum is regularly instructed in all areas of civil law, including personal injury and contract disputes. She acts for both claimants and defendants.

Anaum accepts instruction in the following:

• Fast track trials
• Small claims trials
• MOJ Stage 3 Hearings and Infant Approvals
• Interlocutory applications
• Case management conferences
• Pre-trial reviews

Career

Call 2016

Languages

Urdu
Punjabi

Education

2015
University of Oxford, BA (Hons) Jurisprudence, First class

2016
BPP Leeds, BPTC, Outstanding