Nusrat Uddin > Wilson Solicitors LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Wilson Solicitors LLP Offices
697 HIGH ROAD
TOTTENHAM
LONDON
N17 8AD
England
- Firm Profile
- Go to...
Nusrat Uddin
Work Department
Public Law
Position
Solicitor
Career
Nusrat obtained a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Psychology from University College London and went on to study law at the College of Law. She trained in Community Care, Housing and Immigration at Fisher Meredith Solicitors. Prior to that she worked as a paralegal at Bhatt Murphy Solicitors and Hickman & Rose Solicitors, where she dealt with police law and unlawful detention cases. Nusrat also has worked as a Mental Health Advocate, representing clients at tribunal hearings.
Nusrat joined Wilsons as a solicitor in 2014. Nusrat specialises in public law and human rights with a particular focus on the civil liberties of people detained under immigration powers. She also advises on community care services provided by local authorities. She has a particular interest in assisting vulnerable clients, including unaccompanied minors, trafficked individuals and those with mental health problems.
Nusrat has gained international experience having worked in the Human Rights and Legal Aid department of BRAC in Bangladesh, (formerly Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee) one of the world’s largest NGOs. She also volunteered at Al-Haq, a Human Rights NGO based in Palestine, building potential cases against corporations operating in the West Bank.
Nusrat is currently an executive committee member of Lawyers for Palestinian Human Rights.
Leisure
Travel, food, upcycling and running.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Public sector > Civil liberties and human rights
‘Delivering for clients the highest standard of work’, Wilson Solicitors LLP regularly brings significant public interest test cases challenging the actions of public bodies, acting in judicial review applications, unlawful detention matters, social care issues, and police failures to protect victims of modern slavery. The practice is led jointly by Nina Rathbone Pullen, who is sought after for her expertise in human trafficking and unlawful detention cases, and Katy Robinson, who is seasoned in community care and migrants’ rights. Managing partner James Elliott is considered ‘the bible on unlawful detention’, while Nusrat Uddin has led pioneering supply chain forced labour claims, and Jed Pennington offers ‘incredible knowledge’ in immigration detention challenges.