Duncan Lewis Solicitors stands out for its ‘personability, focus and dedication’ in a range of family and matrimonial cases, and it retains a ’unique position’ in immigration, housing, and public law proceedings. Dividing their time between Harrow, Milton Keynes, and Luton are co-heads Krina Parmar, Adeeba Naseem, and Alia Lewis. Parmar brings substantial expertise in complex public and private law matters, including emergency child protection, trafficking, FGM, forced marriage, and international abduction, and regularly acts in culturally sensitive, complex cases involving serious harm and non-accidental injury. Naseem is a specialist in complex international and domestic family law proceedings, with niche expertise in child abduction, surrogacy, and adoption matters, regularly appearing in the High Court and acting for a diverse client base, ranging from legally aided individuals to high-profile international clients. Lewis is noted for her deep expertise in public law care proceedings involving neurodivergent children and parents, and she champions accessible legal representation through advocacy, training, and policy work.
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‘Shazia Rana specialises in public law children cases. My experience of her is of someone very quick to come back to me with relevant information, with a hands-on approach to her cases. She is highly experienced and tactically astute.’
‘Fantastic team of lawyers who pay special attention to the needs of their clients, ensuring that they are represented fully at all hearings with instructions to Counsel well prepared.’
‘Although a large firm, they still have the personability, focus and dedication that you typically find with smaller firms with smaller case loads. It is incredibly impressive how they run such a large number of complex cases, whilst maintaining laser like focus on each. ’
‘Adeeba Naseem and Sanita Kaur are the standout names for the family law team and in particular international family law. They are hugely dedicated to every case they are working on, going above and beyond in terms of client care (including making themselves available at all hours) as well as ensuring counsel is fully briefed. They work with counsel as a team, which helps achieve the best outcome for clients.’
‘The multi-disciplinary nature of the team means that Duncan Lewis have a unique position when it comes to complex family cases with immigration/public law/housing cross over issues. I have this year worked on two very complex and highly unusual cases where it was the ability of the teams to collaborate that had a huge impact on the outcome for clients.’
‘The team at Duncan Lewis are dedicated and hardworking. They are an exceptional team across all levels of seniority who are focussed on achieving the best possible results for their clients.’
‘Adeeba Naseem who heads the team is very passionate, committed and fights hard for her clients. She is also incredibly easy to work against and with. She is ably assisted by Sanita Kaur.’
‘They fight hard for their client and justice. They are good strategists.’
'This is a team that truly cares about their clients and they strive to achieve the absolute best outcome possible for each and every client. '
'Every member of the team that I have worked with, from trainees to directors, has consistently demonstrated exceptional client care, attention to detail, and knowledge.'
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Adeeba Naseem; Alia Lewis; Krina Parmar
Other key lawyers
Shazia Rana; Sanita Kaur