About

Zakir Hussain ACIArb
Call 2009 (Lincoln’s Inn)
Direct Access Qualified with Litigation Rights

Immigration and Asylum

Zakir frequently appears on immigration matters, representing clients at the Asylum and Immigration Tribunals (FTT and UT) and the COA on appeals, judicial review and injunctions. Also, Zakir has developed a strong paper-based practice having undertaken drafting for the Government Legal Department and private clients. Zakir’s practice often finds him advising on difficult legal issues surrounding Judicial Review and he specialises in all aspects of immigration law.

He is currently enlisted to represent the Secretary of State for the Home Department at the Immigration and Asylum Tribunals regularly. Zakir also assisted in the historical appeals review project of the Home Office.

Criminal Law

Zakir frequently appears in the Magistrates’ and Crown Courts. He has considerable experience in criminal defence work and specialises on road traffic offences. He is listed on the CPS Advocates’ Panel (Level 1).

Zakir specialises in road traffic offences, so if you have been charged or summonsed for drink/drug driving, speeding, failing to stop after an accident, dangerous driving, no insurance, driving without due care, driving while using a mobile phone or failing to nominate the driver of your car (a Section 172 offence) or if you face being disqualified from driving as a "totter" (because you risk your licence being endorsed with 12 or more points), contact Zakir for free initial legal advice.

If you use Zakir, not only will you be given a fixed fee and a bespoke personal service. He will give you tailored advice about the process and about how you should plead. Zakir will be frank with you about your chances and, if the better option is to plead guilty, he can appear in court with you and mitigate on your behalf, to get the most favourable result. If you have a realistic prospect of defending the charge against you then he will represent you at trial. Zakir will not instruct another barrister – you will deal with him from start to finish.

Family

Zakir has worked on in all areas of family law both private and public family law matters which include financial remedy proceedings, child arrangement orders and care proceedings to name a few. Zakir also undertakes the QLR role directly appointed by the court.

Civil

He has extensive experience in civil litigation. Zakir is public access qualified and regularly accepts instructions on that basis from companies and private clients. Zakir is a Junior Junior Barrister on the Attorney General’s civil panel and receives regular instructions from the Government Legal Department.

Professional Memberships