Direct Access Barrister
Ahmed Abdul Malik
Direct Access Barrister
Ahmed Abdul Malik
Ahmed has an established legal practice with wealth of experience in several areas of law. He practiced both as a legal executive and a solicitor for over 18 years before becoming a barrister in 2008 to fulfil his long term ambition as a higher Court advocate. He specialises in Children, Family (Financial Remedies) and Property & Trust laws. He is a realist with a good appetite for challenges. He is friendly, approachable, easily accessible and conscientious about his professional obligations towards both his clients. He often settles disputes by negotiations and engaging in mediation saving significant costs to his clients.
Area of Law
Chancery
During my long career as a lawyer, I have dealt with and represented clients in significant number of cases in Trust, charity law, contentious probate, company/commercial and general civil litigation. I am in a privileged position to use those experience for the benefit of my new clients.
Family
I have represented huge number of divorcing or separating partners in their disputes over division of assets over the years and gained expertise in the field. I always advise my clients to reach amicable settlement and try my best to negotiate with my opponents to achieve the best possible outcome for my clients. I believe the litigation or adjuration by the Court should only be done as a last resort.
Property
Over the years, I have gained huge expertise in representing both property owners and tenants in courts on many aspects of commercial and residential property disputes, including contentious tenancy issues, possession, disrepair, dilapidations, unlawful eviction, harassment, rent repayment order etc.
What sort of work do I do?
Divorce and Financial Remedies
Ahmed is regularly instructed on complex financial remedy cases and disputes between unmarried partners after separation. He has a high success record and often supersedes client’s expectations. He is pragmatic and honest. He has considerable experience in the following:
- Financial remedy / division of assets
- TOLATA cases
- Co-ownership claims between co-habiting partners
- Co-ownership/trust claims involving third parties (typically parents)
- Third party interventions in divorce proceedings.
Family & Children
Ahmed has expertise on fact finding hearings and trials in relation to non-molestation and child arrangement orders, care proceedings, adoption and other cases under the Children Act. He is a strong advocate and his submissions are often referred to as robust and incisive.
Landlord & Tenant
Ahmed has gained huge expertise in representing both landlord and tenants in many aspects of commercial and residential tenancy disputes, including possession, dilapidations, unlawful eviction, harassment, disrepair, rent repayment order and others. He also represented both the landlord and tenants in social housing sector on different issues.
Who do I work for?
I receive instructions from both firm of solicitors and members of the public direct