Top Ranked in Legal 500 2016-2021:
Shazia Khan is recommended as a Leading Individual in the Legal 500 for her immigration practice, described as a "top notch immigration barrister with an exceptional grasp of the law. Her advice is always of the very highest standard she is extremely popular with clients who feel reassured by her style. She excels in the appellate tribunal and her advocacy is always polite but forceful."
Top Ranked in Chambers and Partners 2012-2020:
Enjoys a fine reputation in the immigration law space, handling a broad range of matters including asylum and nationality law matters and cases with a human rights component. She has recently been involved in Country Guidance-related work.
Strengths: "She has an excellent mastery of immigration law and practice and is extremely able in formulating complex grounds of appeal for both the Upper Tier Tribunal and judicial review cases." "Consistently one of our first choices for all types of case, she's particularly good in complex matters like deportation cases and public law immigration challenges. She always wants the best for clients." "She's very incisive. She has great clarity and this sort of deeply forensic approach to cases. She can rapidly assimilate all the issues and facts."
Shazia is fluent in Urdu, Punjabi and popular Hindi and can conduct legal interviews in these languages.
Immigration, Asylum and Nationality
Prior to joining Chambers in January 2008, she worked as an Immigration Counsellor with the Immigration Advisory Service in Leeds where she regularly presented immigration and asylum appeals before the Tribunal. She also worked for the Refugee Legal Centre in Leeds as an Appeals Caseworker. Following this, Shazia qualified as a barrister with No.6 Chambers in Leeds and continued her work in the Tribunal whilst also developing her practice in the High Court and the Court of Appeal.
She has experience of dealing with cases in the tribunal, the High Court and the Court of Appeal. She presents appeals at first instance and reconsideration stage, has experience of judicial review work and is willing to draft grounds for reconsideration to the Tribunal. She also has experience of applying for emergency injunctions to duty High Court Judges over the telephone and has drafted grounds and appeared in cases in the Court of Appeal.
Administrative and Public Law
Shazia has experience of judicial review work and is willing to draft grounds for reconsideration to the Tribunal.
She also has experience of applying for emergency injunctions to duty High Court Judges over the telephone and has drafted grounds and appeared in cases in the Court of Appeal.
Public Access
Shazia accepts Immigration Law instructions on a Direct Access basis for appropriate cases. Please refer to the below pricing range for their services; this is subject to case type, complexity and seniority or experience of the barrister. Accurate quotes will be provided prior to commencement of the work involved.
Advice & Preparation: £175 -£275 + VAT
Conferences: £250 - £500 + VAT
*FT immigration hearings: £500 - £750 + VAT
*Bail hearings: £350 - £500 + VAT
*These price ranges for hearings at Manchester IAC, other courts will incur a travel charge.
Please contact our Senior Immigration Clerk, Courtney ([email protected]), for more information.*
Adetola, R (on the application of) v First-Tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) & Anor
EWHC 3197 (Admin) : Immigration. Ms Shazia Khan instructed by Immigration Advisory Service for the Claimant.
Case details
TE (Eritrea) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009]
EWCA Civ 174 : Immigration. Reported case: TE v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] EWCA Civ 811 (14 July 2011)
R (on the Application of) Samandari v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009]
All ER (D) 122 (May) : Immigration
Mukarkar v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2006]
EWCA Civ 1182 : Court of Appeal case. Immigration. CA case on Article 8.
SO and SO (Khad - members & family) Afghanistan CG [2006]
UKAIT 00003 : Immigration
AS (Kirundi/Buyenzi - "country expert" evidence) Burundi [2005]
UKAIT 00172 : Immigration
Marara (Innocent) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2005]
EWCA Civ 1017 : Court of Appeal case. Immigration. Permission application on fresh evidence.
Mukasa (Alex) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2005]
EWHC 111 : Immigration. Judicial Review application on the Dublin Convention and Article 8.
