Nabila came to the Bar after completing an LLB (HONS) and LLM in Commercial and Corporate Law at London University. Whilst undertaking voluntary work for Wandsworth and Tooting Law Centre, she developed a keen interest in civil liberties and now specialises in Discrimination, Human Rights and Immigration Law.

Nabila is an elected member of the Management Committee at 7 New Square and also serves as Chambers Equality Officer.

She has been involved in a number of publicised cases;

(i) Malik Madani (unlawful detention) Times 28th February 2007
(ii) K. Williams (JR of Deportation/ Detention) – ‘Accident/ Murder? Why Did Anastacia die?’ (doc) BBC 2
(iii) A. Glanville- ‘Deportation trick ruled lawful’ BBC News and the Times 27/9/2005
(iv) M. King – ‘Judge bans asylum seeker from IVF course.; The Evening Standard 18th July 2005
(v) T. Price ‘Trudi’s big pay out’ 7th April 2000
(vi) Suriya Jabeen v Tower Hamlets – Muslim Weekly – Dec 2004
(vii) Jacobi -v- Market Tavern Ltd - Jewish Chronicle – March 2002

She represented Crown Agents in the first multi track case where witnesses gave evidence by telephone from Mozambique, Angola, Spain and Washington (reported in the District Judge’s Journal in 2003).

Her court work ranges from AIT to Court of Appeal. Her reported cases include:

• JN (Uganda) (Article 8) (2007) Law Society Gazette
• EO (Turkey) (deportation (2007) AIT EIN (key case – obtained permission to appeal).
• GO (Nigeria) (2007) EIN (key case – petition to the House of Lords)
• R v London Borough of Hackney exparte Akbas (1999)HC Lawtel
• Rv Secretary of State For HD exparte Kitson Locke (2005) Lawtel
• Mlauzi v Secretary of State for HD (2005)EWCA The Times, EIN.
• S –v- Secretary of State for HD (2005) EWHC EIN
• BE (care proceedings) Jamaica v SSHD (2005)00098 IAT (EIN) (Macdonalds 11.15 & 11.17 )
• Faryed Zurieh v SSHD (2006) EWCA (EIN)
• Kanapathiar v Harrow Parking enforcement (2004) EAT
• DA (risk- return- reporting restriction) Sri Lanka CG (2002) UKIAT 04279
• M v SSHD (2006) EWCA 910
• DK (Serbia) and Others v SSHD (2006) The Times 09th January
• PB (Bangladesh) (2007) EWCA EIN (policies)

She has lectured in constitutional law and has written for various publications.

She is a member of a number of Human Rights organisations.

Professional Memberships:

• Shelter
• Amnesty International
• Liberty
• ILPA
• Employment Law Association