Ahmed practices immigration and housing law assisting and representing clients in a range of matters such as statutory immigration appeals, possession claims, housing disrepair claims and homelessness appeals. Ahmed also acts in judicial review applications in relation to immigration and housing issues.
Before coming to the Bar, Ahmed worked as an IAAS Level 2 accredited Senior Caseworker at the immigration firm Lawrence Lupin Solicitors. In that role, Ahmed represented clients in their asylum and immigration matters assisting clients with their asylum applications, bail applications, statutory appeals and assisted in applications for judicial review. The latter included included challenges to the lawfulness of their detention. Ahmed has experience assisting vulnerable individuals having conducted asylum applications through the Detained Asylum Casework process and having represented clients through the Legal Aid Duty Advice Scheme at Immigration Removal Centres.
Prior to that, Ahmed was a Volunteer Caseworker at Bail for Immigration Detainees (BID) working in the separated families project which involved assisting with bail applications for individuals separated from their families in immigration detention. Ahmed also interned at Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI).
Bail for Immigration Detainees
Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants
Young Legal Aid Lawyers
The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple
Administrative Law Bar Association
Benefactor scholarship from The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple
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City Law School, Bar Professional Training Course – Very Competent, 2015
University College London, LLM in Human Rights Law – Distinction, 2014
City University London, LLB (Hons) – First Class, 2013
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