The Latest with Law Simplified

We interviewed the Founder at WillInherit, Ikhlas Ahmed, who talked about Wills, Inheritance Tax, and Estate Planning. He was brutally honest about his experiences, having worked in the industry for over a decade. Ikhlas was forthcoming about why we must all have a Will in place, and the dangers of dying without one. Some of the examples he shared during the interview included the following: - Fam...

Scandal after scandal, millions of pounds are being recovered from high street banks and wealth management companies, amid large scale mis-selling. *You could also be entitled to thousands of pounds in refunds.* Head of Financial Mis-selling at AMK Legal, Michael Jordan, joined Law Simplified for a special podcast interview to discuss the scale of these scandals. It will have you shocked! Michael...

Law Simplified was joined by Ryan Dunleavy, Partner at Harcus Parker, and the lawyer representing hundreds of thousands of students who are suing their universities over disruptions caused by covid-19 and teacher strikes. Ryan shared why so many students have decided to take action against their universities, and what they can expect in compensation. He also told us about the status of the proceed...

Faareen Ali of Law Simplified was recently joined by Former Supreme Court Judge and President, Lord Neuberger. In this special interview, Lord Neuberger takes us down memory lane and shares his journey to becoming a barrister, King’s Counsel, a judge in various courts, and fundamentally, the President of Supreme Court and one of the most prominent figures in UK legal system. He shares what happens...

Zayd Ahmed is a criminal and extradition barrister who represents both children and adults charged with a full range of criminal offences. He has represented a variety of individuals in more than 200 trials. He is also a dual qualified duty solicitor and has a detailed understanding of the police interview process. Zayd is the Chair of the Young Criminal Bar Association and an elected member of th...

Ayesha Nayyar joined Law Simplified recently to talk about her journey to law, and TV, and to establishing her law firm, Nayyars Solicitors . During the interview, she shared some of her most memorable and shocking cases, having practised as a solicitor for 25 years. Ayesha also told us about her experiences whilst recording ‘Crime, are we tough enough?’ with ex-villains and prison officers, and ‘...

Law Simplified was recently joined by Solicitor- Advocate, Head of High Profile and Private Crime, and Partner at Forbes Solicitors, Craig Mackenzie . Craig has been practising as a lawyer for almost three decades and specialises in criminal defence, business crime, and regulatory law. His clients have included doctors, dentists, teachers, solicitors, senior police officers, clergy, premier league...

Law Simplified was recently joined by Former Refugee turned lawyer, Qays Sediqi. He is the Head of Public law at Barnes Harrild & Dyer Solicitors (BHD) and a profound lawyer. During the interview, he was very open about his experiences as a refugee in Holland, before he, his siblings, and his mother moved to the UK. Qays personal experiences in his earlier life inspired him to become a lawyer....

An extremely experienced family law solicitor and Founder at SKB Law Firm, Sarah Khan - Bashir MBE, joined us to discuss the dangers of failing to register religious marriages in England and Wales, the changes that she has seen following the divorce law reforms, and more. Sarah shared her journey to becoming a solicitor, which involved taking a lot of initiative. She told us how this changed her l...

Law Simplified is joined by the quiz-show legend and senior criminal law barrister, Shaun Wallace, for a special interview. He is the Mastermind Champion (2004), and the first ever chaser on the popular show, The Chase, on ITV. Shaun is a highly respected barrister at Great James St Chambers.   Shaun left no leaf unturned in this interview as he delved into his journey, his struggles, and his mome...

Law Simplified sat with the first Asian, first Muslim, and the Seventh female President of The Law Society of England and Wales, Lubna Shuja. On 12 October 2022, Lubna made history by being appointed as The President, and demonstrated to the world that the legal profession is diversifying in the UK. Lubna qualified as a solicitor in 1992 and went onto work in a High Street Law Firm for 14 years, b...

Law Simplified was recently joined by Gul Nawaz Hussain KC, UK's leading criminal barrister,  King's Counsel, and Head of Chambers at the new Sheffield annex of 33 Bedford Row Chambers (33BR) and all their northern annexes. He is also the Deputy Head of their London set.   He was born to a steelworker and trade unionist in Tinsley, Sheffield, and has spent his life there. During the interview, Gul...

Law Simplified was recently joined by Kush Birdi, a commercial and corporate law solicitor, Managing Partner at Birdi & Co Solicitors, a new dad, and a Formula 1 super fan.   He shared his journey to becoming a solicitor and launching a thriving law firm which is making great strides in business. Birdi & Co recently opened its doors in a prominent location in Central London, more...

Law Simplified was recently joined by Jo Sidhu KC , the Former Chairman of the Criminal Bar Association, leading King's Counsel, and a highly respected criminal practitioner. He has a number of accolades under his belt. He was recently voted as one of top 101 most influential Asians in the UK and winner of the Asian Professional of the Year (2016). Jo shared his journey to the Bar and spoke at len...

Crime and Regulatory law Barrister, Ahmed Muen, of Drystone Chambers joined Law Simplified recently to set the record straight about practising at the Criminal Bar. He revealed how the justice system is struggling due to a lack of funding, which has resulted in a shortage of Judges and Barristers, significant backlog of cases and hearings being adjourned and/or relisted at the last minute.  Ahmed...

Sara sits down with criminal law barrister Ruth Reid from 3 Temple Gardens Chambers and the founder of the peer-based networking society Cake and Counsel, an NGO providing support for aspiring lawyers. Ruth is a criminal barrister with experience of both prosecuting and defending. In this episode she shared some of the main differences between prosecuting and defending in the criminal courts, in E...

Sara El Kaysi sits down with UK’s first vegan wig inventor, Samuel March. Samuel is also a pupil barrister at 5 Paper Buildings, specialising in criminal, social, environmental and animal justice law. He is also a volunteer at Advocates for Animals. Samuel shares how he created the first vegan barrister wig using hemp. Ironically, hemp is the same species of plant as cannabis. Samuel shared a snap...

Faareen is joined by Muhammad Zahab Jamali, Partner and Head of Immigration at Ashton Ross Law and Barrister at Imperium Chambers to talk about UK hotel quarantine and how to apply for an exemption, in the event of medical or compassionate reasons, upon returning from a red list country. In this special episode, he tells us what the quarantine involves, talks about the conditions at these hotels,...

Sara El Kaysi is joined by a top criminal law barrister, Jaime Hamilton QC, for another episode of 'The Latest with Law Simplified'. Jaime is a Queen's Counsel, a Deputy Head of Chambers at 9 St. John Street Chambers, Manchester and an accredited advocacy trainer with over 20 years of experience in criminal law. He is known for his constant blogging about the UK’s Criminal Justice System through h...

Sara El Kaysi sits with the Human Rights barrister Adam Wagner from Doughty Chambers who joined us to discuss some recent legal developments. Adam has been regularly appearing on national television, with his recent appearances including Good Morning Britain and Sky News.  In this episode with Law Simplified, he was quizzed by Sara El Kaysi about his journey to the Bar, the implications of th...

Podcast Host, Sara El Kaysi, sits with Mark Robinson who shares his unconventional route to the Bar. He also simplified some criminal law reforms and was put through his paces with a quickfire round at the end. Mark was a professional DJ for over 20 years, playing throughout the world. He produced and released an album with the Ministry of Sound and made it to number 24 on UK charts nationally. He...

Faareen is joined by another spectacular guest, Mr Ross Birkbeck, a practising barrister specialising in tax law, commercial law and trusts. He is the Founder and Designer of Casedo, who is committed to challenging the legal status quo and introducing a digital way of working.  Casedo is a tool which allows its users, irrespective of their profession and industry, to work more efficiently and with...

Callum Gill is joined by Future Womble Bond Dickinson Trainee and Founder of Sim’s Legal Mentoring, Simranjeet Kaur Mann. Having successfully been offered three Training Contracts, Simranjeet set up Sim’s Legal Mentoring with the aim of offering advice to aspiring solicitors, particularly those from the South Asian background. Since its founding, Sim’s Legal Mentoring has amassed over 1000 Instagr...

Hasaan and Chris sit down to discuss Chris’ success story, his background, his humble beginnings working alongside his father, all within the first part of this podcast. Chris goes on to describe his path into criminal defence and delves into some of the biggest criminal clients he’s worked with. Chris goes on to provide an insight into #JusticeOnTrial, giving us a glimpse of what we can expect in...

Hasaan and Sahar sat down to discuss topics such as pupillage with DWF Advocacy, the ever so current BAME discussion and Sahar’s current practise. As you can imagine, we had to quench Sahar’s expertise and experience for all it’s worth - so brace yourselves, it’s a lengthy one, but you really can not afford to miss this. For sound advice to both LPC students and BPTC students, lend an ear and give...