Profile
Zakir Hussain ACIArb
Barrister. Called to the Bar in 2009, Lincoln's Inn. A broad practice across public law, civil and commercial litigation, family proceedings, regulatory matters, criminal law, immigration and alternative dispute resolution.
Call 2009 · Lincoln's Inn
Zakir Hussain was Called to the Bar in 2009 and is a member of Lincoln's Inn. He maintains a broad practice across public law, civil and commercial litigation, family proceedings, regulatory matters, criminal law, immigration and alternative dispute resolution.
He is Public Access qualified, authorised to conduct litigation, and holds full rights of audience before the courts and tribunals of England and Wales.
His work has included contested hearings, appeals, judicial review, urgent applications, written opinions, drafting, public law proceedings, civil litigation, family proceedings, criminal advocacy and alternative dispute resolution.
Formation
A practice informed by public service
Before coming to the Bar, Zakir worked as an Immigration Officer within the Home Office, gaining direct experience of administrative decision-making, statutory procedure and the assessment of complex evidence.
At the Bar, he has applied that experience across a far broader practice: advising those affected by government decisions, representing public authorities, undertaking instructions from the Government Legal Department, and appearing in proceedings where the exercise of public power was directly in issue.
The practice that has resulted is founded on close analysis, procedural accuracy and a clear understanding of how legal decisions are reached, challenged and defended.
Independence
Independent counsel
Each matter is assessed on its facts, its evidence and its legal merits. Where a case is capable of being advanced, Zakir identifies the strongest route. Where the position carries material risk, he explains that risk plainly. Where litigation is unlikely to produce the desired result, he considers whether negotiation, settlement or a revised strategy would better serve the client.
The advice is candid, measured and directed to the client's actual objective.
Professional Details
Call
Called to the Bar in 2009
Inn
Lincoln's Inn
Access
Public Access qualified
Litigation
Authorised to conduct litigation
Audience
Full rights of audience
Arbitration
Associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Regulation
Regulated by the Bar Standards Board · Register entry
Professional Experience
- Former Home Office Immigration Officer
- Instructions for private clients, businesses and public bodies
- Instructions from the Government Legal Department
- Representation of the Secretary of State
- Public law and judicial review
- Civil and commercial advisory and litigation work
- Family law advocacy
- Criminal and regulatory advocacy
- Alternative dispute resolution
- Court-appointed Qualified Legal Representative work
Professional Memberships
- Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
- Family Law Bar Association
- Human Rights Lawyers Association
- Personal Injuries Bar Association
- Supreme Court Bar Association of Bangladesh