Mizan enjoys a broad practice at the Bar which includes Family, Sharia (Islamic Law), Crime and Commercial litigation. He is a CEDR Accredited Mediator.
Mizan has expertise in all areas of family law including Islamic Law (Sharia Law); matrimonial finance and related proceedings; public law children work; private law, contested contact and residence disputes; and non-molestation injunction proceedings involving domestic violence. Mizan has experience of obtaining mirror orders in the Middle East, and has knowledge of family rights within Islamic law, as well as rights conferred via Islamic Nikkah (marriage) contracts.
Between 2011 and 2014, Mizan was Legal Assistant to [then] commercial barrister Robin Knowles CBE QC, as of October 2014 the Hon Mr Justice Knowles CBE. This role has allowed Mizan to gain a wealth of experience within the environment of contract law, bankruptcy and corporate insolvency and reconstruction, mediation, arbitration, commercial litigation and company law.
Mizan assisted with legal research on various aspects of counsel’s practice and with the encouragement and development of Pro Bono work nationally and internationally.
Mizan gained commercial trial experience, equivalent to that of a second junior in major cases. Examples include: (a) He assisted counsel in the case of New Cap RE v AE Grant, which went to the Supreme Court of England and Wales. A landmark case of 2012, the question for the Supreme Court was when enforcement of a foreign judgment may be effected at common law, or under the Foreign Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1933 or through the Insolvency Act 1986, s 426. (b) Mizan also assisted on a contract and partnership trial in the Chancery Division of the High Court; and (c) He assisted with a Commercial Court trial (with experts) concerning the validity of a multinational restructuring.
Mizan also assisted with two Civil Justice Council initiatives: A Response on behalf of the Civil Justice Council to the “Draft Defamation Bill” Consultation; and the Civil Justice Council Report (and following work) on “Access to Justice for Litigants in Person”.
Pro Bono
Mizan has a strong commitment to pro bono and has been involved in the development of projects at local and international level.
Jan 2006- date: Pro Bono in the LMC (PBLMC). (Founder and Director)
London Muslim Centre (LMC), Whitechapel Road, London E1 1JX
At PBLMC, Mizan had led the arrangement of a number of seminal speeches and seminars:
- Organised the trip to London and keynote speech of the Chief Justice of Rwanda entitled “Rwanda, Past Present and Future” (2013)
- A conference co-organised with Oxfam on the “United World” (2012)
- “Evolving World: international law” speech by ICJ President H.E Hisashi Owada (2012)
- “Forced Marriage, Law, Religion and Practice” with Sir Mark Potter, then President of the Family Division of the High Court ) and Sir James Munby, current President of the Family Division (2010)
- Lord Chief Justice (Lord Phillips) unique keynote speech on “Equality in Justice” (2008)
- 2013 to date, Advisor to the Pro Bono Project in the British Virgin Islands
International
Qatar International Court and Dispute Resolution Centre, (DOHA)
Mizan has a detailed understanding of the QICDRC and is able to both represent clients in the QICDRC and advise on the procedure applicable.
