Sabah Sheikh Solicitor and Advocate

Languages

  • हिन्दी, हिंदी - Hindi
  • ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی‎ - Panjabi, Punjabi
  • اردو - Urdu

Office location

Battersea

261 Lavender Hill, SW11 1JD

Tel: 020 7228 7050

Summary

Sabah joined the firm in July 2026. She is a Solicitor and an Advocate who represents clients at every stage from their police station interviews through to their trials.

Having completed her LLB (Hons) (Bachelor of Laws with Honours and LPC LLM (Legal Practice Course with Masters), Sabah has worked, studied and gained a breadth of legal work and legal experience for over 10 years and brings with her a wealth of expertise in Mental Health Law and Criminal Defence.

In addition to this, Sabah deals with a variety of criminal matters and assists with case preparation, instructing experts, liaising with clients to obtain instructions and analyses all forensic and media evidence throughout the cases. She holds invaluable skills in obtaining large amounts of information, retaining instructions on a case and being able to explain and summarise the information to help clients understand the processes within criminal matters, as well as being exceptional at communicating and liaising with clients to convey information to them.

She is an exceptional advocate in court and is passionate about protecting the rights of her clients and has particular expertise in defending vulnerable people. Sabah previously spent 6 years working in Mental Health Law. She helped patients who were under section in hospitals where she assisted clients with their cases from all walks of life and she maintains a high standard of client care for each individual to get the best possible outcome for each person.

Sabah has also used her languages to interpret for clients and legal professionals in and out of court.

She attends various law events and seminars in chambers, law firms and the House of Commons and Parliament.

Furthermore, Sabah has had various training in aspects of criminal law such as:-

- Child First Custody Training & Research Pilot – YJLC & Hodge Jones and Allen (2024) – where the focus was on children and topics surrounding the challenges in child matters such as police stations and dealing with child detention, racism and trauma

- Pro bono work in National Centre of Domestic Violence (2014-2015) – Mckenzie friend-

- Victim Support volunteer (2011-2012) – intensive training as a Witness Service Volunteer

Sabah is also part of the following associations:-

-  The Law Society

- Criminal Law Solicitor’s Association

- The Society of Asian Lawyers

- Women In Criminal Law

- Meetup.com (organiser, host and event planner)

Sabah’s hobbies include photography, arts, running and organising events and travelling.

Languages – Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi and English

 

Expertise

Contact Sabah Sheikh

Sabah Sheikh can be contacted on 020 7228 7050 to discuss how she together with other team members at EBR Attridge LLP may be of service

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