Sulema Jahangir

Partner

"Sulema Jahangir is a fantastic, empathetic family lawyer. She went above and beyond my expectations"Chambers UK 2022

Profile

Ranked as a “Leading Individual” by Chambers 2025 and as a “Recommended Lawyer” by The Legal 500 2025 Sulema is described by sources as a “fantastic, empathetic family lawyer” who “wins cases that other people think are impossible to win”.

Sulema undertakes all aspects of domestic and international family law including child abduction, child custody and the financial consequences of divorce and separation. She also acts for the victims of forced marriages, abandoned spouses and honour based violence. Sulema is a Resolution Accredited Specialist in Child Abduction and Forced Marriage & Honour-based Violence.

سلیمہ نے کیمبرج یونیورسٹی سے سال 2003 میں گریجویشن کی ۔ سال 2010 میں عائلی قانون میں منتقل ہونے سے پہلے انہوں نے میجک سرکل لاء فرم، فریش فیلڈز بروک ہاؤس ڈیرنگر میں اپنی ٹریننگ کا معاہدہ اور اہلیتی نصاب پورا کیا۔

Sulema graduated from Cambridge University in 2003. She completed her training contract and qualification at magic circle law firm, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, before transferring into family law in 2010. She was made up to partner at Dawson Cornwell in 2021.

Prior to joining Dawson Cornwell, Sulema was a partner at AGHS Law Associates (the law firm of the late Asma Jahangir and of Hina Jilani) which is the leading law firm specialising in family law and human rights work in Pakistan. In Pakistan she acted in a range of family and constitutional cases in the High Court and also assisted in advising parliamentary bodies in drafting laws for the protection of women.

Sulema is a regular speaker at conferences and regularly appears on television (including BBC, ITV and Pakistani media channels), the radio and in the press. She has both written and been featured in articles for newspapers (including the Sunday Times, Dawn Newspaper, the News on Sunday) and journals on legal topics in Pakistan and in the United Kingdom.

Sulema is a visiting lecturer for “Gender and Development”, part of the MPhil course at the Centre of Development Studies, University of Cambridge.

She is a Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers and Chair of the Forced Marriage Committee. She is a member of Resolution, LAWASIA, the Pakistan Bar Council and the Lahore High Court Bar Association.

Sulema speaks fluent Urdu, Hindi and Punjabi.

Awards & Recognitions

Included in the inaugural Pro Bono Recognition List 2024.
Recognised in the Business Today list of Top 10 London Lawyers Navigating Cross-Border Children Disputes (July 2023)
Named an Unsung Hero by Newsweek Pakistan (2019)
IKWRO True Honour Award in Special Recognition as a Professional Working to end "Honour" Based Violence (2015).

Rankings

Leading Individual
Sulema Jahangir advises on a huge range of cross-border disputes, including relocation and abduction cases, wardship disputes and forced marriage orders. She is especially notable for her experience in matters involving Pakistani family law and is qualified as an Advocate of the High Courts in Pakistan. "Sulema works tirelessly on behalf of her clients and her passion for her works makes her stand out." "She is the go-to solicitor for vulnerable clients abroad." "She has tremendous drive and is a very impressive character."
Chambers UK 2025

Recommended Lawyer
Sulema Jahangir was again named as a "Recommended Lawyer".
Legal 500 2025

Leading Individual
Sulema Jahangir advises on a huge range of cross-border disputes, including relocation and abduction cases, wardship disputes and forced marriage orders. She is especially notable for her experience in matters involving Pakistani family law and is qualified as an Advocate of the High Courts in Pakistan. “Sulema Jahangir is probably the most experienced person in the country in stranded spouse cases and forced marriages.” "She has exemplary experience of cross-border family cases." "Sulema advocates on her clients' behalf forcefully and is always fighting for them."
Chambers UK 2024

Recommended Lawyer
Sulema Jahangir was again named as a "Recommended Lawyer".
Legal 500 2024

Up and Coming
Sulema Jahangir assists on cross-border wardship disputes and abductions. She has also acted on forced marriage orders, international relocations and child arrangement cases. She is notable for her experience in matters involving Pakistani family law as she is qualified as an Advocate of the High Courts in Pakistan. "Sulema is really knowledgeable and very confident in putting her clients' cases forward." "She is extremely tenacious and very hard-working. She works round the clock for her clients because she really cares about them." "Sulema Jahangir is very tactical, committed and supportive of her clients." "She has shown dedication to her clients by ensuring they receive the best legal advice."
Chambers UK 2023

Recommended Lawyer
Sulema Jahangir was again named as a "Recommended Lawyer".
Legal 500 2023

Associate to Watch
Sulema Jahangir assists on cross-border wardship disputes and abductions. She has also acted on forced marriage orders, international relocations and child arrangement cases. She is notable for he experience in matters involving Pakistani family law. "Sulema Jahangir is a fantastic, empathetic family lawyer. She went above and beyond my expectations." "She's dual qualified in Pakistan and has a very clear understanding of cultural issues related to family cases." "She's very knowledgeable about Islamic issues within family matters." "She wins cases that other people think are impossible to win."
Chambers UK 2022

Recommended Lawyer
Sulema Jahangir was again named as a "Recommended Lawyer".
Legal 500 2022

Recommended Lawyer
Sulema Jahangir stands out for her "knowledge and experience in very sensitive matters".
Legal 500 2020

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