Sulema Jahangir

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"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 representa a clientes en casos con violencia doméstica, y casos de derecho internacional de familia como secuestro de menores, custodia y las consecuencias económicas de un divorcio o de una separación. También representa a víctimas de matrimonios forzosos, esposas abandonadas y casos de violencia basados en el honor.

As a dual qualified solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales and an Advocate of the High Courts in Pakistan, she frequently works on cross border cases with Pakistan. Further, as an expert in Pakistani family law she regularly provides Expert Reports to courts across jurisdictions. She has acted in several reported cases in superior courts in both England and Pakistan and is Head of the firm’s Pakistan Desk.

Antes de unirse a Dawson Cornwell, Sulema fue socia de AGHS Law Associates (despacho de Asma Jahangir y Hina Jilani), despacho líder en derecho de familia y derechos humanos en Pakistán.

Sulema ha asistido en el asesoramiento dado a cuerpos parlamentarios en Pakistán en la implementación de leyes de protección contra la violencia doméstica.

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 writes articles and has 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.

Es miembro del Colegio de Abogados de Punjab en Pakistán, The Law Society of England and Wales, y la Asociación de Mujeres Abogadas de Asia, LAWASIA y miembro fundador de la British Pakistani Lawyers’ Association.

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 habla Urdú y tiene un nivel fluido de Hindi y Punjabi.

Awards & Recognitions

Included in The Lawyer's Hot 100 2025 (January 2025)
Included in the inaugural Pro Bono Recognition List 2024 (July 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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