“Ayisha is fantastic! Her friendly and approachable manner puts clients at ease from the get-go. When representing her clients in Court, her thorough and robust advocacy style, continues to showcase her client’s position in a way that is well received by the Judiciary”
Ayisha is a Family Law specialist. Her background in education and MSc in Psychodynamics means her practice lends itself to working with children and vulnerable clients, and she is regularly instructed to represent clients with learning difficulties and recognised psychiatric disorders.
Ayisha is recognized as an experienced junior in private and public law children matters. She represents parents and children via their Guardians in both spheres.
Ayisha is a popular choice for parents in cases where there are sensitive issues around mental health and learning disabilities. Her approachable manner makes her accessible to clients who form strong connections with her, while her robust and thorough advocacy leaves clients feeling they have put their cases with the greatest force.
Children’s Guardians are drawn to her attention to detail and balanced approached. Keen to ensure the best outcomes for children Ayisha is as adept at challenging care plans and Local Authority evidence as she is in amplifying Guardian’s analyses in support of proposed final care plans.
Her background in education and MSc in Psychodynamics means her practice lends itself to work with children and vulnerable clients. She regularly represents clients with suicidal ideation, learning difficulties and recognised psychiatric disorders.
Public Law Children/Care Proceedings
Ayisha passionately represents parents and children, via their guardians, through the spectrum of hearings from EPOs and contested ICOs to final hearings. Ayisha is regularly instructed in cases which feature non-accidental injury, chronic neglect, physical abuse, substance misuse, mental health issues and sexual abuse.
She is trusted by her clients and isn’t afraid of giving firm advice when required.
Private Law Children/Child Arrangements
Ayisha is an accomplished private law advocate and regularly represents parents and 16.4 guardians in the full range of hearings from contact, lives with and relocation hearings to contested fact findings, enforcement, appeals, non-molestation and occupation orders.
In private law Ayisha has successfully negotiated settlements in cases where parties had adopted entrenched positions. On one occasion she was able to mediate the meeting of two parents who had not spoken for 2years. At this meeting they offered each other apologies and a commitment to coparent respectfully.
She regularly appears in complex children matters whose central themes are allegations of coercive control, emotional, financial and physical abuse, sexual assault and parental alienation.
She hosted a series of podcasts for Family Law week on the issue of parental alienation.
Direct access
Ayisha also accepts instructions from lay clients via Direct Access
Seminars
Ayisha provides several seminars per year to Solicitor clients and organisations such as Resolution. You can find more information on the seminars that Ayisha has provided, here.
