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Maham is a specialist Family Law Barrister and accepts instructions across the full spectrum of private family work with particular focus on financial remedies, private children proceedings and applications under the Family Law Act 1996.
She is routinely instructed in matrimonial finance proceedings and appears at every stage of litigation including the First Direction Appointments (FDAs), Financial Dispute Resolution Appointments (FDRs), interim applications and final hearings. Her experience encompasses cases involving allegations of material non-disclosure, complex asset structures, pensions, business interests, as well as applications for financial provision for children under Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989.
Maham also has a busy private children practice and is instructed on behalf of both applicants and respondents in matters concerning child arrangements, relocation, specific issue, prohibited steps orders, allegations of domestic abuse and parental alienation. She acts for parents from the outset of proceedings right through to a final hearing.
Maham is equally experienced in applications under the Family Law Act, regularly appearing in contested non molestation and occupation order matters.
The quality of her work is reflected in the feedback she has received from those who instruct her:
“Maham’s attention to detail upon receipt of the papers was second to none.
She contacted me prior to the hearing to discuss the case, telephoned me straight after to advise me of the outcome and provided an extremely detailed draft order. It meant that I did not have the worry as to what was happening and felt that I was receiving the best service for the client”.
– Victoria Richardson, Family Law Solicitor at McHale and Co
“Maham very diligently and patiently represented my client in a financial remedy case who was very impressed by her.”
– Alexandra Kenyon, Partner at Dickinson Parker Hill Solicitors
Maham is recognised for her measured advocacy, meticulous preparation and practical approach to litigation. Acknowledging the significant financial and emotional impact of proceedings, she adopts a pragmatic and commercially astute approach to litigation. Through her careful preparation, strategic case analysis and clear understanding of her clients’ objectives, she often assists parties in achieving meaningful and cost effective resolutions early on, thereby avoiding the need for protracted litigation where appropriate. She is therefore often instructed to provide advice to clients as to the prospect of their applications from the outset.
Family finance
Maham is regularly instructed to represent client at FDAs, FDRs, interim and final hearings. Her recent cases have involved:
- Enforcement applications
- Applications for freezing injunctions pursuant to s.37 of the MCA 1973
- Dissipation of assets
- Conduct arguments
- Material non-disclosure
- Arguments as to matrimonial and non-matrimonial assets both domestically and internationally
- MPS
- Instruction of Part 25 experts
She is recognised for her measured advocacy, meticulous preparation and practical approach to cases. Acknowledging the significant financial and emotional impact of matrimonial finance proceedings, she adopts a pragmatic and commercially astute approach to litigation. Through her careful preparation, strategic case analysis and clear understanding of her clients’ objectives, she often assists parties in achieving meaningful and cost effectives resolutions early on, thereby avoiding the need for protracted litigation where appropriate. She is therefore often instructed to provide advice to clients as to the prospect of their applications from the outset.
Notable Cases
M v M [2026]: Recently represented an applicant H at a final hearing listed on the accelerated procedure. Maham obtained a final order for sale as sought by her client and successfully obtained an order for costs against the respondent W for litigation misconduct given her non-compliance within proceedings.
S v S [2026]: Represented an applicant H in obtaining a final order for sale where the respondent W had failed to attend the final hearing. Maham successfully persuaded the court to proceed with the final hearing in the W’s absence. The court was greatly assisted with the detailed note Maham had prepared on behalf of her client and the trial judge commended her for this within the judgment.
Z v F [2026]: Maham represented a respondent H at an FDA, successfully persuading the court to treat a child the parties had cared for since birth who was not their biological child, as the relevant child of the marriage under s.25(a)(1) where the W opposed the same.
C v C [2026]: Successfully represented a W in her application pursuant to s.37 of the MCA 1973, seeking to set aside the transfer of the FMH to a third party by the H.
K v K [2026]: Represented a W in her application for material non-disclosure on part of the H. Maham was successful in her application for a forensic accountant to be appointed and for costs to be awarded in her client’s favor.
F v F [2026]: Represented the respondent H in successfully obtaining a SJE to be appointed for the valuation of the W’s business which was opposed by the W.
Children (Private Law)
Maham acts for both parents in private children proceedings including in applications for:
- Child Arrangement Orders
- Enforcement Applications
- Prohibited Steps Orders
- Specific Issue Orders
- Relocation (both internal and out of jurisdiction)
- Interim Contact Hearings
- Instruction Part 25 Experts such as an ISW.
She has experience in dealing with cases involving allegations of serious domestic abuse and complex safeguarding concerns. Maham approaches each case with careful judgement and compassion, recognising the sensitive nature of private children matters. Her clients value her calm demeanor and ability to find a resolution even in the most difficult of situations.
Maham recently represented a respondent father facing allegations of parental alienation and was able to affectively agree the factual matrix, negating the need for any fact finding and finalised matters at the DRA. Equally, Maham has recently obtained an Order for no contact against a respondent father who was found to have subjected the mother to serious acts of violence.
Maham also represents in injunctive applications including applications made without notice under the Family Law Act.
Recent Cases
J v J [Specific Issue – Non-Hague] 2026: Successfully persuaded the court at a contested hearing against permitting the mother to travel with the child to a Non-Hague country.
S v J [Interim Contact] 2026: Successfully persuaded the court to direct interim contact between the child and his father pending the outcome of a Section 7 Report by Cafcass.
L v T [Enforcement] 2026: Successful in reinstating contact arrangements as per a final order made previously in favour of her client where the respondent father sought to change the arrangements.
S v S [Finding of Fact] 2026: Despite serious findings being made by the court against her client, Maham was able to persuade the court to order direct contact between the child and the father.
A v A [Application for Direct Contact, Parental Responsibility and Declaration of Parentage] 2025: Following a contested three-day final hearing at the West London Family Court, Maham successfully obtained an Order for direct contact between the child and his father, persuading the court against Cafcass recommendation for a no-contact order. She was successful in securing a Parental Responsibility Order and a Declaration of Parentage Order in favor of her client. These were protracted private children act proceedings, whereby the father had no contact with the child since birth and Cafcass’s recommendation to the court was limited to two yearly indirect contact only. The court was greatly assisted by Maham’s detailed skeleton argument.
Children (Public Law)
Maham represents local authorities, parents, intervenors and guardians, at all stages in public law proceedings.
She has successfully represented local authorities on a number of contested matters including:
- Revocation of placement orders
- Urgent ICO and removal hearings
- Final care and placement orders
- Recovery orders
- Deprivation of Liberty Orders in the High Court
- Applications for secure accommodation orders
- No contact orders pursuant to s.34 of the Children’s Act 1989
- Injunctions against the Local Authority
- Special Guardianship orders
Education
- BPTC, Distinction, BPP Law School (2018)
- LLM, Distinction, BPP Law School (2018)
Scholarships
- Middle Temple: Terrence FitzGerald Scholarship (2017)
- BPP Law School: BPTC Scholarship (2017)
Memberships
- Northern Circuit
- Women In The Law
- The Honourable Society of Middle Temple
