Shazia Akhtar
UK Bar Guide 2025
Band 3 : Education
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About
Provided by Shazia Akhtar
Practice Areas
Shazia specialises in Education law. She has extensive experience of acting in the Court of Protection including dealing with health and welfare and property and affairs; discrimination, public and administrative law.
Shazia is a part-time judge sitting in the Educational Tribunal for Wales (ETW), which makes decisions on appeals about special educational needs and disability discrimination. Shazia is also a qualified mediator (ADR Group).
Career
Called to Bar 2001, Tribunal Judge (Wales) 2022
Professional Memberships
Administrative Law Bar Association, Court of Protection Practitioners Association, Court of Protection Bar Association, Education Law Association (committee member), Discrimination Law Association.
Publications
Consultant Editor Halsbury’s Laws of England, Education, 5th Edition Vols 35, 36, 36A
Chambers Review
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Shazia Akhtar has a wide-ranging education practice, with particular strength in SEN and school governance matters, academy conversions, and challenges to Ofsted inspections. Universities regularly call upon her to advise them on their responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010. Alongside universities, her diverse client base includes students, schools, NGOs and charitable organisations.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Shazia Akhtar is able to take a complex scenario and provide guidance on the issues and steps for the client to take to minimise risk."
"Shazia Akhtar is able to take a complex scenario and provide guidance on the issues and steps for the client to take to minimise risk."
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