Résumé

PERSONAL PROFILE

Solicitor and senior investigator with significant experience in regulatory investigations, professional conduct, and dispute resolution. Accredited mediator and member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

Competent problem-solver with advanced training in evidence gathering and analysis, as well as conciliating escalated complaints and disputes. Expert in leading complex investigations and writing clear reports whilst progressing a personal caseload. Articulate, conscientious communicator able to engage people at all levels.

Founding member of the Midlands Asian Lawyers Association and former President of Leicestershire Junior Lawyers. Record of public service and volunteering, including serving as a councillor and school governor.

CURRENT ROLES

Solicitor and Senior Investigations Officer at ACCA

PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT

Lead Investigator at the Independent Office for Police Conduct

  • Conducted serious and sensitive investigations into alleged police misconduct and/or criminality i.e. deaths in custody, abuse of power by officers, historic failures to investigate child sexual abuse etc.
  • Ownership of investigations from start to finish – including setting tasks and supervising investigators – culminating in written final reports with recommendations, usually sent to police forces and prosecutors.
  • Elected as national head of the staff association for four years. Managed a team of 16 officials, and represented the interests of 1,000+ colleagues across seven offices in England and Wales. Worked constructively with IOPC management and HR to solve employment disputes and implement change.

City Councillor at Leicester City Council

  • Elected councillor for Beaumont Leys. Managed a diary of casework to solve problems for constituents. Served on the planning committee and participated in full council debates. Stood for parliament in 2015.

Solicitor at Richard Nelson LLP

  • Instructed in multimillion pound fraud cases and other defence matters including mortgage fraud, VAT fraud, theft, false accounting, POCA confiscation of assets, plus criminal cases such as sexual assault.
  • Defended in professional misconduct cases brought by the GMC, SRA, NMC, and other regulators.

Board Member at the Leicestershire Police Authority

  • Worked with 16 colleagues on the board to hold the force and chief constable to account. The board had collective responsibility for approving the annual budget and setting the policing plan for Leicestershire.

Solicitor at Cartwright King

  • Defended in financial crime cases including fraud, false accounting, theft, cash seizures, POCA confiscation of assets, as well as regulatory matters brought by local authorities, HMRC and others.
  • Instigated civil actions against the police and public authorities in human rights and discrimination cases. Also acted on behalf of the Police Federation to defend police officers facing misconduct proceedings.

(Multiple earlier roles not listed)

PAST VOLUNTEERING

Deputy Chair at Leicester Conservatives

President at the Leicestershire Junior Lawyers Division

Committee Member at the Midlands Asian Lawyers Association

Member of Court at the University of Leicester

Company Director and Charity Trustee at the Cooke e-Learning Foundation

Independent Custody Visitor at the Leicestershire Police Authority

School Governor at Soar Valley College

School Governor at Beaumont Lodge Primary School

Public Affairs Secretary at the Hindu Forum of Britain

Member of the Public and Patient Health Forum at Leicester NHS

ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS

Member of the Law Society of England and Wales

Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

Member of the National Junior Lawyers Division

Member of the Midlands Asian Lawyers Association

Member of the Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice (PgDip) from De Montfort Law School

Graduate Diploma in Law (GDip) from De Montfort Law School

Degree in Politics and Contemporary History (BSc Hons) from Brunel University

A Levels in Law, Business, and Psychology from Regent College

GCSEs in 10 subjects from Babington Community College