Salman Shah General Information An experienced legal practitioner since 2012, Salman qualified as a solicitor in 2016 and as a barrister in 2018. Based in Greater Manchester, he is happy to travel upon instructions. Salman has extensive experience, having worked as a solicitor-advocate (with Higher Rights of Audience in Civil) in a medium-sized firm before becoming a barrister. As a result, he is uniquely placed to understand the pressures of litigation. He has an excellent understanding of the need to instruct counsel and be tactically astute in handling matters. He appreciates the importance of a pragmatic and commercially focused approach and is known for his great attention to detail. Having conducted numerous civil hearings in the County Courts and High Court, including a wide variety of applications, hearings and claims, Salman is happy to accept instructions on behalf of both claimants and defendants. He also accepts instructions to draft pleadings and advice on quantum and/or liability. In Civil Courts, Salman can be instructed for Case Management Conferences, Costs and Case Management Conferences, interlocutory application hearings of all kinds (telephone or in person), Infant Approval Hearings and Stage 3 hearings, Small Claims Hearing, Trials and Disposal Hearings. A member of the Punjab Bar Council, Salman is qualified within the jurisdiction of Pakistan. Although focusing on his practice in the UK, he is able to advise on the validity of divorce obtained overseas and whether a divorce obtained in Pakistan is valid in the UK. He is also able to comment on the authenticity of a Pakistani divorce certificate. Salman is qualified to accept instructions from members of the public under the Direct Public Access Scheme. He has also represented clients on a pro bono basis. Areas of law Road Traffic Cases (EL/PL) Personal Injury Credit Hire (Specialist in Taxi Credit Hire Cases) General Civil Law Family Law Immigration Interlocutory applications across all matters in Civil Law Costs and Case Management Conferences ('CCMC') in all civil claims Company Law (Especially applications relating to S859F of the Companies Act 2006) Costs Debt Memberships Punjab Bar Council Awards Shortlisted as “Young Achiever of the Year” for the Personal Injury Eclipse Awards, 2015 Shortlisted as “Young Achiever of the Year” for the British Muslim Awards, 2015 Personal Interests In his free time, he likes to spend time at home with family.