About
Adeeba is Head of the Family and Relationship Team and a Partner with over 20 years’ post-qualification experience in family and children law.
She is a leading international family lawyer, widely recognised for her expertise on complex, high-risk and cross-border disputes, particularly those involving children.
- Adeeba regularly acts in the High Court and Court of Appeal and is regarded as one of the go-to practitioners in this highly specialised area of law. She is known for her strategic approach, technical excellence and calm handling of sensitive and urgent cases.Adeeba advises on a wide range of matters, including:International child abduction and wrongful retention
- Hague and non-Hague Convention proceedings
- Inherent jurisdiction cases involving non-contracting states
- Stranded spouse and international relocation cases
- Schedule 1 Children Act applications
- Enforcement of foreign orders
- Adoption, surrogacy and medical treatment cases
- Divorce and financial matters alongside children proceedings
- Care proceedings, domestic abuse and forced marriage cases
She acts for a diverse international client base, including high-net-worth individuals and foreign nationals, and is known for her unwavering commitment to achieving the best possible outcomes for her clients.
She is consistently recognised by Legal 500 as a recommended lawyer and Next Generation Partner and has previously been shortlisted for LexisNexis Family Law Partner of the Year and Civil Lawyer of the Year at the Asian Family Law Awards.
Adeeba is also fluent in English, Punjabi and Urdu, enabling her to support clients more effectively across cultures and jurisdictions.
Professional qualifications and memberships:
Solicitor, England and Wales
Family Law Advanced Panel Accredited
ICACU panel supervisor for international child abduction matters
Outside of work
Outside of work, Adeeba enjoys swimming and attending fitness camps. She is also a qualified make-up artist, has been featured in Asiana magazine and enjoys baking.
Reported Cases:
- Hermens v Hermens & Anor [2017] EWHC 3742 (fam)
- Re H (Abduction: Retention in Non-Contracting State)[2019] EWCA Civ 672
- R v P (Children: Similar Fact Evidence) [2020] EWCA Civ 1088
- B (A Child) (Abduction: Article 13(b)) [2020] EWCA Civ 1057
- LC (A Child – Placement Order) [2020] EWCA Civ 787 (23 June 2020) (29 July 2020)
- WS –v- AA [2021] EWHC 2659 (Fam) (child abduction)
- R v G (Habitual Residence: Stay) [2022] EWHC 1428 (Fam)
- X v Y [2022] EWHC 2096 (Fam)
- Re G (Inherent Jurisdiction Return: Disclosure of Asylum Documents) [2022] EWHC 2134 (Fam)
- Re G (Inherent Jurisdiction Return: Allegations of Domestic Abuse: Fact Finding) [2022] EWHC 3284 (Fam)
- P (Children)(Disclosure) [2022] EWCA Civ 495
- H v R & Anor [2022] EWHC 1073 (Fam)
- R-v- G [2022] EWHC 1428 (Fam)
- PZ v TB [2023] EWHC 243 (Fam) (08 February 2023)
- F v M [2023] EWFC 5 (12 April 2023)
- Re G (Disclosure of Fact-Finding Judgement to Secretary of State for the Home Department) [2023] EWHC 450 (Fam)
- KH v MB [2023] EWHC 3194
- K v E [2023] EWHC 2890 (Fam)
- OC v CD [2023] EWHC 530 (Fam)
- Adil Lahmer v Chaimae Chat Kahia [2024] EWCA Civ 1598
- Chaimae Chat Kahia v Adil Lahmer [2024] EWHC 2439 (Fam)
- Chaimae Chat Kahia v Adil Lahmer [2024] EHCH 2440 (Fam)
- D (A Child), Re (Abduction: Article 13(b)) [2025] EWHC 799 (Fam)
- Re F (A Child) 2025 EWCA Civ 911
- M v F [2025] EWHC 2629 (Fam)
- Re S (A Child) (Relocation and Change of Residence) [2025] EWHC 3453
