Tariq Ali

Advocate

About

Tariq Ali is a robust and fierce Advocate, a leading senior Solicitor Advocate in Family Law with almost two decades of experience in the field of Family Law.

His practice encompasses all aspects of Family Law, including Divorce/ Financial Remedies, Children both public and private, Domestic Abuse, Forced Marriage Protection, with recognised expertise in cases involving International and immigration elements. This includes addressing divorce jurisdiction and forum disputes, international enforcement in financial and children cases, child abduction and relocation, and the protection of vulnerable adults under the inherent jurisdiction and in the Court of Protection.

While Tariq is an exceptionally effective advocate and highly experienced in court disputes, he is equally passionate about alternative methods of Dispute Resolution particularly mediation and arbitration.

In private law, Tariq represents parents at all stages of proceedings. Tariq has particular expertise in cases involving significant parental alienation. Tariq has extensive experience in representing parents in hearings involving allegations of sexual assault, domestic violence and implacable hostility within a relationship. 

Tariq regularly receives instructions in Family Law Act applications, including Non-Molestation Orders and Occupation Orders, Tariq accepts last minute instructions and thrives to obtain positive/favourable results for his clients.

Tariq is adept at protecting vulnerable clients throughout proceedings, with a particular emphasis on ensuring that a client feels safe within proceedings. Tariq has also successfully opposed malicious applications of this nature.

Tariq accepts instructions on behalf parents. His experience encompasses a wide variety of issues including serious domestic violence, intergenerational sexual abuse, child abuse, child sexual abuse, chronic neglect, significant emotional harm, substance abuse and non-accidental injuries.

Tariq is skilled at conducting client conferences with vulnerable clients on sensitive matters and is often instructed due to his approachable nature and compassionate approach.

Tariq has extensive experience in dealing with emergency hearings and is happy to accept last minute instructions.

Family Law

 

Ola Popoola
Family Advocate
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Ola is a solicitor of England & Wales and he is a Senior caseworker under the Law Society Immigration and Asylum Accreditation.

 

Prior to his admission as a solicitor, Ola was an OISC Level 3 adviser. Ola has vast experience of dealing with all areas of Immigration & Asylum law, particularly Human Rights and Judicial review. He has represented clients at the First-Tier & Upper Tribunals. He has also been involved in the training and supervision of caseworkers.

 

Ola also has experience of representing clients in family law proceedings. He is keen to represent clients both remote & in person for the following type of court hearings;

  • Non Molestation Order & Occupation Order applications;
  • Directions Hearings for Section 8 applications such as child arrangements, specific issue, prohibited steps, special guardianships
  • Fact finding hearings in Child Arrangements applications
  • First Appointment (FDA) hearing, interim applications and the financial dispute resolution hearing in financial remedy order proceedings.

 

Ola is a big football and tennis fan. He enjoys good food & good music, in his spare time he is a disc jockey at parties and events.