Qadeer Mirza

Qadeer has a confident, warm and personable manner that has been of assistance in dealing with vulnerable witnesses and defendants, including youths and those with mental health and learning difficulties. He is acutely aware of how criminal cases are prepared by his professional clients and the Crown Prosecution Service and utilises this knowledge to the benefit of those who instruct him.

Qadeer has experience in most areas of crime and receives defence and prosecution instructions for cases in the magistrates’ courts and the Crown Court. He has been instructed in aspects of general crime, including assault, robbery, possession of false identity documents, affray, public order offences, sexual assault, offensive weapons, handling stolen goods, theft and drugs offences. He has been involved in cases attracting local press coverage, involving offences relating to public order and domestic violence.

Qadeer also receives defence and prosecution instructions for cases involving road traffic matters.

Qadeer is pleased to accept instructions in all areas of family law,  this includes but is not limited to;  child arrangement orders,  supervised and unsupervised contact arrangements and cases featuring parental alienation and relocation.    Qadeer is also experienced in dealing with cases containing domestic abuse which often involve non-molestation and occupational orders.

Qadeer welcomes instructions relating to divorce proceedings and financial remedies

• The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple

• Urdu
• Punjabi

Qadeer’s interests outside of the legal profession include spending quality time with family and friends. He enjoys reading books, fitness training and plays tennis. He now watches the more taxing of sports like cricket and football. He is an avid West Ham supporter.

• R v Bojang: fraud case at Luton Crown Court. Successfully persuaded the Crown not to proceed with this count. The Crown offered no evidence.
• R v O’Connor: sexual offences case at Isleworth Crown Court. Defended a man charged with sexually assaulting four women. Judge was persuaded to pass a significantly reduced sentence of 4½ years’ custody.
• R v A: represented a client accused of possessing a false travel document at Woolwich Crown Court. Judge was persuaded to impose a significantly reduced sentence of 4 months’ custody.