Shabina Begum

---

Profile

Shabina is a partner at Goodman Ray Solicitors in the International Child Care department, who specialises in international child abduction from both Hague and Non-Hague signatory contracting States, forced marriage, child marriage, female genital mutilation, transnational abandonment, domestic abuse and gender based violence. She is a UN recognised expert of child, early and forced marriages in the UK. She was part of the pro – bono legal team who drafted the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022. She is a Resolution accredited Specialist in Child Abduction & Forced Marriage and Honour-based Violence. Shabina has been recognised by The Law Society as a Legal Hero in 2023. She won the Women of the Future Awards 2020 in the business category. She is described as an "exceptional lawyer" and a "pioneer in her field". Some of her notable cases include representing clients from the North Americas, Greater Gulf Countries and Asia Pacific.

Languages Spoken: English, Bangla, Hindi, Urdu and Level 1 British Sign Language

Practice Areas: Appeals, Child Care/Public Law, Child Custody/Residence/Visitation/Contact, Domestic Abuse/Violence/Protection Orders, Emergency Procedures/Injunctions, Enforcement: Child Custody, Hague Convention/Child Abduction, Modification/Variation: Child Custody, Relocation/Removal from Jurisdiction

---

Return to profiles