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Fatima Bakare

Commercial Law Barrister | 5+ years experience

Fatima is an experienced civil practitioner. Her main areas of practice are contractual claims, money claims & debt, insolvency, housing and personal injury but she also offers experience across a wide range of other complementary civil areas.

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Fatima's Biography

Areas covered
Civil Litigation, Money Claims & Debt, Housing, Landlord and Tenant, Possession and Repossession claims, Professional Negligence, Costs, Personal Injury, Public Liability Occupiers Liability, Employers Liability, Road traffic accidents, Travel Claims
Background

Fatima has extensive experience in civil litigation. She has a wide-ranging practice encompassing money claims & debt, housing (property) and other general litigation matters.

Having worked for many years as a solicitor before becoming a barrister Fatima has developed a good understanding of the needs of her clients. She is therefore able to fashion pragmatic solutions which benefit her clients. Her extensive experience as a lawyer has given Fatima strong technical knowledge. Fatima will always go the extra mile to find arguments which support her client’s case.

Civil Litigation

Fatima regularly receives instructions in regards to the recovery of debt claims, bankruptcy and insolvency, obtaining charging orders, advising on and attending hearings for possession of a property. She also has experience of advising claimants who have suffered as a result of negligence of professionals who have provided a poor standard of service. Fatima welcomes instructions on the following matters:

  •  Money Claims & Debt
  •  Housing
  •  Landlord and Tenant
  •  Possession and Repossession claims
  •  Professional Negligence

Costs

Fatima has experience in dealing with costs disputes and has received instructions regarding cost case management and assessment.

Personal Injury

Fatima has a wealth of experience in all areas of personal injury where she has acted for both claimant and defendant. She is able to assess the merits of a case, draft court documents, advise on the value of the case, deal with all court hearings including preparation for and attendance at trial.

Fatima welcomes instructions on the following types of personal injury case:

  •  Public Liability
  •  Occupiers Liability
  •  Employers Liability
  •  Road traffic accidents
  •  Travel Claims

Qualifications

  •  Called to the Bar in 2018
  •  PGDIP Law 2004 Legal Practice Course 2005-2006
  •  Admitted as a Solicitor 2011
  •  Solicitor - Advocate 2017

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Knowledge Base

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