Nargis Awan

• Property

• Civil

• Commercial

Nargis practises as a self-employed barrister, alongside her separate solicitor practice. Her background gives her a practical understanding of the preparation and conduct of litigation, the management of complex evidence and the issues clients face when pursuing or defending proceedings.
 
Nargis is particularly interested in hearing advocacy, including interim applications, case management hearings and contested hearings across civil and property litigation, family law and immigration. She is also happy to consider conferences, advisory and drafting instructions depending on the nature and complexity of the case.

Property Litigation

Nargis has experience in property disputes, including contested applications and proceedings involving ownership, beneficial interests and property rights.

Her experience includes disputes involving competing property interests, complex documentary evidence, and issues requiring consideration of title documents and the parties' respective legal rights.

She is interested in instructions concerning property ownership disputes, beneficial interests, rights of way and easements, injunctions and related civil applications.

Selected experience

• Property and beneficial ownership disputes

• Acting as Counsel in proceedings involving disputed property interests and beneficial ownership, including matters requiring examination of financial evidence, ownership arrangements and the parties' respective claims

• Contested property applications

• Advocacy and case preparation in contested property-related proceedings, including interlocutory applications and disputes connected with earlier litigation

Civil and Commercial Litigation

Nargis has substantial experience of civil litigation, including contractual and property-related disputes, contested applications, case management, pleadings, evidence, disclosure and costs. Her experience includes small claims, fast-track and multi-track litigation, together with substantial High Court proceedings. She is particularly interested in instructions involving:

• Civil and commercial disputes
• Contractual claims and contested proceedings 
• Property-related civil litigation 
• Interim and interlocutory applications 
• Case management and contested hearings 
• Drafting pleadings, witness statements and skeleton arguments 
• Written advice on merits, evidence and litigation strategy 
• Costs-related applications and disputes

• Anthony Donnellan v Alan Ward and Others — High Court, Business and Property Courts, Business List (ChD), 4 March 2026 
• Nargis appeared as a barrister for the defendants before Sir Anthony Mann in proceedings concerning an application arising from earlier substantial litigation. The claimant's application was dismissed as totally without merit, with costs awarded to the defendants. 
• Substantial civil litigation involving a 14-day trial 
• Nargis was involved as solicitor and instructing solicitor in substantial civil litigation involving a 14-day trial, in which Angus Gloag was instructed as Counsel. Her responsibilities included litigation strategy, evidence, preparation for trial, coordination with Counsel and management of the proceedings. Related litigation subsequently involved High Court applications and appellate costs proceedings. 

• Experience as solicitor and instructing solicitor in substantial civil disputes, including working with leading and junior Counsel on complex evidence, litigation strategy and appellate costs matters.

• Admitted as a Solicitor: 2009
• Called to the Bar: 2019: The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn