Shabinah is experienced in commercial and property matters and has acted for both claimants and defendants in small claims, fast-track trials, interim applications and in drafting pleadings and advices in a range of areas. These include contractual disputes, licensing and unfair relationship claims (in particular s140A CCA 1974) where she acts for established high street banks and finance providers.

Shabinah’s property practice has been wide ranging and she has advised and litigated a number of matters including:

Advising a Department Store on rights of access pursuant to their Deeds and negotiating a lease surrender for an amount of money (not disclosable) in order for a development company to take over specific property.

Providing advices on Party Wall Disputes and negotiating settlements with neighbours and surveyors
Litigating a breach of easement matter and settling by re-drafting the easement and settling damages.
Settling a professional negligence matter whereby solicitors had completed the conveyancing on a land purchase and had failed to realise that the land was landlocked and had no rights of access. The matter was settled by the negligent solicitor’s insurance company by drafting an easement that granted rights of access and payment to the leasehold and

Shabinah brings to Chambers her experience of having worked within the Housing and Litigation Department of a Midlands based Local Authority. During her tenure she took carriage of cases from drafting pleadings, witness evidence and conducting advocacy at all stages of the claim including trials.

Shabinah has previously represented tenants and now focuses on landlord clients which include local authorities and large scale social housing providers. Her practice encompasses all manner of matters including possession, anti-social behaviour, disrepair, public law issues, mobile homes and Traveller possession claims.

She adopts a commercial approach to costs and is adept at finding pragmatic client conscious solutions.