Shabana Saleem is an international family mediator and lawyer based in the Middle East. She practices family law at Al Tamimi & Co., the largest regional law firm in the Middle East and North Africa. Her mediation practice is managed by Outer Temple Chambers. Her legal expertise across a wide range of family law issues, including Sharia-related considerations, contentious and non-contentious divorce, finance, and children matters, informs her approach to conflict resolution. She is the first trained mediator with specialist family law expertise and divorce experience based in the UAE. Her co-authored paper, “The Legal Treatment of Islamic Marriage Ceremonies” (Oxford Journal of Law and Religion, 2018), was cited in the Court of Appeal decision Akhter v Khan [2020] EWCA Civ 122, addressing the validity of an Islamic marriage ceremony under English law. She has a particular understanding of cross-border issues with Sharia considerations. Her clients reside across expatriate hubs in Islamic law countries such as Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia and/or have connections to Islamic law jurisdictions.
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