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Safia commenced pupillage at 42BR in September 2026 under the supervision of Philip McCormack.
Immediately prior to pupillage, Safia was a Research Assistant at the Law Commission of England and Wales. Safia worked on the kinship care project during the pre-consultation phase and assisted in the drafting and publication of the kinship care consultation paper.
Safia was a Judicial Assistant in the Court of Appeal to the former President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane and the former Vice-President of the Civil Division, Sir Nicholas Underhill. Safia drafted bench memoranda, undertook research tasks and assisted in determinations of applications for permission to appeal in her role. Notable cases Safia assisted in during her time in the Court of Appeal include:
Safia was also a Judicial Assistant in the High Court to Sir Nicholas Mostyn. Notable cases Safia assisted in during her time in the High Court Family Division include:
Safia interned at the UK Supreme Court and shadowed Lord Stephens.
Safia has two years of paralegal experience in family law at two law firms in London.
Safia has experience of pro bono work at Advocate as a volunteer caseworker.
![Mahnoor Javed acts for the local authority in Re E (A Child) (Special Guardianship Order: Public Law Proceedings) [2026] EWCA Civ 1167](https://www.42br.com/_files/article/1083/1801-case-note-template-mj-sy.png)
The appeal raised the question of the approach the court should adopt when making an SGO at the conclusion of care proceedings, specifically in relation to threshold and where the realistic care options for the child are a choice between being placed outside of the family network or reunification with family.
Published: 1st Oct 2026
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