A client came to us having been told by several solicitors that she had no case. She had unknowingly entered into an unregistered Islamic marriage in the UK and did not realise that under English law, she was classed as a cohabitee and had no matrimonial rights. When...
Aina Khan was invited to present a paper on her work with Muslim families and their legal issues. She spoke at the world-renowned Max Planck research Institute for social anthropology, Halle, Germany. The lecture was attended by PhD and postdoctoral research, as well...
Aina Khan brought her “Register our Marriage Roadshow” to the Trinity Chambers in Newcastle on the 23rd March 2016 as part of a series of events and campaign providing vital information on unregistered marriages. The event, which was held at Trinity Chambers The...
Head of Duncan Lewis Islamic Law department Aina Khan was invited to attend a tour of the Penny Appeal charity on 3rd March 2016. The Penny Appeal is a leading charity based in Wakefield, West Yorkshire and was set up in 2009. The Penny Appeal provides poverty relief...
Family Law Solicitor Aina Khan delivered a speech for International Women’s Day at the Bank of England Muslim Network Event on 9th March discussing the topic of “How to be a Successful Muslim Woman”. Aina Khan was invited to speak at the event at the Bank of...
In the wake of the launch of Sharia Watch UK and the Law Society’s issuing of guidelines to lawyers on how to draw up wills according to Sharia teaching, Aina Khan along with Anne Marie Waters, from Sharia Watch UK, spoke to Voice of Russia UK’s Tim Ecott on 30th...
