[photo] Tanya Murshed (2006)Tanya Murshed (2006)

Teams

Crime, Employment & Discrimination, Immigration and Public Law 

 
Practice

Tanya practises in crime, immigration/asylum, employment and prison law.

She defends individuals on a wide range of criminal matters including violent and sexual offences, drugs, fraud, robbery, theft, burglary and harassment cases. Tanya previously worked for various criminal solicitors on a number of serious, complex and high profile cases including the 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot; the 2007 Glasgow Airport Attack; cases relating to the late Parliament Square peace campaigner Brian Haw and R v Kirtley and Others which was the first effective trial under s.145 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 involving six animal rights protesters.

Tanya appears in the First -Tier and Upper Tribunal representing both publicly and privately funded appellants in all areas of immigration, nationality and asylum law and regularly advises on Judicial Review matters. She also accepts instructions from Bail for Immigration Detainees (BID) on a pro bono basis. Tanya has extensive experience of working for refugees having previously worked for the Medical Foundation for the care of Victims of Torture and the Refugee Section of Amnesty International. 

Tanya also has a growing employment law practice representing claimants in unfair dismissal, race and sex discrimination cases in the Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal.  She is part of the 1 MCB General Employment Pro Bono Scheme.  

Tanya has a developing prison law practice representing prisoners in adjudications and Parole Board hearings. She also advises on Judicial Review.