Talat Mahmood
Lawyer
LLB (Hons), LLM in Comparative Commercial Law
Profile
Overview
Talat Mahmood is a lawyer at Morgan Hill Solicitors, based at the firm's Ilford Head Office. He is a Registered Foreign Lawyer regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and an Advocate of the High Court of Pakistan. He joined the firm in July 2024, and he is a member of the firm's immigration, civil litigation, family, landlord and tenant, employment, personal injury, wills and probate and driving offences teams.
Talat works on complex immigration and asylum matters, from visa and leave to remain applications to appeals and the preparation of judicial review claims. He drafts witness statements, representations and tribunal and court bundles, and researches the law and Home Office policy that apply to each case. He keeps clients informed at every stage, and liaises with barristers, the courts and the Home Office so that cases progress on time.
Qualifications & Admissions
- Registered Foreign Lawyer — Solicitors Regulation Authority
- Advocate of the High Court — Punjab Bar Council, Pakistan (April 2021)
- Advocate of the Lower Courts — Punjab Bar Council, Pakistan (March 2019)
- Student Member of the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn (since January 2023)
Talat is not a solicitor of England and Wales. He works within Morgan Hill Solicitors as a Registered Foreign Lawyer, under the supervision of the firm's solicitors, and the firm is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
Career
Talat began his legal career in Lahore, Pakistan. He completed an internship and then a legal apprenticeship with Qayyum & Associates, assisting a practising Advocate of the Lahore High Court with research, drafting petitions and preparing case files. From 2019 to 2021 he practised as an Advocate and associate to a retired senior judge, preparing cases and drafting legal documents, and also advised a business in Islamabad on corporate compliance, contracts and governance.
He moved to the United Kingdom to complete his LLM at BPP University Law School, London, and joined Morgan Hill Solicitors in July 2024.
Areas of Practice
- Immigration — visa and leave to remain applications, asylum and human rights claims, appeals to the First-tier Tribunal, and the preparation of judicial review claims.
- Civil Litigation — assisting clients in pursuing and defending claims, including the preparation of witness statements and court bundles.
- Family — assisting clients with matters arising from separation, divorce and arrangements for children.
- Landlord & Tenant — assisting landlords and tenants with disputes and issues arising under residential and commercial tenancies.
- Employment — assisting employees and employers with workplace disputes and employment claims.
- Personal Injury — assisting clients in bringing claims for compensation following accidents and injury.
- Wills & Probate — assisting with the preparation of wills and the administration of estates.
- Driving Offences — assisting clients facing motoring prosecutions, from notices of intended prosecution to court hearings.
Education
- LLM (Master of Laws) in Comparative Commercial Law — BPP University Law School, London (2022–2023)
- LLB (Hons) — University Law College, University of the Punjab, Lahore (2013–2018)
Languages
English and Urdu (fluent, spoken and written); Punjabi and Hindi (fluent, spoken); Arabic (conversational).
Contact
Telephone: +44 203 5000 699
Office: Head Office, 604 Green Lane, Goodmayes, Ilford, Essex IG3 9SQ
