An Evening Seminar with the SRA’s Director and Chief Adjudicator
Date: Wednesday, 25th February 2015
Time: 17.15 Registration, 17:45 – 19.00 Seminar
Venue: TBC
Fee: Member £10 + VAT Non-Member £10 + VAT
CPD: 1 hour
Speaker: Nabila Zulfiquar
This seminar will give delegates the opportunity to hear from the SRA’s Director & Chief Adjudicator, Nabila Zulfiqar. Adjudicators make regulatory decisions on a wide range issues. This could be whether to impose a condition on a practising certificate; assess an individual’s suitability to commence a period of recognised training or to enter the profession; or allegations relating to a serious conduct issue. Nabila will explain the structure of the SRA and focus on the role of SRA adjudicators and their powers. Nabila will talk first-hand about her role and the work she undertakes. She will describe types of matters adjudicated and possible outcomes. There will be plenty of opportunity to ask Nabila any questions you have.
Speaker:
Nabila has an LLB in Business Law and qualified as a solicitor in 1993. Prior to joining the SRA in 2011, she was Council Solicitor at the General Teaching Council for England (GTC) with responsibility for advising the Chief Executive, Registrar and Council on all legal matters. She also managed the legal team with responsibility for the overall investigation and conduct of cases before the Professional Conduct Committees of the GTC. From 2005 until 2008, Nabila was Principal Solicitor and Head of Service in the Legal Department of Birmingham City Council. She specialised in child and adult protection litigation in the magistrates, county and high courts. She has extensive advocacy experience in this field. She was a member of the Children in Safeguarding Proceedings sub committee of the Family Justice Council and contributed to two Law Society publications relating to public law proceedings.
In April 2013, Nabila was appointed by the Privy Council to the Architects Registration Board (ARB) and Chairs its Investigation and Oversight Committee. In May 2014, Nabila was appointed to the role of Interim Board Member of the Academy for Healthcare Science. She was also a primary school governor between 2010-2013 and chaired its Finance and Staffing Committee. She is a mentor for Mosaic, a charity which supports children and young people to achieve their potential.