Zane Malik 2007

Practice areas

  • Public law
  • Human rights
  • Immigration
  • Asylum and nationality
  • Professional discipline
  • Appellate work.

What Judges Say

  • “... commendably concise and focused ...”: Lord Justice Richards in MA (India) v Secretary of State [2010] EWCA Civ 901.
  • “... as skilled as Mr Zane Malik ...”: Lord Justice Moses in R (Mirza and others) v Secretary of State [2010] EWHC 2002 (Admin).
  • “I would express my gratitude to Mr Malik for once again presenting the court with a very clear skeleton and making his submissions in the most economical way possible”: Lord Justice Sullivan in JO v SSHD [2011] EWCA Civ 377.
  • “... Mr Malik has put his finger on an issue of principle ...” “... I reiterate my gratitude to him for the interesting arguments he has put before me”: Lord Justice Sedley in Dhami v Secretary of State [2010] EWCA Civ 1185.
  • “The submissions have been presented very clearly and cogently in writing and with commendably succinct follow-up in oral hearing”: Lord Justice Richards in AH (Pakistan) v Secretary of State [2010] EWCA Civ 1564.   
  • “... very careful and succinct ...”: Lord Justice Maurice Kay in AM (Pakistan) v Secretary of State [2009] EWCA Civ 916.
  • “... extremely well and succinctly argued ... I meant what I said, [the argument] was very well put”: Mr Justice Foskett in R (Maitra) v Secretary of State [2011] EWHC 1618 (Admin).
  • “... careful and impressive ...”: Mr Justice Silber in R (Khan) v Secretary of State [2011] EWHC 1499 (Admin).
  • “... attractive ...”: Mr Justice Keeneth Parker in R (Otoo) v Secretary of State [2010] EWHC 2021 (Admin).
  • “... persuasive ...”: Lord Justice Pill in ZM (India) v Secretary of State [2009] EWCA Civ 403.
  • “If I may say so, you [ ] presented this case with great economy and efficiency, and I thank you [ ] very much”: Mr Justice Calvert Smith in M v LBTH [2010] EWHC 2129 (Admin).
  • “... well-argued skeleton ...” Lord Justice Sedley, while granting permission in, in RS (Pakistan) v Secretary of State [2011] EWCA Civ 434.
  • “... ingenious argument”: Senior Immigration Judge Mckee in MU (‘statement of additional grounds’ - long residence - discretion) Bangladesh [2010] UKUT 442 (IAC).
  • “... so experienced an advocate as Mr Malik ...” Mr Justice Cranston in Patel v Secretary of State.
  • “... I ... congratulate ... Mr Malik on his submissions”: Mrs Justice Rafferty in R (Dhugana) v Secretary of State [2010] EWHC 3408 (Admin).

Recent Notable Cases

  • R (Alvi) v Secretary of State [2011] EWCA Civ 681; [2011] All ER (D) 117 (Jul) (PQBD, Jackson LJ, Tomlinson LJ)  
  • QI (Pakistan) v Secretary of State [2011] EWCA Civ 614 (Pill LJ, Longmore LJ, Etherton LJ)
  • R (Mirza & others) v Secretary of State [2011] EWCA Civ 159; Times, March 2, 2011; [2011] All ER (D) 245 (Feb) (Sedley LJ, Rimer LJ, Sullivan LJ)
  • AQ (Pakistan) v Secretary of State [2011] EWCA Civ 833; [2011] All ER (D) 182 (Jul) (Pill LJ, Toulson LJ, Sullivan LJ)
  • Secretary of State v Rahman & others [2011] EWCA Civ 814;  [2011] All ER (D) 155 (Jul) (Thomas LJ, Moore-Bick LJ and Stanley Burnton LJ)
  • RS (Pakistan) v Secretary of State [2011] EWCA Civ 434; [2011] All ER (D) 172 (Apr) (Carnwath LJ, Patten LJ, Baron J)
  • AA (Nigeria) Adedoyin v Secretary of State [2010] EWCA Civ 773; [2011] 1 W.L.R. 564; [2010] Imm. A.R. 704; [2011] I.N.L.R. 1; [2010] NLJR 1013; Times, July 13, 2010; [2010] All ER (D) 53 (Jul); [2010] WLR (D) 172 (Rix LJ, Longmore LJ, Jacob LJ)
  • Secretary of State v Pankina & others [2010] EWCA Civ 719; [2011] Q.B. 376; [2010] 3 W.L.R. 1526; [2011] 1 All E.R. 1043; [2010] Imm. A.R. 689; [2010] I.N.L.R. 529; [2010] A.C.D. 93; Times, July 20, 2010; [2010] All ER (D) 196 (Jun) (Sedley LJ, Rimer LJ, Sullivan LJ)
  • Anwar & others v Secretary of State [2010] EWCA Civ 1275; [2011] I.N.L.R. 111; Times, November 25, 2010; [2010] All ER (D) 114 (Nov) (Sedley LJ, Lloyd LJ, Sullivan LJ)
  • AT (Pakistan) & others v Secretary of State [2010] EWCA Civ 567; [2010] Imm. A.R. 675; [2010] NLJR 806; [2010] All ER (D) 233 (May) (Laws LJ, Hooper LJ, Rimer LJ)
  • AR (Pakistan) v Secretary of State [2010] EWCA Civ 816; [2010] All ER (D) 181 (Jul) (The Chancellor, Moore-Bick LJ, Jackson LJ)
  • SA (Pakistan) & others v Secretary of State [2010] EWCA Civ 210; [2010] I.N.L.R. 523 (Laws LJ, Sedley LJ, Patten LJ)
  • AS (Afghanistan) & others v Secretary of State [2009] EWCA Civ 1076; [2011] 1 W.L.R. 385; [2010] 2 All E.R. 21; [2010] Imm. A.R. 284; [2010] I.N.L.R. 111 (Arden LJ, Moore-Bick LJ, Sullivan LJ)
  • ZH (Bangladesh) v Secretary of State [2009] EWCA Civ 8; [2009] Imm. A.R. 450 [2009] I.N.L.R. 434; Times, April 9, 09; [2009] All ER (D) 118 (Jan) (Sedley LJ, Keene LJ, Smith LJ)
  • AS (India) & others v Secretary of State [2009] EWCA Civ 1495 (Sedley LJ, Sullivan LJ)
  • R (MLC) v the Law Society [2010] EWHC 981 Admin; [2010] A.C.D. 62; [2010] 107(20) L.S.G. 18; [2010] N.P.C. 52; [2010] All ER (D) 29 (May) (Sunders J)
  • R (Abbassi) & others v Secretary of State  [2010] EWHC 2894 (Admin); [2010] All ER (D) 145 (Nov) (HHJ Bidder QC)
  • R (Jisha) v Secretary of State [2010] EWHC 2043 (Admin) (HHJ Thornton QC)
  • R (Mirza & others) v Secretary of State [2010] EWHC 2002 Admin; [2010] All ER (D) 353 (Jul) (Moses LJ)
  • M v LBTH [2010] EWHC 2921 (Admin); [2011] R.V.R. 74 (Calvert Smith LJ)
  • R (Juliuson) v Secretary of State [2010] EWHC 2780 (Admin); [2010] All ER (D) 165 (Oct) (Ouseley J)
  • R (Hussein) v Secretary of State [2010] EWHC 1220 (Admin) (Irwin J)
  • R (Alvi) v Secretary of State [2010] EWHC 2666 (Admin); [2010] All ER (D) 244 (Nov) (Lord Carlile)
  • R (Nadar) v Secretary of State [2010] EWHC 1811 Admin; [2010] All ER (D) 266 (Jul) (Keeneth Parker J)
  • RG (Automatic deport – Section 33(2)(a) exception) Nepal [2010] UKUT 273 (IAC) (Blake J, SIJ Eshun)
  • MU (‘statement of additional grounds’ - long residence - discretion) Bangladesh [2010] UKUT 442 (IAC) (SIJ McKee)
  • MS (AS & NV considered) Pakistan [2010] UKUT 117 (IAC) (SIJ Allen)

Education

LLB (Hons), LLM, PgD, PhD (Candidate), Barrister (Lincoln’s Inn).