Temple Garden Chambers is a leading common law set based in London and The Hague.
With excellence from top to bottom Chambers provides a first class service in a number of different fields.
The Radical Lawyer: Legal Practice, the Bar, Activism: The Critical Legal Pocketbook – 16.10.2021
The Critical Legal Pocketbook consists of a series of chapters written by expert critical legal researchers and practitioners. Zeenat’s contribution reflects on her activism and her experiences at the Bar. She invites readers to rethink the traditional confines of the legal system and re-envision a justice system for all.
https://counterpress.org.uk/publications/the-critical-legal-pocketbook/
A Survival Guide to Being on Your Feet – 08.10.20
Zeenat’s article for the Young Bar section in Counsel Magazine is targeted at pupils about to start on their feet.
https://www.counselmagazine.co.uk/articles/a-survival-guide-to-being-on-your-feet
Finding a Way to Serve – 06.05.2020
Zeenat writes about her lockdown project, Redefined Lawyers, targeted at aspiring lawyers from underrepresented backgrounds.
https://www.counselmagazine.co.uk/articles/finding-a-way-to-serve
Diversity and Inclusion: Beyond the Tick Boxes – 14.02.2020
Zeenat writes about the need to rethink the Bar’s approach to diversity and inclusion, with a renewed focus on addressing root causes to achieve structural change.
https://www.counselmagazine.co.uk/articles/diversity-and-inclusion-beyond-the-tick-boxes
| ‘Highly skilled in terms of her advocacy. With a friendly and approachable persona, she has a natural way of putting the bereaved and survivors at ease before giving evidence. Zeenat is a calm advocate who does not falter under pressure; and is a good team-player who quickly builds strong relationships with those around her. She is also able to explain tasks clearly in order to get the best support from her team.’
Legal 500, 2023 |
Thank you for choosing to instruct me in your case. I will need to collect and hold your personal information in order to represent you. I will take all reasonable steps to protect your personal information. I will do all that I reasonably can to ensure I do not infringe your rights or undermine your trust. This Privacy Notice describes the information I collect about you, how it is used and shared, and your rights regarding it.
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I do not use automated decision-making in the processing of your personal data.
I collect and process both personal data and special categories of personal data as defined in the GDPR. This includes:
I May Share Your Personal Data With:
Transfers To Third Countries & International Organisations
I do not transfer any personal data to third countries or international organisations.
Retention
I retain your personal data while you remain a client and for as long as in necessary for me to meet my legal and professional obligations. My Retention and Disposal Policy (copy available on request) details how long I hold data for and how I dispose of it when it no longer needs to be held.
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The General Data Protection Regulation gives you specific rights around your personal data. For example, you have to be informed about the information I hold and what I use it for, you can ask for a copy of the personal information I hold about you, you can ask me to correct any inaccuracies with the personal data I hold, you can ask me to stop sending you direct mail, or emails, or in some circumstances ask me to stop processing your details.
Finally, if I do something irregular or improper with your personal data you can seek compensation for any distress you are caused or loss you have incurred. You can find out more information from the ICO’s website and this is the organisation that you can complain to if you are unhappy with how I dealt with you.
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Zeenat Islam
Zeenat Islam’s practice is focused on state accountability and public interest work.
She is ranked as a leading junior for inquests and inquiries and is currently instructed as Junior Counsel to the Inquiry for the UK Covid-19 Inquiry and the Grenfell Tower Inquiry. She adopts a multidisciplinary approach to her practice, given her background in public international law, human rights and criminal justice. She sits as a Legally Qualified Chair for the Medical Practitioners Tribunal and is a Panel Member for Redress Scotland, determining applications for redress from survivors of historic abuse.
UK Covid 19 Inquiry
Zeenat is currently instructed as Junior Counsel to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, led by Hugo Keith KC. She is a member of the Module 1 counsel team, examining the UK’s preparedness for the Covid-19 pandemic.
Grenfell Tower Inquiry
Zeenat has been instructed as Junior Counsel to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry since 2017, led by Richard Millet KC. She is a member of the Module 4 counsel team, examining the actions of the government in the immediate aftermath of the fire, in respect of the provision of humanitarian relief to those affected.
Zeenat led on the evidence streams relating to No10, the Cabinet Office, the Tenant Management Organisation, the community, faith and voluntary sector and the bereaved, survivors and residents.
Zeenat examined several witnesses who were survivors and bereaved as part of the oral hearings, in addition to preparing and reading thematic evidence into the Inquiry record. She is currently contributing to the preparation of the Phase 2 Inquiry Report.
Zeenat has spoken at roundtable events and delivered training in respect of public inquiries, with a particular focus on how to make the process more human-centred and as meaningfully inclusive as possible.
Zeenat has has experience of representing bereaved families in inquest proceedings in particular, deaths in the context of medical negligence and care home settings in the context of the pandemic. She has advised and made submissions in relation to Article 2, and to expand the scope of inquest proceedings to include issues of race and religion.
Zeenat has experience advising individuals, NGOs and action groups in a broad range of areas including, education law, actions against the police and discrimination with a particular emphasis on cases involving Islamophobia.
Zeenat was instructed on behalf of parent action groups in Redbridge and Camden, advising hundreds of parents seeking to challenge schools and the Local Authority on the failure to properly consult in respect of the government’s implementation of Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Health Education Policy.
Zeenat has advised on judicial review proceedings in relation to religious discrimination in educational institutions, referrals to PREVENT and closed cases by the police.
Following the A-Level results crisis in 2020, Zeenat led a campaign and advised a number of students from underrepresented backgrounds about how they could challenge their centre assessed grades. Zeenat was featured on ITV news as a result of this work.
For a number of years, Zeenat practised in criminal defence and has an in-depth knowledge of criminal justice issues. She is particularly interested in the intersection between public law and counter-terrorism, youth justice and racial justice issues.
Zeenat has wide ranging interests in human rights and public international law.
In 2018, Zeenat received a grant from the Bar Council to take part in the ‘International Lawyering in the Public Interest’ summer programme at TMC Asser Institute in The Hague in affiliation with the University of Amsterdam. She deepened her understanding of strategic litigation, the importance of advocacy outside of the courtroom and how better to support community organisations in creating coalitions to achieve social change.
In 2016, Zeenat received a Pegasus Scholarship from the Inns of Court to undertake a Fellowship at the Center for Constitutional Rights in New York, renowned for its movement lawyering approach. She worked within the Guantanamo Global Justice Initiative and international human rights team.
In 2015, Zeenat was a delegate on the ‘Lessons from Srebrenica’ programme with the charity Remembering Srebrenica.
Prior to the Bar, Zeenat volunteered for Restless Beings for several years, an international human rights organisation where she worked on advocacy projects relating to Rohingya and Uyghur communities.
She also worked as a Research Associate for the University of Warwick Centre for Human Rights. She gained a breadth of experience through report writing for the European Union Fundamental Rights Agency, and providing research assistance on international criminal justice, shariah law and refugee protection in the Middle East.
Zeenat sits as a Legally Qualified Chair for the Medical Practitioners Tribunal. She has experience of proceedings in respect of several regulators including the HCPC and GDC. She accepts instructions in all matters relating to professional discipline.
Zeenat is deeply committed to equity and inclusion work. She has founded a number of projects working with people from racialised and minoritised backgrounds. She has also been appointed to the Bar Council’s Race Training Delivery Panel and delivers freelance consultancy services advising on issues of justice, equity and social impact.
Additionally, Zeenat has a strong grounding in academia. She taught as an Associate Tutor at the University of Warwick School of Law for two academic years and is regularly invited to advise, deliver lectures and speak at conferences.
As a result of her work, she has been recognised in a number of awards and featured on various media platforms including ITV, British Muslim TV and Islam Channel.
Zeenat is instructed as Junior Counsel to the Inquiry, in the Module 4 team, examining the provision of humanitarian relief to those affected by the fire. More about the Inquiry can be found here.
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The UK Covid-19 Inquiry has been set up to examine the UK’s response to and impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, and learn lessons for the future. Andrew O’Connor KC, Fiona Canby & Zeenat Islam form part of the Counsel to...
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TGC congratulates Zeenat Islam on her appointment as a Fee-paid Employment Judge of the Employment Tribunals (England and Wales). The appointment took effect from 17 January 2023. Zeenat was also recently appointed as a First-tier Tribunal Judge for the Health,…
TGC congratulates Zeenat Islam on her appointment as a Fee-paid Judge of the First-tier Tribunal. She will sit in the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal. The appointment took effect from 16 January 2023. Zeenat also sits as a Legally…
TGC congratulates Zeenat Islam on winning Professional Woman Award at the Muslim Women Awards. The award recognises professional Muslim women (legal, medicine, accounting, education etc). The awards ceremony took place on 11th November at No.11 Cavendish Square. Congratulations to all…
Zeenat’s webinar explores innovative opportunities to adopt and embed a more ‘person centred’ approach within formal legal processes in order to better command trust, confidence and legitimacy. Zeenat is delivering the webinar for MBL, a leading learning and development provider…
The Radical Lawyer: Legal Practice, the Bar, Activism: The Critical Legal Pocketbook – 16.10.2021
The Critical Legal Pocketbook consists of a series of chapters written by expert critical legal researchers and practitioners. Zeenat’s contribution reflects on her activism and her experiences at the Bar. She invites readers to rethink the traditional confines of the legal system and re-envision a justice system for all.
https://counterpress.org.uk/publications/the-critical-legal-pocketbook/
A Survival Guide to Being on Your Feet – 08.10.20
Zeenat’s article for the Young Bar section in Counsel Magazine is targeted at pupils about to start on their feet.
https://www.counselmagazine.co.uk/articles/a-survival-guide-to-being-on-your-feet
Finding a Way to Serve – 06.05.2020
Zeenat writes about her lockdown project, Redefined Lawyers, targeted at aspiring lawyers from underrepresented backgrounds.
https://www.counselmagazine.co.uk/articles/finding-a-way-to-serve
Diversity and Inclusion: Beyond the Tick Boxes – 14.02.2020
Zeenat writes about the need to rethink the Bar’s approach to diversity and inclusion, with a renewed focus on addressing root causes to achieve structural change.
https://www.counselmagazine.co.uk/articles/diversity-and-inclusion-beyond-the-tick-boxes
| ‘Highly skilled in terms of her advocacy. With a friendly and approachable persona, she has a natural way of putting the bereaved and survivors at ease before giving evidence. Zeenat is a calm advocate who does not falter under pressure; and is a good team-player who quickly builds strong relationships with those around her. She is also able to explain tasks clearly in order to get the best support from her team.’
Legal 500, 2023 |
Thank you for choosing to instruct me in your case. I will need to collect and hold your personal information in order to represent you. I will take all reasonable steps to protect your personal information. I will do all that I reasonably can to ensure I do not infringe your rights or undermine your trust. This Privacy Notice describes the information I collect about you, how it is used and shared, and your rights regarding it.
Data Controller
I am registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) as a Data Controller for the personal data that I hold and process as a barrister. My registered address is Temple Garden Chambers, 1 Harcourt Buildings, Temple, London, EC4Y 9DA and my registration number is ZA048422.
Data Collection
All of the information that I hold about you is provided to me or gathered solely in the course of and for the purposes of your case, proceedings or any related matter.
Lawful Basis For Processing Your Information
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requires all organisations that process personal data to have a Lawful Basis for doing so. The Lawful Bases identified in the GDPR are:
Examples Of Legitimate Interests
My Lawful Basis is Legitimate Interest namely the provision of professional services to you and the proper exercise of my professional obligations and responsibilities. My Lawful Bases may also include: consent and/or performance of a contract with you or steps to enter a contract with you and/or compliance with a legal obligation. In so far as I process sensitive personal data that is necessary in relation to legal proceedings and/or obtaining legal advice and/or otherwise for establishing, exercising or defending legal rights and/or for administering justice.
I Use Your Information To
I do not use automated decision-making in the processing of your personal data.
I collect and process both personal data and special categories of personal data as defined in the GDPR. This includes:
I May Share Your Personal Data With:
Transfers To Third Countries & International Organisations
I do not transfer any personal data to third countries or international organisations.
Retention
I retain your personal data while you remain a client and for as long as in necessary for me to meet my legal and professional obligations. My Retention and Disposal Policy (copy available on request) details how long I hold data for and how I dispose of it when it no longer needs to be held.
Your Rights
The General Data Protection Regulation gives you specific rights around your personal data. For example, you have to be informed about the information I hold and what I use it for, you can ask for a copy of the personal information I hold about you, you can ask me to correct any inaccuracies with the personal data I hold, you can ask me to stop sending you direct mail, or emails, or in some circumstances ask me to stop processing your details.
Finally, if I do something irregular or improper with your personal data you can seek compensation for any distress you are caused or loss you have incurred. You can find out more information from the ICO’s website and this is the organisation that you can complain to if you are unhappy with how I dealt with you.
Accessing & Correcting Your Information
You may request access to, correction of, or a copy of your information by contacting me in writing at my registered address.
Marketing Opt-Outs
You may opt out of receiving emails and other messages from my Chambers by following the instructions in those messages.
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I May Update My Privacy Notice
When I make significant changes, I will publish the updated notice on my website profile.
Updated: 01/11/2022
