Krina Parmar

Solicitor - Director & Solicitor

SRA ID: 415812

I am a Director of Family and Child Care Law at Duncan Lewis Solicitors, having joined the firm in 2013. I qualified as a solicitor in 2009 after completing seats in criminal, family, child care and prison law. I am a police station accredited representative. I specialise in public and private law children matters with significant expertise in the following: International child abduction matters; Forced marriage applications; Female genital mutilation (FGM) applications; Emergency matters such as removal of children and domestic abuse. Many of my cases are culturally complex cases with international elements. I represent parents, family members and children as parties to applications for child arrangement orders, special guardianship orders, child abduction matters, adoption proceedings and care proceedings to include serious non-accidental injuries where a baby has died. I am regularly instructed on high profile non-accidental injury cases and have been led by both Junior Counsel and Queen's Counsel in these cases. I undertake all my own advocacy, where possible to ensure clients are given continuous service. I regularly attend pro bono surgeries for Women’s Aid, local contact centres and have a strong relationship with victim support and the police. I have represented the police as a party to a forced marriage application. I regularly train professionals in supporting victims of domestic abuse, forced marriages, and FGM. I also play a key role in the community by providing career assemblies and workshops at local schools. I was shortlisted for assembly speaker of the year in 2012. I also attend career fairs providing advice to prospective students at the local universities. I speak fluent Gujarati.