Shazia Rana

Shazia Rana is a Senior Associate Solicitor qualified in 2012, but has over 16 years of experience. Ranked in the 2025 and 2024 Legal 500 as a Key Lawyer. Testimonials of her in the directory include:

“Shazia Rana specialises in public law children cases. My experience of her is of someone very quick to come back to me with relevant information, with a hands-on approach to her cases. She is highly experienced and tactically astute” Legal 500 2025

“Shazia Rana is a child law expert. Within public law, she has significant experience of complex cases with allegations of non-accidental injury. She is an excellent listener and offers a sympathetic ear to clients going through very difficult times. She is a strong team player, working together with Counsel to ensure that her clients receive the best possible outcome, even in very difficult situations”. Legal 500 2024

Shazia was also a key member of the management team of her previous firm that was highly commended in the Family Law Awards in 2023 as well as the Signature Awards in 2023. She also attended the Asian Lawyers Awards 2024.  Shazia is also a member of the Association of Asian Women Lawyers (AAWL) and the Society of Asian Lawyers Limited.

Shazia is also an accredited member of the Children Panel, which allows her to represent children as well as adults, and is also a long-standing member of Resolution. Shazia was also previously a member of the Family Law Panel.

Shazia has a strong track record across a broad range of family law matters and is trusted to represent both children and parents in complex cases .

Children Matters

Shazia has extensive experience in children matters, including applications for live with orders, specific issue orders and prohibited steps order. She provides clear guidance, always considering the best interest of her clients, especially in urgent situations, including:

• When a child has not been returned to the primary carer
• Where there are threats that the child will be removed from their current school/ the jurisdiction
• When a parent changes a child’s name/ surname without the others consent
• Where a parent seeks to relocate to another country with the child
• Where there are concerns that a parent is being abusive towards the child or misusing drugs and or alcohol

Shazia recently represented a client at a final hearing opposing the childrens surname being changed, as the mother had re-married and wanted the children to have her new surname. The Court agreed that it would not be in the childrens best interest to change the surname as this would undermine the link that they have with their father.

Shazia has particular expertise in cases involving parental alienation where expert evidence is necessary and in particular where the court is satisfied that the alienation is so significant that warrants a change of residence.  Shazia also has extensive experience advising and representing clients for Special Guardianship Orders as well as child abduction where the child has been made a Ward of the Court.

Family law Cases

Shazia is passionate about supporting vulnerable clients and has built significant experience in obtaining Non-Molestation and Occupation Orders for this. This includes issuing the applications as well as representing them at Court, ensuring that Special Measures are put in place for the clients.  Shazia has worked with a number of domestic abuse organisations and successfully obtained urgent without notice applications on behalf of their clients.

As well as issuing these applications, Shazia has significant experience in representing clients in defending Non-Molestation and Occupation Orders. Shazia has represented clients where the court has discharged the Orders and where cost orders have been considered. Shazia provides clear advice on whether the applications are necessary or whether they should be discharged or Undertaking provided instead.

Divorce and Finance

She also has significant experience in high net worth cases particularly those involving assets held overseas.  Shazia also provides clients advice on whether religious ceremonies (such as the ‘Nikkah’) is recognised in the UK, and the options available to the client in respect to divorce and financial provisions.

Adoption

Shazia has significant experience in adoption cases and in particular whether adoptions overseas are recognised in the UK. Shazia often provides advice as well as representing clients in making applications for the adoption to be recognised in the UK.

Experience in previous firm

As a Director in her previous position, Shazia has acted in highly sensitive cases involving non accidental injury, factitious illness, Emergency Protection Orders as well as complex fact-finding hearings where a Party has been made an Intervenor in the proceedings.

Shazia is passionate about supporting and providing advice to clients in respect to Forced Marriages and the protection that is available to them.

Advocacy

A passionate advocate, Shazia conducts most of her own advocacy and appears in the Magistrates Court, County Court, High Court and the Court of Appeal where the case was live streamed and led by Kings Counsel.

Fluent in Urdu and Punjabi, Shazia is committed in achieving the best possible outcomes for her clients.

Free Time

Outside of work, Shazia is kept very busy with her three children and husband. Shazia enjoys baking regularly contributing for the Macmillan coffee mornings. She also enjoys travelling, pottery classes and going to the theatres.

Shazia also provides support to her local charity , contributing ideas to raise fund raising events.

Previous client testimonials:

“As a client of Shazia Rana, I have been extremely happy with the professionalism and service that I have received. My matter was dealt with in prompt, courteous and  efficient manner. Shazia manged to secure a positive result for me in the courts which has enabled me to move forward with my life after such a traumatic divorce and family case. Many thanks and I would totally recommend Shazia to anyone who is looking for legal advice on matter such as mine she was very knowledgeable friendly professional and courteous”

“Shazia Rana took my case on with professionalism, I’m extremely happy with the service that I have received from Shazia. I would highly recommend her she’s the best family lawyers in Milton Keynes”

“Shazia Rana was exceptionally helpful and understanding with regards to my case, she remained positive throughout such a stressful time for me. Shazia Rana was also very reliable and I felt comfortable with her. From the moment I had my first consultation I was struck by how hard Shazia Rana worked to secure good results. She is a fantastic solicitor, a credit to her firm and her profession. I would highly recommend this efficient, reliable and trustworthy lawyer”

“I went to family law because my x partner stopped me seeing my son when we split up and all I can say is how friendly and supportive they were. Kept me informed the whole step of the way in constant contact with me and in the end got me the best result in. The team was great but must say a special thank you to Shazia Rana who worked for me and with me to get this result thanks again”

“we had a lengthy case in dealing with getting much fairer access for our son to spend time with his children. Throughout this time Shazia Rana handled things brilliantly for us with some astute advice and detailing the best way forward often responding outside her set hours and ensuring things went smoothly in court. We ended up with the Judge giving more access that we had hoped. As a result of Shazia’s guidance, who obviously had years of experience in child related difficult and quite emotional cases. Costs were well laid out ahead of time and there were no surprises which was also very important to us. Highly recommended”

“exceptional service, have recommended before and will again”