Muhammad AH Khan, East London, UK: ‘Regulatory and Disciplinary Law Specialist’ Barrister Islam Khan has been appointed as a legal consultant for the London Bangla Press Club. The appointment was unanimously approved at the meeting of the executive committee of the press club on 5th October.
Islam Khan is a Public Access Barrister. He works in Public Law, Regulatory and Disciplinary Law, Charity and Criminal Law. Barrister Khan, who has a long experience as a legal advisor to various charities in the British-Bangladeshi community, has already agreed as an independent legal adviser to provide appropriate advice in the interest of the club as a whole. However, he will not take any professional fee for this.
The club feels that it needs the help of an experienced lawyer to increase the scope and activities of the organization day by day, ( ie Charity Commission, property, other regulations etc) and especially the constitutional issues at any time. From now on, this legal consultant will provide necessary advice and assistance in these matters of the club.
Islam Khan Studied law as a mature student whilst working full time as a civil servant in various departments of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. This included the Human Rights Policy Department, UK-visas, Consular and heading the Benefits, Pay and Policy section of HR. He also served overseas as an Entry Clearance Officer in Lagos, Nigeria. He is instructed by a number or organisations across the country in relation to HR policy and regulatory matters including charity commission and constitutional disputes in charitable institutions. Islam Khan is also instructed by individuals who often find themselves in disputes with the GMC, NMC, SRA, BSB and the UK Charities commission.
It is to be noted that he has been giving advice on various issues of the club on a voluntary basis for a while.
