Biography
Aliya joined PWW in 2017 as a paralegal in the Churches and Charities team, before undertaking her training contract with the firm and qualifying as a solicitor in June 2020. She sits in the Charity Property department and advises charity clients on all property matters. Aliya also handles immigration matters for our charity clients.
Recent Experience
- Advising the trustees of a will settlement on the sale of a ground rent portfolio in north-west England. The portfolio includes close to three hundred properties, which are a mixture of freehold and leasehold, residential, commercial and bare land
- Advising a religious charity on the sale of a disused chapel, including advice on property trusts, Charity Commission consent and unregistered land
- Advising members of religious orders on changes to their immigration status as a result of the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union.
Employment history
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Pothecary Witham Weld Solicitors (2017- present)
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Unitedlex (2017) Paralegal
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MDDUS (2016) Legal Assistant
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RMPI LLP (2015-2016) Paralegal
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Hodge Jones & Allen (2014-2015) Administrative Assistant
Education
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University of Law, LPC (2013-2015)
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College of Law, GDL (2012-2013)
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Goldsmiths, University of London BA (Hons) Sociology (2008-2011)
Memberships
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Aliya is a member of Association of Women Solicitors.
Personal
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Aliya loves travelling, photography and music. She also volunteers for a charity which supports disadvantaged children in the northern province of Sri Lanka.
Email Aliya 
or call 020 7821 8211
