Imran Khan (born 19 November 1964) is a solicitor chiefly known for his representation of the family of Stephen Lawrence during the public inquiry into the murder of Stephen Lawrence.

Biography

Khan was born in

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in 1964 and moved from Pakistan to

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in 1968 when he was nearly four years old. He grew up in Upton Park in

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. He attended

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in Plaistow and studied law at the

University of East London , mottoeng = Knowledge and the fulfilment of vows , established = 1898 – West Ham Technical Institute1952 – West Ham College of Technology1970 – North East London Polytechnic1989 – Polytechnic of East London ...

, then known as the North East London Polytechnic, graduating in 1987. He had been working as a lawyer for 18 months when he took on the Lawrence case.Hugh Muir
"Lawrence family lawyer Imran Khan: 'We see what the state is capable of'"
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'', 25 March 2014. Khan was awarded the rank of

Queen's Counsel In the United Kingdom and in some Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth countries, a King's Counsel (Post-nominal letters, post-nominal initials KC) during the reign of a king, or Queen's Counsel (post-nominal initials QC) during the reign of ...

in 2018.

References

External links

Imran Khan and Partners Solicitors website

Guardian article on cuts to legal aid

* ttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/9216938/Terror-and-the-law-a-nice-little-earner-for-lawyers.html Telegraph article {{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Imran 1964 births Living people English solicitors Alumni of the University of East London Pakistani emigrants to the United Kingdom People from Upton Park, London 21st-century King's Counsel British lawyers of Pakistani descent British republicans