This blog seeks to provide a very basic outline guide to the legal systems in what is very broadly defined as the Middle East (including North Africa, Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan). I will start with Family Law and then cover other areas of law in the future. I hope that such a shared resource can provide an introduction to some of those legal systems and may point some in the direction of further study. Andrew Allen
Andrew Allen QC acts as an expert witness in Middle Eastern Law. He is based at Outer Temple Chambers, London and his work has included reports on the laws of Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, United Arab Emirates (Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah, Ajman, Fujairah and Umm Al Quwain), Syria, Algeria, Yemen, Oman, Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, Algeria, Iran and Iraq (including Kurdistan Region). Expert report subject matters include questions relating to adoption, kafala, child custody and contact, abortion, marriage, divorce and inheritance.
Andrew Allen QC was called to the bar in 1995 and was appointed as Queen’s Counsel in 2020. He holds an MA in Law from Christ’s College, Cambridge (1992); an LLM (1994) in Middle Eastern Law from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London; and an MSc in Sociology from Birkbeck College, University of London (2014).
Andrew Allen QC 