Ali Adenwala
Associate solicitor
Ali is an associate solicitor in the human rights department.
Ali is an associate solicitor in the abuse claims team.
Working with Alison Millar and Catriona Rubens he represents survivors of sexual and physical abuse – as well as children and adults at risk of harm in education, health, and care settings – in claims for accountability and redress.
His work includes claims arising from abuse in educational, religious, medical and residential care settings, as well as group litigation and public law challenges.
He is working on a group claim for children and families arising from the arrest and subsequent conviction for sexual offences of a worker at the former Bright Horizons Finchley Road Nursery and Pre-School. He is also involved in other cases concerning the abuse or mistreatment of children in the early years sector.
Ali began his training contract at Leigh Day in 2024. During his first training seat in the international and group claims department, Ali supported Ida Aduwa in a claim representing forty-one Tamil asylum seekers, including thirteen children, who were detained on Diego Garcia by the British Indian Ocean Territory Administration.
In his second seat, Ali assisted Alison Millar and Catriona Rubens on a broad range of abuse claims and subsequently qualified into the team, where he continues to act for survivors.
Further experience
Before joining Leigh Day, Ali worked for the United Nations as a researcher specialising in migrant rights and modern slavery. His research covered the Middle East, North Africa, East Africa, and Central Asia, with a particular focus on the rights of migrant domestic workers and seasonal agricultural workers.
He has also worked as a consultant for non-profits such as Oxfam and the British Institute for International and Comparative Law.
Education and languages
Ali graduated with a first-class bachelor’s degree in history from University College London (UCL) and was chosen to appear on the Dean’s List for 2018/2019. He went on to complete the Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) and Legal Practice Course (LPC), both with Distinctions.
He speaks English and Arabic, and has a basic knowledge of Hindi and Urdu.
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