Safda Mahmood is a Senior Solicitor, Team Leader and Advocate in a Local Authority, as well as a nationally recognised Professional Development provider.
Safda has practiced and lectured in Family Law for over 31 years and is an Assessor, as well as being on the Law Society Children Law Accredited Panel for over 20 years, specialising in Children and Adoption Law.
As an author, he has written for various publications, such as Jordans’ Family Law Journal, The Legal Executives Journal, Solicitors Journal and the Law Society and Local Government Bulletin.
Safda has also co-updated the title ‘Child Care and Protection: Law and Practice: Fifth Edition and Sixth edition [Wildy & Sons Ltd] He is the author of the updated 7th edition of 2024.
He is the author of the Children Law Handbook,2021, by the Law Society
He is the author of Special Guardianship and Adoption Law Handbook, 2023, by the Law Society.
He is author of Covid-19 and Family Law in England and Wales – The Essential Guide’ [Law Brief Publishing)