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Mr Anis Rahman is now a Direct Public Access Barrister and the
head of his chambers based in the City and East End of London. The
Chambers offer legal advice directly to the general public, professionals
and businesses.
Mr Rahman has a double Masters degree in international history,
and politics and government (University of London), a Law degree
from the University of Westminster, and a postgraduate qualification
in shipping law and international trade from the City University.
He speaks with authority about Law and order, justice, human rights,
race relations, and community affairs and international relations
including the UN.
Mr Rahman was called to the English Bar from the Honorable Society
of Inner Temple and he is now an accredited Pupil Master. He is
also a member at the chambers of 12 Old Square, Lincoln’s
Inn, London WC2A 3TX. He has a civil litigation background and specialises
in Aviation, Employment, Housing, Family, Landlord and Tenant, Defamation,
Nationality, Immigration and Asylum, International Law and Human
Rights, Judicial review applications. He is a specialist in Mohammedan
Law.
Mr Anis Rahman is a Trustee of
Toynbee Hall, in the East End of London. He is also a Trustee of
the Council of Anti-Slavery International who commemorated the Bicentenary
Celebration of the Abolition of the Slave Trade in the UK under
the Chairmanship of the Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott in
April 2007. He was a Trustee and Adviser of the World Peace Forum
(1998-2000). It is a charity that promotes world peace and human
rights to benefit children throughout the world, a project under
Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund.
Mr Anis Rahman has been serving as an honorary Legal Adviser to
the Muslim Council of Britain, Anti- Slavery International, Toynbee
Hall, the Muslim News, the British-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce,
Bangladesh Caterers Association, Bangladesh Center, International
Students House, Radio-Bangla, Bangla TV and the Euro-Bangla newspaper.
He is also legal adviser to Biman Bangladesh Airlines, Sonali Bank,
Bangladesh Shipping Corporation and the Bangladesh High Commission.
He was an Executive Committee Member of the Immigration Advisory
Service (1988-1991) now known as Immigration Advisory Service. He
also played a pivotal role in the re-development of Toynbee Hall
Free Legal Advice Service (Founded in 1898) and is a pioneer for
introducing the free legal advice service at Toynbee Hall for disadvantaged
Bangladeshi women in the East End of London.
Mr Anis Rahman is a leading labour party lawyer (the Society of
Labour Lawyers in the UK). He is a President of the Society of British-Bangladesh
Lawyers in the United Kingdom. Besides this he also served as a
school governor at Wembley High School, and Oliver GoldSmith Primary
school in the London Borough of Brent. He was a Chairman of National
Council of Bangladesh Organizations (NCBO) in Great Britain (1983-2001).
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