I am a dual-qualified legal professional with over 18 years of legal experience, specialising in both Iranian and UK legal systems. I am:
- A Registered Foreign Lawyer with the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) in England and Wales (SRA ID: 822858), authorised for the period 2024/2025
- A qualified First Grade Solicitor in Iran, registered with the Iranian Bar Association (No. 11914)
Bar Association Listing: https://search.icbar.org/Lawyer/11914/پونه_ساعت_نیا - A member of the International Bar Association (IBA No. 1412994)
- A former registered expert on EIN for Iranian legal and judicial documentation
Name
Mrs Pouneh Saatnia
Occupation
Solicitor and legal evidence expert
Webpage
Expertise
- Iranian Civil, Criminal, Family, Immigration, Business and Constitutional Law
- Legal authentication and verification of Iranian official documents
- Expert witness reports and testimony for UK Courts in asylum and family matters
- Iranian dowry, marriage, divorce and property law
- Iranian legal history, legislative structure, and cultural practices
- Recognition and enforcement of Iranian judgments abroad
- Socio-legal knowledge of various Iranian ethnic and minority groups (Fars, Kurd, Balouch, Turk, etc.)
Experience
I have acted as an expert witness in numerous legal proceedings in the United Kingdom and provided professional opinions and reports under Practice Directions 35 and PD25B/C, particularly in family and immigration cases.
My academic background includes a Master’s degree in International Law from Shahid Beheshti University, and a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from University of Tehran. I have also served as a legal advisor to Iranian asylum seekers in the UK since 2016.
Publications
Expert in verification Iranian legal and justice evidence and document.
Prepare country report.
Languages
English and Farsi
Ethnic groups expertise
Iranian- Fars
Other social groups expertise
FARS, KOURD, BALOCH, TOURK AND ECT
Fees
[Private to EIN members]
Contact email
Phone
[Private to EIN members]
Address
[Private to EIN members]