Basmah Sahib

Basmah’s cases include:

• Basmah is representing the family of Bethany Tenquist, who committed suicide while detained under s. 3 MHA 1983 at Millview Hospital in Brighton, read more here
• Basmah represented Bethany through her litigation friend Jeremy under the supervision of Saimo Chahal in a judicial review concerning the use of seclusion and long term segregation, read more here
• Basmah represented ‘AY’ who arrived in the UK as a minor and claimed asylum, having survived a harrowing journey. Despite his age, date of birth and account being accepted by the Home Office, his age was disputed by London Borough of Barnet. After a two day hearing in the Upper Tribunal, Judge Kamara concluded that she could attach ‘very little weight’ to Barnet’s age assessment report, instead preferring the evidence of AY and his CAMHS therapist. You can read the full judgement and more about the case here
• Basmah represented Dr Meenal Viz and Dr Nishant Joshi alongside Jamie Potter in their challenge against the government’s guidance on what constituted safe PPE during the COVID-19 pandemic. They were supported by the British Medical Association and the British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, resulting in significant changes being made to the guidance. You can read more about the case here
• Basmah is representing Doctors Association UK, the Good Law Project and Hourglass UK alongside Jamie Potter in their demand for an inquiry into the PPE supply shortages that have resulted in the deaths of health and social care workers throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. You can read more about the ongoing challenge here

Chambers and Partners UK 2025

• Basmah is ranked Band 2 in Mental Health: Patients.
• “She provides excellent client service.”
• “Basmah is professional and driven as well as kind and compassionate.”
• “I couldn’t praise her enough.”

Legal 500 2025

• Basmah is listed as a “Leading Associate” in Healthcare.
• “Basmah Sahib is wonderfully supportive, empathetic and driven to fight for justice. She is not intimidated and genuinely wants to represent in the best possible way. Capable and creative, she is great with communication and knows when and who to bring in to add value when needed. Her genuine passion for human rights, equality and justice makes her an excellent advocate and lawyer. I would not hesitate to recommend her and Bindmans.”

Chambers and Partners UK 2024

• Basmah was ranked ‘Up and Coming’ in the Mental Health: Patients section.
• “Her advice is always spot on, and if she is unsure she won’t give me false hope or wrong advice. Her response is always timely. She puts her clients before herself and will always go the extra mile.”
• “She is really good at handling vulnerable clients and is very compassionate.”
• “Basmah has been fabulous. She is knowledgeable, motivated and empathetic.”

Legal 500 2024

• Basmah was recognised for her expertise in Healthcare.
• “Basmah Sahib is an excellent solicitor with great empathy for her clients.”

What clients say

Basmah is a very intelligent woman with a good insight into law matters.  I always felt the advice and actions were backed up with the work being done in the correct manner. Overall I was very pleased

– MH

Basmah, It was a pleasure to meet and work with you yesterday… Your opening observations set the scene for the panel to realise that your introduction of yourself as ‘trainee solicitor’ belied the focus, the attention to the past evidence, the brief and the flexibility with which you authoritatively managed the entire morning

– Dr Es – Expert Witness

Saimo Chahal and Basmah Sahib have helped me through a very difficult time I am very grateful for their friendliness, commitment, support and expertise I trust in them totally and am confident they do their best for me at all times. They have made the process a lot easier for me, taken a lot of my stress away. Basmah especially has been amazing. She always takes time to listen to me and support me She is a lovely lady that makes you feel important and her dedication is outstanding. They are both brilliant people and brilliant solicitors. I will never forget how much they have done for me. They care about what they do and they care about people and that is obvious in the way that they put you first all the time

– LE

I can’t thank you enough, I don’t even know where to start.  Forget I called you a “bundle of positive energy,” I think every atom in your body is positively charged!  I very much look forward to seeing you again this week to try and thank you in person for everything you are doing for my son.  I think I shall have a lovely evening, thanks to you

– MS

I am deeply in debt to you, for your professionalism and compassion. I wish I were more like you. You inspire me so much

– Sarah

Your tenacity and compassion are just something else and G is so lucky to have had you as his lawyer

– Chloe Levassor, Refugee Action – Age assessment dispute

• Press release: Back to basics: Upper Tribunal Judges placed no weight on evidence from two Local Authorities, because they focused on appearance and demeanour – Dec 2024
• Press release: Age accepted within hours of young person giving their evidence – Nov 2024
• Inquest into death of Melissa Parrish concludes – Press Release, Sept 2024
• Inquest opens into the death of Melissa Parrish – Press Release, Sept 2024

• Trustee of Bail for Immigration Detainees (BID)
• Accredited member of the Law Society’s Mental Health Law scheme
• Member of the INQUEST Lawyers Group

• Basmah completed her undergraduate Law (LLB) degree in 2012, at the School of Oriental and African Studies, where she studied human rights law from a comparative, global and analytical perspective. She completed her Legal Practice Course at the University of Law in March 2015
• Basmah completed her training at Bindmans LLP on 31st August 2017