Sameena Munir

Sameena is a solicitor in the Private Client Department, she trained at Kingsley Napley and qualified in September 2015. 

Her caseload includes:

• Wills, including Wills for high net worth individuals with a cross-border element;
• Probate;
• Trusts;
• Charities;
• Powers of attorney;
• Lasting powers of attorney;
• Assisting the deputy appointed by the Court of Protection to manage the affairs of people who lack capacity with a particular specialism of cerebral palsy and severe brain injury cases;
• Making applications to the Court of Protection.

Sameena’s clients include high net worth individuals, entrepreneurs and people who lack capacity.  She often advises clients in difficult and emotional times. Her clients value her professional and sensitive approach to cases.

Sameena has recently been elected to the committee of the Court of Protection Practitioners Association (COPPA), London branch. Additionally, she is an active member of the firm’s Diversity and Inclusion and LGBT & Allies networks.

Sameena was nominated as a finalist for the Black Solicitors' Network Rising Star award at the UK Legal Diversity Awards 2016. This took into account her commitment to achieving sexual orientation and gender identity equality in legal services and her involvement in promoting pro-bono work.

She read Law at SOAS, University of London and obtained an LLM from UCL. Prior to joining Kingsley Napley, Sameena investigated and prepared fitness to practice cases relating to professional misconduct for the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), the General Dental Council (GDC) and the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

Professional societies and memberships

• The Law Society
• Society of Trusts and Estates Practitioners (STEP) student member
• Court of Protection Practitioners Association (COPPA)