Attia Hussain is a Supervising Solicitor-Advocate with Higher Rights of Audience, based primarily at our Luton office and covering Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and London, managing an experienced and robust team.
Specialising in Family and Children Law since 2008, Attia provides her clients with continuity of representation both in the office and in court, personally undertaking advocacy in the majority of her cases.
Recognised in The Legal 500 as “passionate about her clients and goes above and beyond in trying to achieve the best outcomes for them,”
Attia has been a member of the Law Society’s Accredited Children Panel since 2012.
Her practice encompasses the full spectrum of complex Public and Private Law Children matters, including:
- Care proceedings and Private children law disputes
- Wardship and adoption
- Termination of parental responsibility
- Cases involving child human trafficking
- Non-accidental injury and jurisdictional issues
Attia’s expertise also extends to family/children cases with crossover criminal law elements, such as alleged grooming, sexual offences, non-accidental injuries, and matters involving the deaths of adults or children.
She is frequently instructed to represent children, whether through their Children’s Guardians or directly when they can provide their own instructions. Attia is also widely recognised for her ability to explain complex legal issues in a clear and accessible way, particularly when working with young children/teen client. She takes care to ensure that children and young clients understand the process and feel supported throughout, making her advocacy not only effective but also approachable.
Attia has built a strong reputation for her work in Deprivation of Liberty and Secure Accommodation applications, often acting at very short notice in the High Court.
Press
Reported Cases
Re G and B (Children) (Abduction: Settlement: Grave Risk: Ukraine) [2025] EWHC 795 (Fam) Acting on behalf of Mother, successfully argued grave risk (Ukraine)
Re E (Special Guardianship Order: Ukraine) [2024] EWHC 263 (Fam) Acting for the child, successful outcome for the child (Ukraine)
[2021] EWHC 1492 (Fam) – Acting on behalf for the maternal grandmother
[2020] EWCA Civ 281 – Acting on behalf of the elder children
Achievements
Legal 500 Leading Associate 2026
Legal 500 Leading Associate 2025
Hertfordshire Lawyer of the Year 2024 (HLS Legal Awards)
Legal 500 Rising Star 2023 & 2024
Finalist – Legal Advisor of the Year – Women in Law Awards 2020
Finalist – Solicitor of the Year – Next 100 Years Inspirational Women in Law Awards 2020
President of the Hertfordshire Law Society (2018).
Founding member of the Women in Family Law Group