About
Hidayah joined Burges Salmon in September 2024 and is a third-year apprentice solicitor, due to qualify via the SQE in September 2030. She is currently completing her third annual seat in the Planning and Compulsory Purchase team.
She assists on a range of contentious and non-contentious matters across the firm’s Infrastructure and Energy and Utilities sectors, including large-scale infrastructure and development projects involving compulsory purchase and development consent orders.
Prior to joining the Planning and Compulsory Purchase team, Hidayah completed seats in Dispute Resolution and Family. Her experience includes supporting public inquiries and commercial litigation, as well as working on complex and high-value financial remedy cases and private children matters.
Experience
- Environment Agency: Assisting with the Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme Compulsory Purchase Order, which will deliver over 5 kilometres of flood alleviation measures in Oxford.
- Nationally significant infrastructure projects: Assisting on major infrastructure projects, including STEP Fusion, the UK programme to develop a prototype fusion powerplant, as well as subsea superhighway projects.
- Public inquiries: Assisting with large-scale document review and disclosure exercises in connection with two high-profile public inquiries.
- Private children law: Assisting on matters involving child arrangements, schooling, relocation and other welfare-related issues, within court proceedings, including cases with international elements.
- High net worth individuals: Assisting on complex financial remedy matters involving high net worth individuals and significant business assets, including cases where liquidity is a key consideration.
- Settlement and dispute resolution: Assisting with negotiations, private FDRs and court proceedings, with a focus on achieving practical financial settlements.
Credentials
- CILEx: Level 3 Paralegal Qualification
- BPP University: Level 4 Certificate of Higher Education (Law and Legal Practice)