Naila Akhter | Trustee
Naila is a solicitor Advocate and the owner of Platt’s Solicitors with over 20 years experience in the legal profession. She enjoys dealing with complex criminal cases.
She is a part-time member of the Valuation Tribunal Services.
Naila won the Criminal Defence Lawyer of the Year (Greater Manchester)–2020-SME, and High Sheriff Special Recognition Award – 2020. She also won the Services to Law, British Muslim Awards in 2016.
Naila speak 3 languages: English, Punjabi and Urdu.
Naila demonstrates a strong commitment to social justice. Naila has been involved in volunteer work from the moment she left university after she completed her Legal Practice Course. Naila says, “It’s important for me to give something back to the community having been fortunate enough to qualify as a Solicitor”. Naila is a current committee member of the Oldham Law Association and was the President of the Oldham Law Association in 2014. Previously a member on Women’s Voices Management Committee and Citizens Advocacy (Rochdale branch) for 10 years. Naila was a governor for Oldham Sixth Form College from 2013-2016.
Naila’s hobbies pre lockdown included running Manchester 10k for charity.