Lubna Shuja is a former President of the Law Society of England and Wales. She is the first Asian, first Muslim and only the 7th female to take office as President in its 200 year history. She was also on the Law Society Board for 5½ years.

Lubna has been a solicitor for 33 years and a Mediator for 19 years. She is the owner of Legal Swan Solicitors in Birmingham. She is also a member of the Ministry of Justice’s Online Procedure Rule Sub-Committee and sits on Barbri’s SQE Advisory Board.

An expert in ethics and professional regulation for over 20 years, Lubna has Chaired hearings for professional regulators where she acts in the public interest taking decisions that ensure the public is protected. This role has entailed making decisions about whether professionals have acted ethically and in a way which upholds public confidence. She adjudicates as a Chair on misconduct/disciplinary hearings for the General Pharmaceutical Council, Social Work England and the Architects Registration Board. She has worked with the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal and was a Chair of misconduct/health hearings for the Health and Care Professions Tribunal Service, the General Chiropractic Council and the ACCA.

Lubna was awarded Outstanding Achievement Award 2026 by Women and Diversity in Law. She has received a host of other awards including Outstanding Achievement Award from the Asian Legal Awards (2023), Lifetime Achievement Award from the University of Westminster (2023), the Carrie Morrison Woman of the Year Award from the UK-India Legal Partnership (2022) and the Sole Practitioner/High Street Firm Award from the Black Solicitors Network (2021). She has also been awarded Honorary Doctorates for her contributions to law and diversity by Leeds Beckett University, The University of West London, Aston University and the University of Law.”