Asha Mohammoud

Asha's family moved to the UK in 1993 when she was the tender age of 3. She is passionate and fascinated about law and the justice system and she enjoys the thrill of untangling tricky issues. More importantly, she has an even stronger attachment to the profound principle of justice. "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere" as said by Martin Luther King. To her, law is more than just a profession it’s an area of which one can be of influence. She believes that the law can be a platform to ensure a positive change in society. Her greatest interest lies in the area of human rights.

She heard someone once describe defence attorney Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr as someone who brought a “halo into the courtroom” - that’s something that resonated with Asha and she would like to one day resemble such a metaphor. She is also inspired by dissenting thinkers such as Lord Denning; his incredible achievement to shape common law according to his personal image of society is astonishing. Furthermore, Asha has spent her entire life absolutely captivated by Michael Jackson. The most applicable thing she got from her observation of him is the understanding that one could make any field a platform for service.  The importance of adhering to one’s true calling and making a contribution to this world we call home.

Overall, Asha would say she is one who looks at the world through rose coloured spectacles and many have called her an “extreme optimist“ but she does believe in the end this shall be her greatest salvation. For if she does nothing else but remind others what all could be, then she has certainly succeeded under her own judgment.