The team
PAULINUS PUVINDRAN MASILAMANY
PRINCIPAL SOLICITOR / DIRECTOR
Paulinus is a highly skilled, entrepreneurial, and recommended lawyer. He started his career in Sri Lanka, in 1998, with a renowned President’s Counsel, before moving to the UK. He qualified as a Solicitor in 2008 and worked in various Law firms within the UK and then went on to start his own Practice, Solidum Solicitors in 2012. Paulinus is the Principal Solicitor/Director of the firm, which currently offers a varied range of Legal services. His expertise of services includes Litigation, Commercial Contracts, Conveyancing, Family, and Immigration
Paulinus has been publicly described as “an extraordinary lawyer who is extremely helpful and professional”.
Paulinus loves anything sports. He is an executive committee member of the Sri Lankan Lawyers Association UK. Further he is also strongly involved in with many charity organizations with supporting their growth and development. “Clients say: ‘His key strengths are his subject matter expertise and his sense of proportion and prioritisation.'
LALITH SUDUSINGHE
SOLICITOR/DIRECTOR
Joining the team in 2013, Lalith undertakes work mainly in the areas of immigration & asylum, family, and civil litigation. He qualified as an Attorney-at-Law in 2002 and obtained his Master’s in Law in Commercial Law from London Metropolitan University.
Lalith has considerable expertise in finding solutions for individuals with complex problems by way of successfully appealing refusals and obtaining judicial review for people who face removal from the UK or in immigration detention.
Lalith enjoys reading, walking, and playing table tennis. He is fluent in Sinhalese, German and English and a member of the Sri Lankan Lawyers Association UK.
MEHRI JAFARI
SOLICITOR / DIRECTOR
Counting over 17 years of experience in the law profession and various legal practice areas, Mehri has been part of the firm form 2015.
With a Masters Degree in International Commercial and Business Law form the University of West London, she also handles family cases and has successfully dealt with various family proceedings, including divorce, domestic violence, child matter and financial disputes.
Mehri's fluent Persian, Farsi Dari, Azeri and Turkish.
DAMINDA GOONETILAKE
SOLICITOR / DIRECTOR
Daminda Excels in all areas of Immigration law. Daminda holds experience over 20 years and is a qualified Attorney-At-Law from Sri Lanka. He is multilingual in both Sinhala and English Language.
As a dedicated Solicitor, he excels in
Immigration and Nationality, Point Based System – Student, Skilled Worker and Business Visas, Entry Clearance, Administrative Reviews, Immigration Appeals, Judicial Reviews, Visas for other countries.
Daminda spends his leisure time gardening, travelling, photography and reading. He spends quality time in charity work and is the current General Secretary of the Association of Sri Lankan of Lawyers UK (ASLLUK).
NARMADA YOGARAJAH
TRAINEE SOLICITOR
Narmada joined the team of Solidum in 2019 and works under the guidance of the Principal Solicitor Paulinus Masilamany. She also undertakes and assists the other Solicitors in the firm on matters of conveyancing and family law. She has completed her Master of Laws in 2019 and currently sitting for her Training in the Conveyancing, Family, Immigration and Litigation to broaden knowledge and expertise.
Narmada enjoys travelling and photography.
JAMES WALLWORK
TRAINEE SOLICITOR
On successful completion of the Bachelors of Law from Cardiff University, James Wallwork main areas of focus are litigation immigration and employment law. Currently studying for his LPC at BPP University of Bristol James hopes to expand his experiences on personal injury and property residential and commercial. He loves to cycle and travel during his spare time.
RAKAVI RAJMANOHAN
LEGAL INTERN
Currently studying for her Bachelor of Law at Anglia Ruskin University, Rakavi was selected under the Work@Solidum venture launched by the firm. Rakavi is on a 12 month work experience and hopes to specialise in family law and immigration.
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