Shams is a specialist commercial litigation lawyer at Payne Hicks Beach in Lincoln's Inn, London (www.phb.co.uk), and Vice Chair of the Society of Asian Lawyers.

Shams was educated at LSE, Kings College, London and City University. He holds degrees in economics and law and also has a Master's degree in corporate and commercial law. Shams has a significant specialism in property related litigation. His practice also includes planning law, contractual, partnership and building disputes, insolvency, professional negligence, regulation (including consumer law) proceeds of crime act and money laundering and road traffic defence law.

He is experienced in all aspects of property management issues and has recently taken a number of matters to trial in diverse areas ranging from a complicated residential possession claim over a secure tenancy, possession of properties arising from an alleged complicated resulting trust, possession of high value moorings, money laundering property claim, a claim for the cost of works and related rights in a major High Court action, and Court of Appeal cases concerning matrimonial property rights and the valid execution of property documents.

Shams has also appeared in the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal on enfranchisement and lease extension claims, and advised on management issues regarding the disposal of a large portfolio for a major client involving properties across the UK.

He is also a committee member of the Solicitors International Human Rights Group and the City of Westminster and Holborn Law Society. Shams is also dual qualified as an advocate in Pakistan.