LAWYER Safdar Ashraf has joined Cunningham Turner in Blackburn to head up its criminal department.

Safdar, 32, previously worked for Steele Ford Newton in Burnley.

After attending Walton High School, Nelson, and Nelson & Colne College, Safdar studied at the University of London and the University of Glamorgan.

He also has a postgraduate diploma in personal injury litigation from Manchester Metropolitan University.

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