Rehab Jaffer

Rehab is regularly instructed in all aspects of family law. She has extensive experience representing individuals in private children applications, and is also instructed in care proceedings in the Family Court and High Court for local authorities, parents and children, separately represented or through their children's guardian. She is also expanding her practise in advising in family proceedings concerning immigration and nationality issues, as well as international adoptions, international surrogacy arrangements and transnational care and child placement arrangements. 

Rehab often represents vulnerable trafficking and sexual abuse victims in appeals to the First-tier Tribunal, and assists in providing advice on the preparation of appeals at every stage. She is also regularly instructed in immigration bails, and advises on next steps thereafter. Rehab is able to use her experience in family law across asylum and human rights cases involving women and children, and is available to provide advice on resolving immigration/and or family issues through the course of each proceedings.  

Rehab is a consultant for the International NGO Accountability Unit and is available for instruction in all areas of public international law, having worked on both defence and prosecution teams in international criminal tribunals, as well as assisting in drafting submissions to UN working groups concerning violations of international humanitarian law.

Alongside her previous roles, and during her practice at the Bar working with vulnerable clients, she has been involved in drafting and collating evidence for in-depth reports on state accountability; including projects on the Uyghurs in China, as well as the Yazidis across Turkey, Syria, and Iraq. Following the drafting of reports and overseeing juniors, she has assisted with preparations for advocacy at peoples tribunals, and parliamentary debate of the reports.

On behalf of Accountability Unit, Rehab has attended the 2022 Training Workshop in Pattani, Thailand run by Cross Cultural Foundation and Access Accountability on interview methodology, which included ensuring interviews and information can be used for justice mechanisms, appropriately identifying perpetrators, and how to successfully submit to UN working groups. This two-week training workshop also involved meeting with local NGOs, authorities, and the diplomatic community to assist with the work of human rights documenters working on discriminatory abuses happening in Thailand’s deep south.

Rehab is developing a broad Court of Protection practice, open to instruction from family members, NHS Trusts, and particularly, the Official Solicitor, including in deprivation of liberty cases, section 21A applications, and cases dealing with complex care and transition plans. 

Rehab is available for instruction on behalf of individuals, charities and other organisations in public law claims in a range of contexts including immigration, detention, trafficking, community care, children's rights and criminal justice cases. She acts at all levels and frequently deals with urgent cases raising complex human rights issues. Rehab’s clients are often children or vulnerable adults; including those with additional health or education needs or those subject to immigration control.