9BR Chambers

Sarah specialises in international criminal law, public international law and human rights law.

She has represented clients in high-profile and complex cases before international and regional courts and tribunals, resulting in landmark decisions which have developed international law.

Sarah provides direct advice to individual clients, as well as governmental and non-governmental actors, on implementing international law and standards.

Sarah provides tailored advice and representation to clients across various stages of investigation and judicial proceedings.

She has been instructed to provide consultation to governments and NGOs in Europe, the Middle East and Central America on implementing international criminal law and public international law.

She has prepared legal submissions on behalf of individual clients before the UN Human Rights Council; UN working groups and special rapporteurs; the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights; the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights; and in alien tort proceedings before US district courts.

Sarah has also assisted clients in challenging Interpol Red Notices, as well as submissions regarding the delisting of individuals from various sanction regimes – including proceedings before the General Court of the EU.

She has also appeared in criminal proceedings before the courts of England and Wales – and advises on judicial review proceedings, extradition proceedings and immigration cases.

Sarah is fluent in Arabic and can provide advice in either English or Arabic.

Called 2009

Before joining 9BR Chambers, Sarah worked in Trial Chamber III at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in Prosecutor v. Stanisic and Zupljanin. She has undertaken death penalty work in the State of California as well as interning at Aegius Trust, a London-based NGO, campaigning against crimes against humanity and genocide both at national and international level. Prior to that she has volunteered as a Personal Support Unit volunteer assisting litigants in person in proceedings before the Royal Courts of Justice as well as advising clients as part of the Liberty Law Clinic.

Arabic

International Bar Association

Peace and Justice Initiative

General Council of the Bar

The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple

BVC, BPP Professional Education, 2008–09

LLM specialising in public international law, King’s College London, 2005–06

LLB (Hons) law, University of Birmingham, 2002–05