Sarah Bafadhel

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.

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