Rehana Azib

Employment, Personal Injury

Rehana Azib KC has a very well-established practice in employment and personal injury litigation, especially occupational stress, harassment, and discrimination claims. She is head of the 2TG Employment Law Group and a Master of the Bench of the Inner Temple. She was named Barrister of the Year 2021 at the Inspirational Women in Law awards and named by The Lawyer in July 2019 as one of the top 3 busiest female juniors in the EAT. She is very highly regarded for her advocacy skills, with a reputation as a formidable advocate. She is an Advanced Advocacy Trainer for the Inner Temple, teaching advocacy nationally and internationally for the Inner Temple, including at the International Criminal Court and SEC International Advanced Advocacy Course. She frequently teaches cross-examination of expert witnesses. She has particular expertise in dealing with cross-over employment and personal injury claims for stress, harassment and discrimination, including discrimination in sports. She is able to successfully handle all aspects of such claims in each jurisdiction, including dealing with any estoppel issues arising from multiple proceedings.

Rehana’s expertise and reputation is well-recognised. She was appointed to the Independent Panel investigating cricketer Azeem Rafiq’s allegations of race discrimination against Yorkshire County Cricket Club, completing the final report in August 2021. This has been described as “one of the most seismic to be produced in English cricket” (Independent, August 2021), and will have an impact on English cricket for years to come. She co-authored Litigating Psychiatric Injury Claims (Bloomsbury Professional) – a practitioner’s guide to dealing with psychiatric injury, harassment and discrimination claims. Rehana deals with numerous high value claims including in the High Court, EAT and the Court of Appeal. Reported cases include NAS v ESHNHST [2019] 4 WLUK, KPK v George, Alexander and Secretary of State for BEIS [2018] 1 WLUK 549 (EAT) and Yovonie v East Sussex NHS Trust [2018] EWHC 2328 (QB).

Rehana has been a guest speaker on BBC World News on equality issues in the workplace and was a specialist panel speaker at the BBC’s first ever 100 Women event, which was broadcast internationally. She won the National Asian Women of Achievement Award in 2009 for Young Achiever of the Year, and was shortlisted in 2021 for the Outstanding Contribution to Diversity and Inclusion award at the Chambers UK Bar Awards.

Publications:

Litigating Psychiatric Injury Claims, Bloomsbury Professional 2012.