Rehab Jaffer

Rehab is regularly instructed in all aspects of family law. She has extensive experience representing individuals in private children applications, and care proceedings in the family court and high court, whether for the Local Authority, parents, or children, separately represented or through their Children's guardian.

Rehab appears before the FTT IAC representing vulnerable trafficking and sexual abuse victims on a regular basis. She often uses her experience in family law across asylum and human rights cases involving women and children, and provides advice to parties, local authorities or guardian's ad litem on how to resolve immigration problems, whether for parents or for minors. She is also expanding her practise in advising in family proceedings concerning immigration and nationality issues, as well as international adoptions, international surrogacy arrangements, transnational care and child placement arrangements.

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.