Tamara practises in a broad range of areas including public law and human
rights, asylum and immigration, extradition, and international law. She
regularly appears before the immigration appeal tribunal. She also has
experience in judicial review, inquests, education claims, and damages
claims under the Human Rights Act.
As well as appearances in her own capacity, Tamara has been led in high
profile cases in the European Court of Human Rights, the Supreme Court
and the Investigatory Powers Tribunal. She has also been involved in
Investment Treaty Arbitrations and in a Maritime Border Dispute.
Tamara provides support and assistance to civil society in the Middle East,
including in Lebanon, and is interested in developing her practice in a way
that allows her to continue to contribute to the development of civil, economic
and social rights in the region.
Prior to coming to the Bar, Tamara interned at the International Criminal
Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, assisting the President of the Court with
drafting interlocutory decisions and judgments. She also spent time as an
intern at the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs in New York and with
international law firm Volterra Fietta. Tamara has previously volunteered at
Liberty providing advice to the public on matters of public law and human
rights.
Tamara holds an LLB (First Class) from UCL where she was the recipient of
the Agha Abdur Rashid Niazi prize for academic achievement. She also
holds an LLM in Public International Law (Distinction) from LSE. Tamara was
awarded the Queen Mother scholarship from Middle Temple, as well as the
Baron Dr Ver Heyden de Lancey Prize for the highest marks on the BPTC at
the Inn. Her language abilities include advanced Arabic and intermediate
French.
(Ghana/Côte d'Ivoire)
(ITLOS Case No. 23) (Acting for Ghana)
(Judicial review of assessments of
military assistance to Sudan)
(Acting for South Gloucestershire as Intervener)
(Acting on behalf of Amnesty in the challenge in IPT to
GCHQ mass interception of communications)
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(Acting on behalf of Amnesty International in
the challenge in IPT to interception of legally privileged communications)
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