Ruba Huleihel
Call: 2018
- LLM International Law (Dissertation on Extradition) – University of Westminster
- LLM in Bar Practice – University of Law (Distinction)
- BPTC – University of Law
- GDL – University of law
- MSc Comparative Politics-States and Markets – LSE
- BA International Relations and Business Administration – IDC Herzliya
- Middle Temple Inn
- CPS Grade 1 Panel Advocate – General Crime
Ruba is a (slow) marathon runner, fundraising for Coram, Solace Women’s Aid, and Year Here. She is co-chair of Sisters-in-Law-Nisa-Nashim, an association of Muslim and Jewish lawyers. She is also on the steering committee of Global Voices Theatre, an organisation promoting diversity and representation in the arts.
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Ruba is a specialist criminal barrister, she undertakes all areas of criminal work, both prosecuting and defending, and is CPS Panel 1 Advocate for general crime.
Previously, she was a criminal defence paralegal at a busy South London firm for 18 moths. Simultaneously, Ruba completed an LLM in International Law. Inspired by her casework, she wrote her dissertation on extradition and the right to a fair trial.
Prior to commencing pupillage Ruba was a legal advisor at Harrow Law Centre working with young people and parents on Stop and Search rights, county lines exploitation, education law, and community care law. Alongside this role, she was a support worker to Syrian refugees at Single Homelessness Project.
While on the Bar course Ruba was a volunteer advocate in school exclusion hearings with Communities Empowerment Network and taught debate in HMPs Wandsworth, Isis and Pentonville with Gray’s Inn-Vocalise. Before the Bar course, she worked as a community care paralegal at GT Stewart Solicitors, and as an immigration trainee-caseworker at Westkin Associates.
Before studying law, Ruba co-founded an ethical fashion brand employing women facing barriers to work. She has also worked with Seeds of Peace and Solutions-not-Sides, conflict resolution charities focusing on the Palestinian-Israeli crisis.
- LLM International Law (Dissertation on Extradition) – University of Westminster
- LLM in Bar Practice – University of Law (Distinction)
- BPTC – University of Law
- GDL – University of law
- MSc Comparative Politics-States and Markets – LSE
- BA International Relations and Business Administration – IDC Herzliya
- Middle Temple Inn
- CPS Grade 1 Panel Advocate – General Crime
Ruba is a (slow) marathon runner, fundraising for Coram, Solace Women’s Aid, and Year Here. She is co-chair of Sisters-in-Law-Nisa-Nashim, an association of Muslim and Jewish lawyers. She is also on the steering committee of Global Voices Theatre, an organisation promoting diversity and representation in the arts.
Instructing Ruba Huleihel
Would you like to know more?
If you require help or advice please contact our clerking team.
Call +44 (0)20 7353 0711 or email clerks@pumpcourtchambers.com.