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title: Jenan Jaafar | Public Law Barrister
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###### Public Law Barrister | 10+ years experience

# Jenan Jaafar

Highly accomplished in the arena of reputation management/protection, Jenan has enjoyed success as a very effective courtroom advocate, handling matters of defamation, privacy, breach of confidence, design right, passing off and intellectual property.

## Biography

Jenan accepts instructions from both claimants and defendants, representing individuals, companies and media owners in a range of cases, including:

- Defamation Law
- Privacy Law
- Media Law
- Education Law
- Intellectual Property

**Defamation Law & Privacy Law**

- Defamation Law – libel and slander, both claimant and defendant work
- Privacy Law – invasion of privacy, data protection, right to respect for private and family life, human rights & GDPR
- Drafting accurate legal documents and conducting persuasive negotiations
- Applying for injunctions to prevent or secure the publishing of images and information
- Emergency/late night/weekend hearings in the High Court
- Settling cases out of court wherever possible to help clients avoid the expense and stress of court
- Helping clients to pursue remedies including apologies, corrections, financial damages and undertaking against future publications

**Media Law**

Media law training for journalists:

- Improving and updating their knowledge and understanding of media law issues
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- This has been proven to lead to better relationships between legal and editorial staff and a resulting drop in the number of copy amendments needed to avoid potential legal pitfalls without compromising the integrity of the articles or leading to the unnecessary “chilling” of published material

**Personal Interests**

Outside of court, Jenan is writing her first novel, a crime thriller, and a gritty drama screenplay. She likes to scuba dive, especially in Thailand where she lived for a year teaching English.

## Professional qualifications and associations

- Called to the Bar in 2002
- Bar Vocational Course, Inns of Court Law School, London
- Post Graduate Diploma in Law, The College of Law, London
- Bachelor of Science (BSc), Psychology, University College, London
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# Contact Jenan

To get a quote for Jenan's legal representation, call us today. Or fill out this form and we'll get back to you.  

### 0330 822 5481

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