Hana Al Khatib

Country of practice: Jordan & UAE
Email: hana.alkhatib@globaladvocates.net

Bio

Hana Al Khatib is an Associate at Global Advocacy and Legal Counsel’s Abu Dhabi office. Hana holds a Bachelor degree in Law from Yarmouk University in Jordan and an LLM in European Law from the University of Saarland in Germany with a full scholarship from the EU Commission. Admitted to the Jordanian Bar in 2012, Hana is currently preparing to become a dual-qualified lawyer by sitting for the QLTS to qualify as a solicitor in England & Wales. Hana provides advisory support to local, regional and international corporate clients on a wide of range of matters from company formation and registration to drafting contracts and providing employment advices. She has extensive experience in the field of dispute resolution (including arbitration and civil and commercial litigation) and has acted on a number of high-profile, high-value cases in the UAE.

Hana is a member of the Young ICCA and the Willem C. Vis Moot Court alumni (having participated in the competition as a student of the University of Jordan and participating as a moot arbitrator in 2016). Hana is very active in women’s rights initiatives and women business groups in both Jordan and UAE and is an activist against Article 308 of the Jordanian Penal Code (to end the exemption from prosecution for persons accused of rape who agree to marry their victims for at least five years) and violence against women. She has published a number of articles about violence against women and is a contributor at the Arab Woman magazine, in addition to providing legal commentaries to various other publications. She also volunteered in many social activities in Jordan with orphans, taunted women, deprived families, and nursing homes.

Hana delivered several public speeches about women’s rights in different laws such as employment and penal laws. Her first public speech was at the age of 11 about children’s rights. Hana also coached children in Jordan on their rights, in collaboration with UNICEF and the Promising Hands Society.

A team member in the Jordanian Basketball National Team and different sports club for over xx years, she learned how to cooperate well with others, taking responsibility for actions and accepting other cultures.

Hana’s special interest revolves around women’s rights especially in the Arab world. Hana’s plan is to spread the knowledge of legal rights amongst women from all backgrounds and to empower them to speak up and fight for their rights and to stop violence in all manners