Tayab Ali is a lawyer with a résumé of experiences and victories in fighting for justice, respect of human rights and international law. In 2009 he succeeded in obtaining an arrest warrant for Israeli politician Tzipi Livni for her role in Israeli war crimes committed during the 2008-2009 bombings of Gaza. He is the director of the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians and a partner and the head of International Law at London law firm Bindmans LLP, determined to hold those in positions of power to account. The interview took place on the day South Africa filed a complaint against Israel at the International Court of Justice before the news was announced.