Ms Claire McGregor > 1 Crown Office Row > London, England > Barrister Profile

Ms Claire McGregor

020 7797 7500

Position

Claire  practices in a wide range of public and civil law, with a particular emphasis on environmental law, construction and engineering, and private international law.

Cross-border litigation forms a significant part of Claire’s practice. As such, she has developed expertise in the conflicts of laws, and advises on private international issues which typically arise in this type of litigation. Claire has also been instructed as an independent expert in domestic proceedings to advise on discrete private international law issues.

Claire has extensive experience representing claimants in complex tort cases, typically where environmental damage leads to claims for personal injury and financial loss.

She represented local communities and fishermen in proceedings against Shell subsidiaries in Nigeria for extensive oil spillage affecting their livelihoods and causing long-term damage to the environment.

Career

Call 2009

Languages

Claire speaks French and Spanish fluently, and is happy to consider papers or have conferences in those languages.