Celia Oldham

Practice Areas

Celia is a commercial barrister specialising in group litigation and product liability disputes.

She has acted in a wide range of high-profile group actions and mass tort claims, including the long-running diesel emissions litigation, multiple environmental group claims, complex multi-party consumer actions, and group claims concerning medical products.

She is regularly instructed in significant product liability disputes in both unitary and group claims. She has particular experience in product liability claims which raise complex technical issues and require substantial expert evidence, as well as claims with a regulatory angle.

She also has broad commercial litigation experience and acts in a wide range of commercial disputes including aviation claims, fraud claims, and claims raising issues of consumer law.

Career

History BA (Hons), Double First, Cambridge University; GDL, Distinction, City University; BPTC, Outstanding, City University; Lord Denning Scholarship, Lincolns Inn; Megarry Scholarship, Lincoln’s Inn; Buchanan Award, Lincoln’s Inn; called to the Bar 2015.