Freya Foster

Practice Areas

Freya has experience acting as sole and junior counsel on a range matters ranging from group actions to public inquiries and judicial review challenges.

She has been instructed in a number of cases where claims are brought in the UK by groups of claimants from other jurisdictions. These cases cover a variety of allegations ranging from alleged environmental damage to intentional torts and often raise issues of private international law and the scope of liability of corporate entities. Freya was also engaged to assist in the Volkswagen NOx Litigation.

Before joining Chambers, Freya was employed at the Government Legal Department where she represented and advised the Home Office and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on issues ranging from data protection to the creation of new criminal offences. She is a member of the Attorney General’s Panel of Counsel. She regularly acts for both defendants and claimants in disputes relating to matters such as data protection, product liability, and consumer disputes.

Prior to being called to the Bar she gained experience at Herbert Smith Freehills LLP as a paralegal, working exclusively on the RBS Rights Issue litigation, and worked as a Legal Officer in the Presidency of the International Criminal Court.