Freya Foster

Freya has experience acting as sole and junior counsel on 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 environmental damage to intentional torts and often raise issues of private international law and the scope of liability of corporate entities under both English and foreign law. Freya is also instructed in the Pan NOx litigation, having previously worked on the VW NOx Emissions litigation.

Freya has a particular interest in public and regulatory law. She is a member of the Attorney General’s Panel of Counsel and regularly acts for both defendants and claimants in disputes relating to matters such as data protection, product liability, environmental law and consumer rights. She has experience advising private entities in their interaction with public bodies across civil, regulatory, and criminal proceedings.

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. 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.