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Jemima Stratford KC

Jemima Stratford KC

UK Bar 2026

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Ranked in 6 practice areas

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Practice Areas

Jemima Stratford KC is widely recognised as a leading litigator with a broad practice in public law, competition, EU/international and human rights.

Jemima’s competition and EU/international expertise ranges from FRAND licensing to pharmaceuticals, and from free movement to financial services. She is regarded as one of the leading Silks in regulatory matters, including consumer law. Jemima has appeared in some 60 cases in the General Court and Court of Justice in Luxembourg. Her domestic practice includes competition law cases in the CAT, Commercial Court and Patents Court, as well as Supreme Court and Court of Appeal hearings in matters such as motor finance commissions and the Bulb JR .

Chambers Review

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Life Sciences Regulatory - All Circuits

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial

Jemima Stratford KC has a strong practice in pharmaceutical licensing law. She has acted for pharma companies in leading cases, including one concerning the procurement of COVID-19 antibody tests.

International Human Rights Law - London (Bar)

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial

Jemima Stratford KC has cultivated a highly respected civil liberties and human rights practice. She regularly handles an array of high-profile, significant cases, covering areas such as the rights of pregnant workers, state immunity rules and torture allegations. She appears before employment tribunals, the High Court and the Supreme Court, as well as the European Court of Human Rights.

European Law - London (Bar)

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial

Jemima Stratford KC is best known for her work in financial services and pharmaceutical sector cases, having handled recent claims that raise questions regarding the release of confidential clinical data, the mutual recognition of medicine authorisations across EU jurisdictions or the cross-border enforcement of IP rights. She has also defended UK public bodies in Francovich damages claims.

Civil Liberties & Human Rights - London (Bar)

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial

Jemima Stratford KC has cultivated a highly respected civil liberties and human rights practice. She regularly handles an array of high-profile, significant cases, covering areas such as the rights of pregnant workers, state immunity rules and torture allegations. She appears before employment tribunals, the High Court and the Supreme Court, as well as the European Court of Human Rights.

Administrative & Public Law - London (Bar)

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial

Jemima Stratford KC counsels clients on public and administrative law challenges pursued under EU law, concerning policy affecting individuals as well as businesses. She is especially well versed in challenges involving pharmaceutical authorisation and procurement. Other recent public law mandates include cases concerning pensions regulation.

Competition Law - London (Bar)

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial

Jemima Stratford KC is well recognised for her strong competition practice, in particular, in relation to FRAND disputes and abuse of dominance proceedings within regulated sectors. She has wide-ranging experience acting before the CAT, the Commercial Court and the Patents Court, as well as the General Court and the Court of Justice in Luxembourg while using her status as an Irish barrister.

Strengths

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  • She is excellent - very meticulous and careful and a really good team player. She presents strong legal arguments.

    Life Sciences RegulatoryUK Bar
  • Jemima is easy to work with and collaborative. She can get up to speed very quickly and gets excellent results.

    Life Sciences RegulatoryUK Bar
  • Jemima is an exemplary leading counsel.

    International Human Rights LawUK Bar
  • Jemima Stratford is always prepared, always strategic and knows just what (and how much) to say on any point, good or bad.

    International Human Rights LawUK Bar
  • Jemima Stratford is a very experienced silk with a lot of EU knowledge.

    International Human Rights LawUK Bar
  • Jemima Stratford has a fearsome reputation.

    International Human Rights LawUK Bar

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