Tessa Gregory

Ranked in 4 Practice Areas

Band 2

Administrative & Public Law: Traditional Claimant

UK-wide

4 Years Ranked

Band 2

Civil Liberties & Human Rights

UK-wide

5 Years Ranked

Band 2

International Human Rights Law

UK-wide

2 Years Ranked

Band 2

Environment: Claimant

UK-wide

6 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Tessa Gregory

Practice Areas

Tessa is a Partner and an experienced litigator specialising in international and domestic human rights and environmental law. She conducts challenging high profile public law cases across diverse areas such as social welfare, human rights, refugee, wildlife and environmental law. She represents a wide variety of clients including individuals, MPs and NGOs. Tessa has been at the forefront of challenges to the Government’s welfare reforms and refugee policies and she currently represents a number of Afghans seeking an Article 2 compliant investigation into the deaths of their family members who they allege were murdered by British Special Forces.

Career

Tessa joined Leigh Day in 2014 from another human rights firm. In 2011 Tessa was shortlisted for the Peter Duffy Young Human Rights Lawyer of the Year award; in 2013 she was named The Times' Lawyer of the Week; and in 2014 she featured in The Lawyer’s annual Hot 100 list. In 2018 she was named Times Lawyer of the Week again for her work obtaining six refugee families’ entry to the UK after having been stuck on a British military base in Cyprus for 20 years.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Civil Liberties & Human Rights - UK-wide

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Tessa Gregory is a partner in Leigh Day's litigation team. She specialises in human rights cases both domestically and internationally and has significant experience in challenging the UK Government's welfare system.

Learn more about this team❖View ranking table

International Human Rights Law - UK-wide

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Learn more about this team❖View ranking table

Administrative & Public Law: Traditional Claimant - UK-wide

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Tessa Gregory is a partner at Leigh Day who advises clients across the full range of public law matters. She is well regarded for her experience in high-profile cases which draw upon her expertise of the European Convention on Human Rights and the Equality Act 2010.

Learn more about this team❖View ranking table

Environment: Claimant - UK-wide

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Tessa Gregory focuses her environmental law practice on matters pertaining to wildlife and habitats. Her clients include NGOs and campaigners, as well as local residents' groups.

Learn more about this team❖View ranking table

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Tessa is the best solicitor I have ever worked with. She is phenomenally hard-working and has exceptional attention to detail.

Civil Liberties & Human Rights respondent
Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Tessa Gregory is a star.

Civil Liberties & Human Rights respondent
Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

She is super smart and engaged.

Civil Liberties & Human Rights respondent
Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Tessa is in a league of her own for her meticulousness, strategic awareness and willingness to push boundaries.

Administrative & Public Law: Traditional Claimant respondent
Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Tess is the best solicitor I have worked with. She is an amazing talent and on top of it all on big cases with lots of moving parts. She is very insightful and great at client care.

Administrative & Public Law: Traditional Claimant respondent
Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Tessa is absolutely phenomenal.

Administrative & Public Law: Traditional Claimant respondent
Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Tessa is super smart and engaged.

Administrative & Public Law: Traditional Claimant respondent
Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Tessa is a team leader and has great strategic wisdom.

Environment: Claimant respondent
Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Tessa's comprehensive knowledge of legislation is exceptional, and her capacity to run multiple cases at the same time is remarkable. Her abundant enthusiasm makes her a pleasure to work with.

Environment: Claimant respondent
Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Tessa is the best solicitor I have ever worked with. She is phenomenally hard-working and has exceptional attention to detail.

Civil Liberties & Human Rights respondent
Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Tessa Gregory is a star.

Civil Liberties & Human Rights respondent
Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

She is super smart and engaged.

Civil Liberties & Human Rights respondent
Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Tessa is in a league of her own for her meticulousness, strategic awareness and willingness to push boundaries.

Administrative & Public Law: Traditional Claimant respondent
Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Tess is the best solicitor I have worked with. She is an amazing talent and on top of it all on big cases with lots of moving parts. She is very insightful and great at client care.

Administrative & Public Law: Traditional Claimant respondent
Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Tessa is absolutely phenomenal.

Administrative & Public Law: Traditional Claimant respondent
Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Tessa is super smart and engaged.

Administrative & Public Law: Traditional Claimant respondent
Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Tessa is a team leader and has great strategic wisdom.

Environment: Claimant respondent
Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Tessa's comprehensive knowledge of legislation is exceptional, and her capacity to run multiple cases at the same time is remarkable. Her abundant enthusiasm makes her a pleasure to work with.

Environment: Claimant respondent
Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Filter by

London (Firms)

Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant

Suzanne White

Head of Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant

Band 1

Tessa Gregory

UK Guide 2026

Administrative & Public Law: Traditional Claimant + 3 more rankings

About

Practice Areas

Career

Chambers Review

Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Civil Liberties & Human Rights - UK-wide

Individual Editorial

International Human Rights Law - UK-wide

Individual Editorial

Administrative & Public Law: Traditional Claimant - UK-wide

Individual Editorial

Environment: Claimant - UK-wide

Individual Editorial

Strengths

Discover other Lawyers at Leigh Day

London (Firms)

North West

Administrative & Public Law: Traditional Claimant

Discover other Lawyers at
Leigh Day