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Catherine has a diverse practice spanning public international law, international arbitration, commercial law and public law. She joins Chambers from private practice where she acted as counsel in public international law and international arbitration.

In respect of her public international law practice, Catherine is regularly instructed in cases before the International Court of Justice, the European Court of Human Rights, UN bodies and English courts on matters involving questions of public international law. She has extensive experience across a wide range of areas, including: State responsibility; the law of treaties; territorial and maritime disputes; immunities and privileges of States and international organisations; international human rights law including self-determination; international humanitarian law; international criminal law; climate change; international environmental law; the law of the sea; the law of international organisations; and the arms trade.

Having recently moved her practice to the bar, Catherine is looking forward to developing her English commercial practice. Her experience to date has involved matters before the County Court, High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court relating to commercial disputes and anti-suit injunctions.

Barrister, 2024 – present Counsel in public international law and international arbitration, 2018-2024 Teaching Assistant, University of Cambridge, LLM, 2019-2023 Associate, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (Paris), 2016-2018 Consultant in public international law, 2015 Trainee, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (Paris), 2014 Judicial Associate, Queensland Court of Appeal, President McMurdo, 2013 Intern (Chambers), International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (Arusha, Tanzania), 2012

University of Cambridge, LLM (Class I), 2015 University of Queensland (Australia), LLB/BA (Honours), 2012