
Henderson Chambers
England
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Celia Oldham
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commercial litigation practice with a particular focus on group litigation, product liability, consumer law, environmental law and employment litigation
Position
Celia has a wide-ranging commercial litigation practice with a particular focus on group litigation, product liability, consumer law, environmental law and employment litigation.
She was named Group Litigation and Consumer Junior of the year in 2022 by Legal 500 and has sine been nominated for the same award in 2025 and 2026. She is recognised as a much sought-after junior with particular technical ability and significant experience in high stakes commercial litigation.
She has appeared in many high-profile group actions including the ongoing Pan-NOx litigation and the River Wye group claims, and many other significant group claims and multi-party actions.
She is regularly instructed in product liability disputes in both unitary and group claims. She has particular experience in claims which raise complex technical issues and require substantial expert evidence, as well as claims with a regulatory angle.
Celia also regularly appears in employee competition cases involving significant fact and expert evidence.
She also has broad commercial litigation experience and acts in a wide range of commercial disputes including aviation claims, fraud claims, and consumer disputes including consumer finance litigation.
Career
History BA (Hons), Double First, Cambridge University; GDL, Distinction, City University; BPTC, Outstanding, City University; Lord Denning Scholarship, Lincolns Inn; Megarry Scholarship, Lincoln’s Inn; Buchanan Award, Lincoln’s Inn; called to the Bar 2015.
Memberships
British Insurance Law Association, Personal Injury Bar Association, Administrative Law Bar Association, Human Rights Law Association