Henderson Chambers

Amelia Jefford is a junior barrister who is developing a broad civil and commercial practice in line with Henderson Chambers profile. During pupillage, Amelia assisted leading counsel in proceedings before the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal and High Court, including multiple multi-million-pound commercial disputes and proceedings concerning the Energy Charter Treaty. She has also gained experience of large-scale consumer and group litigation. Amelia regularly appears as sole counsel in court, where her experience includes contractual and consumer disputes, financial services claims, property and possession proceedings, and general civil litigation.

Prior to pupillage, Amelia represented an NGO with Special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council at the 11th UN Forum on Business and Human Rights in Geneva, contributing to work under the mandate of the Working Group on Business and Human Rights. She also worked as a paralegal at a leading national solicitors’ firm

Middle Temple 

BVTC, Inns of Court College of Advocacy

LLM, University of Cambridge

LLB, Cardiff University