Tessa Gregory

Ranked in 3 Practice Areas

Band 2

Administrative & Public Law: Traditional Claimant

UK-wide

3 Years Ranked

Band 2

Civil Liberties & Human Rights

UK-wide

4 Years Ranked

Band 2

Environment: Claimant

UK-wide

5 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

UK

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.

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Civil Liberties & Human Rights - UK-wide

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Tessa Gregory represents a range of clients in challenges to the state, including acting for individuals, campaign groups and politicians. She has particular expertise in relation to social welfare and national security issues.

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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.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Tessa Gregory is detail-oriented and can see the big strategic picture. She is also very nice to work with.

Administrative & Public Law: Traditional Claimant respondent
UK

Tessa is a phenomenal public lawyer. She is wonderful to work with, she has fantastic understanding and insight.

Administrative & Public Law: Traditional Claimant respondent
UK

Tessa is a fantastic lawyer. She is knowledgeable and creative.

Administrative & Public Law: Traditional Claimant respondent
UK

Tessa is very strategically savvy and has really good instincts for what will play well with the court. She also has just really good legal skills.

Administrative & Public Law: Traditional Claimant respondent
UK

Tessa is extremely competent, determined and resilient.

Civil Liberties & Human Rights respondent
UK

Tessa has a great grasp of strategy and is able to really see the wood for the trees on complex and important litigation. She has really excellent judgement and builds a great team around her.

Civil Liberties & Human Rights respondent
UK

Tessa is a great strategic thinker, often seeing the big picture and having the genius ideas when others are stuck in the detail. She is always good humoured and delightful. She is a true leader!

Environment: Claimant respondent
UK

Tessa is a star and we adore working with her. She is smart, fun, dynamic and determined.