Greg has experience across a range of Chambers' core commercial and chancery practice areas.
His recent work has focused on consumer finance and general consumer law, in particular motor finance secret commission and unfair relationship claims. He has also provided advice on draft government legislation proposing changes to pharmacy and medicines law.
Greg is instructed for trials, applications, costs and case management hearings, and conferences. His paper-based practice spans the full range of civil work – providing advice/opinions, and drafting statements of case, applications and contracts. He is regularly sought after for work by the solicitors who instruct him.
Greg’s practice extends to the following areas, for both claimants and defendants:
- Consumer finance and general consumer law
- Contract law
- Data protection and privacy / information law
- Company law
- Wills and probate
- Property law
- Insolvency
- Tax
- Intellectual property
- Pharmacy and medicines law
PUBLICATIONS
Greg Lawton examines the decision in Baxter v Doble
PERSONAL
Prior to the Bar, Greg worked for a multinational retail business, up to senior management level. He is a pharmacist, and has developed national and international policy in pharmacy, with particular expertise in staffing, patient safety, healthcare policy and organisational campaigns. His experience also extends to the public sector, working in the senior legal team for a national regulator as Head of Data Protection and Information Governance, and Data Protection Officer. His work has involved contributing to the development of statute, initiating and conducted litigation, and drafting detailed legal advice and documents for internal and external use.
Appointments
International Association for Pharmacy Safety and Environmental Standards (Reviewer)
Scholarships and Prizes
James Crouch Scholarship (Gray’s Inn)
Advocacy Scholar (University of Law)
Various awards from pharmaceutical companies (e.g. Student of the Year; Best Overall Student)
Associations
Northern Circuit (Easter 2023 election)
The Honourable Society of Gray's Inn (Member)
British Chartered Institute for IT (Member)
Royal Pharmaceutical Society (Member and Faculty Fellow)
Education
LLM Master of Laws (Distinction), University of Law
Graduate Diploma in Law (Distinction), University of Law
MPharm Master of Pharmacy (First Class Hons)
Data Protection Practitioner
Freedom of Information Practitioner
CIPP/E Certified Information Privacy Professional (Europe)
CIPM Certified Information Privacy Manager
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