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Greg Lawton

Year of call 2022

greg.lawton@9sjs.com  

Areas of Expertise
Business and Property Group

Greg Lawton is a pupil under the supervision of David Gilchrist and Laura D'Cruz. He is able to accept instructions for work from 27 March 2023.

During his first six, Greg has encountered a range of commercial and chancery work in the tribunals, County Court, High Court and Court of Appeal. This spanned the following areas:

  • Company Law
  • Wills and Probate
  • Property Law
  • Contract
  • Insolvency
  • Consumer Credit Act
  • Information Law
  • Tax
  • Intellectual Property

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, 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. Earlier in his career, he has contributed to the development of statute, initiated and conducted litigation, and drafted detailed legal opinions and advice 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)
International Association of Privacy Professionals (Member)

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

Specialist Areas of Practice:

Business and Property Group

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