Claudia-Lauren Williams
Call: 2019
“Great strength in depth both in relation to their expertise and breadth of experience from juniors through to their KCs.”
Legal 500
Personal profile
Claudia-Lauren’s practice focuses on public inquiries, sport regulation and crime.
She has developed particular experience in investigations, disciplinary proceedings and government-related work, combining her courtroom advocacy experience with advisory work for public bodies and regulators.
Within her criminal practice Claudia-Lauren has appeared as both junior alone and led junior and acted in a wide range of cases for the prosecution and defence. Claudia-Lauren prosecutes at CPS Grade 2 and has acted in matters before the Court of Appeal.
Inquiries
Claudia-Lauren accepts instructions in public inquiries and investigations involving issues of significant public interest.
She is currently instructed in the Omagh Bombing Inquiry as part of the Counsel to the Inquiry Team, led by Paul Greaney KC.
Public Law
Claudia-Lauren accepts instructions from Government Departments through the Government Legal Department’s Junior Junior Scheme.
Her practice includes government advisory work and support on regulatory and public law matters.
Sport
Claudia-Lauren has an expanding practice across sport regulation including matters of safeguarding and disciplinary proceedings. She appears as counsel in regulatory hearings.
In providing legal support for various sport regulators such as UK Athletics and British Rowing Claudia-Lauren frequently provides assistance and advice in matters of sport regulation and offers legal support across the commercial stands of a NGB, such as sponsorship contracts and partnerships.
Crime
Claudia-Lauren has considerable courtroom advocacy experience representing both the prosecution and defence. She has represented clients across an array of matters, including matters involving serious violence, organised crime, drug conspiracies, robbery and sexual offences.
Claudia-Lauren is part of the panel of volunteers for pro bono work with Advocate.
Featured Cases:
• R v LG (2025) – Secured the acquittal of a client charged with sexual assault after a 5-day trial
• R v HC (2025) – Secured an acquittal of a client alleged to have engaged in a serious assault by stamping on the face of a complainant
• R v SF (2024) – Led junior in multi-handed OCG drug conspiracy trial
• R v GB (2024) – Successfully argued appeal against sentence at the Court of Appeal, sentence reduced from 18 months to 10 months custody.
• R v JG (2024) – Successfully argued for a suspended sentence where late pleas were entered by a client charged with PWITS A, possession of a disguised firearm and other various weapons including a knuckle duster and extendable baton
• R v JD (2024) – Secured a suspended sentence without any requirements for perverting the course of justice, to run alongside an incomplete community order that had recently been subject to breach proceedings.
• R v R (a child) (2024) – Represented a child accused of robbery against a vulnerable complainant. On the day of trial successfully opposed an application by the prosecution to adjourn, resulting in the prosecution offering no evidence.
• R v D (a child) (2023) – Secured a referral order for child sentenced for two offences of being concerned in the supply of class A (cocaine and heroin).
• R v MB (2023) – Successfully argued for a suspended sentence order to continue in the second of two breach proceedings within a short timeframe.
• R v KW (2023) – Appeared for the prosecution in a sensitive case of causing serious injury by dangerous driving that resulted in catastrophic injury to the victim. The defendant received 20 months’ immediate custody.
• R v A (2023) – Appeared for the prosecution in a matter where the defendant accepted stealing a taxi from Gatwick Airport before fleeing from police, resulting in a high-speed car chase lasting multiple hours. [Report]
• R v G (2023) – Appeared for the prosecution in a matter where the defendant was charged with GBH s.18 in an unprompted attack on a stranger.
• R v MC (2023) – Appeared for the prosecution in a case involving the supply of class A and B drugs where the street value of drugs seized exceeded £246,000. The defendant received 8 years imprisonment.
• R v CF (2023) – Represented a defendant accused of operating a professional cannabis factory and producing cannabis on a commercial scale.
• R v RF (2023) – Appeared for the prosecution in a case involving a prolific burglar in the Brighton and Hove area, who received 27 months’ imprisonment. [Report]
Education
• University of Cambridge (2020-2021) – MPhil in Criminology
• BPP Law School (2018-2019) – BPTC LLM
• University of Bristol (2014-2017) – LLB
Awards
- BPP Law School – Career Commitment Scholarship
Memberships
- Criminal Bar Association
- Women in Criminal Law
- The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn