Amelia Williams successfully represents the Secretary of State for the Home Department in the High Court - Apr 2026
Public Law
Amelia regularly accepts instructions in public law and maintains a keen interest in the area. She has recently completed a part-time Executive Master in International Humanitarian Law in Armed Conflict at the Geneva Academy.
Amelia is regularly instructed in a range of national security cases. She has experience in advising on the regulation of interception of communications and intelligence service oversight.
She is currently instructed as junior counsel to Eleanor Grey KC and Colin Thomann KC to represent the SSHD in a judicial review which seeks an Article 3 ECHR compliant inquiry into events at Manston Short-Term Holding Facility in 2022.
Further, she is experienced in advising public bodies given her previous employment within GLD and her current role as junior counsel to the London Fire Commissioner in the civil claims from the Grenfell Tower fire.
View full profile »Amelia Williams successfully represents the Secretary of State for the Home Department in a statutory appeal - Sep 2025
Amelia Williams recently represented the Secretary of State for the Home Department in a statutory appeal brought under section 17 of the Immigration, Nationality and Asylum Act 2006, challenging the...
Amelia Williams successfully represents the Respondent in a 15 day discrimination hearing - Jun 2025
Amelia Williams recently represented the Respondent in a 15 day hearing in the Employment Tribunal. The Claimant brought claims of direct disability discrimination, harassment, unfavourable treatment...
Amelia Williams secures Extended Civil Restraint Order - May 2025
Amelia recently appeared on behalf of a Defendant in an application hearing before the Designated Civil Judge in the area and successfully obtained an order for strike out of the Claimant’s claim....
Congratulations to our seven members appointed to the Attorney General’s Panel of Counsel - Sep 2024
Congratulations to Isabel McArdle, Alasdair Henderson, Edward Waldegrave and Dominic Ruck Keene on their promotions to the Attorney General’s A Panel of Counsel, effective from 1st September. We are...
Members of 1COR act in the Covid Inquiry - Dec 2023
Module 2 of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry is drawing to a close, with evidence from the Prime Minister due to be heard on Monday 11 December, followed by closing submissions. This module considered core...
New 1COR appointments to the Attorney General’s Panel of Counsel - Aug 2023
We're delighted to announce that Paul Reynolds, Emma-Louise Fenelon and Jo Moore have been promoted to the Attorney General's B Panel of Counsel. Further congratulations to Amelia Williams, who has...
Amelia Williams completes Advocate’s Pro Bono Pledge 2023 - Jun 2023
We are delighted that Amelia Williams has completed Advocate’s Pro Bono Pledge and undertaken 25 hours of pro bono work in 2023. A large part of Amelia’s 25 hours of pro bono work was spent...
Welcoming Amelia Williams to 1COR as a new tenant - Apr 2023
